Marilyn Monroe died in 1962. She lies at rest at the Westwood Village Memorial Park in Los Angeles with other great celebrities such as Dean Martin, Roy Orbison, Truman Capote, Natalie Wood, and recent arrival Farrah Fawcett, just to name a few.

The person buried directly above Marilyn is Mr. Richard Poncher. His last request was to be buried FACING down looking at Marilyn Monroe. Yes I think that is pretty creepy but yet comical at the same time. Richard originally purchased the crypt from baseball great Joe DiMaggio. As you may or may not know, Joe DiMaggio was married to Marilyn and they divorced in 1954.

So when Richard passed, his wife Elsie went along with his wishes and made sure that he was buried as he requested.
Below, in the red sqaure is where Mr. Poncher’s crypt is, which is of course directly above Marilyn.

But Richard Poncher’s final request was about to change. You see Mrs. Elsie Poncher decided to put her hubbie’s crypt up for sale, so she can pay off her Beverly Hills mortgage which was supposedly over one million dollars. She turned to, who else… Ebay.  Now of course his wife wasn’t going to leave Mr. Poncher out on a patio like Aunt Edna in the movie Vacation. She already owned a crypt for herself which is only over one spot from Marilyn, and she has now decided to be cremated. So Richard won’t be too far away from Marilyn, just no longer looking down at her.

Some may find  that not honoring or changing someone’s last request (within reason), is a bit crappy. But I guess his wife thought it was a pretty smart move . Or shall I say it WILL be a pretty smart move, because the ending bid on Ebay, after 21 bids that just ended this past Monday, was a whopping $4,602.100.00!

So poor Mr. Poncher’s request of eternally facing Marilyn will shorty be over. But wait…. the top bidder who was from Japan said he didn’t have the cash after all. So the bid will go to the next highest bidder and so on and so forth until the the deal is sealed. So that will buy Mr. Poncher a little more time next to Marilyn for now.

There were eleven bids over 4 million, so out of the eleven bidders, I imagine someone will eventually come forward with the dough. If you look at the actual auction above, you can see the “No Returns Accepted” in the auction details. I found that pretty amusing. Although “Local Pick-Up Offered” had me scratching my head a little.

Someone else who wanted to be next to Marilyn was Anna Nicole Smith. Her wish has always been to be buried next to her idol Marilyn.

It was brought up in court:

Anna’s mother; Virgie Arthur and boyfriends Howard Stern and Larry Birkhead all commented and testified in court that Anna wanted to be buried in California next to Marilyn Monroe. Virgie added, “She wanted to be buried with the stars.” Howard said he researched the possibility of burial alongside Marilyn, but the cost was an issue. Howard agonizes over money in the most clever ways, doesn’t he?
Anyhow, regardless of court testimony, burying Anna next to Marilyn was never even a remote possibility because of no space, that is, unless Hugh Hefner were to yield his, or somebody move out.

Shame this auction happened so late. Maybe Anna could have got her wish. It seems only fit that Anna Nicole should be laid to rest next to her idol? Maybe some day that will finally happen.

Will others jump at the chance to sell their loved one’s crypt on Ebay if they are near Marilyn? Maybe now that they have seen how much money can be made.

But who owns the crypts surrounding Marilyn?

A Genevieve Haney (if I read the name correctly from a picture) is below her, and to the right of Marilyn is Bruce Fred Fisher Jr. who was there before Marilyn. To the left of Marilyn is Hugh Hefner’s future crypt which he paid a pretty penny for not too long ago.
Fact: Marilyn was his first Playboy Playmate.

Maybe Heff will be struck with a surge of kindness and let Anna have his spot. It would be a very gracious gesture if he did. (and great publicity, not that he needs it)

If you want to know who ALL the stars are resting at this cemetery, go here for a list. It is a VERY impressive list at that. This cemetery is open to the public and anyone can visit. People are dying to get in there. Sorry.. I couldn’t resist.

Seriously… all are free to visit, which is pretty darn cool. It is located on1218 Glendon Avenue,Westwood, CA.

If you are lucky, maybe you will get to see Mr. Poncher getting moved to his FINAL? resting spot.
I wonder if Mr. Poncher will haunt his wife for changing his view?

Well I hope not, and if I was him I would keep quiet. If his wife doesn’t stay out of debt, who knows where Mr.Poncher may end up next? *snicker*

Source: Queen