The Carpenter family crypt- Karen's final resting place.

Karen Carpenter was originally laid to rest on Tuesday 8th February, 1983 at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Cypress California. She remained there til she was moved to Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park, Westlake Village, CA on December 11, 2003. At 12:30pm, Karen was entombed in the new Carpenter family crypt at Forest lawn. Richard and his wife Mary were present at the time. Karen and her parents were moved and so they would be closer to Richard and his new family living in Thousand Oaks, CA.

Karen's previous crypt at Forest Lawn
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
4471 Lincoln Avenue
Cypress, California
The Ascension Mausoleum
The Sanctuary of Compassion


Karen's final resting place at Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks
Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks
Memorial Park and Mortuary
5600 Lindero Canyon Road
Westlake Village, California 91362

The Carpenter family mausoleum is located at the far left hand corner of the park on the high ground.

An aerial view of the crypt.
  The path approaching the crypt.
The stone structure that is the Carpenter family crypt.
  A closer shot of the crypt.
  The family name above the door.
  A view from the side.

This is the back of the crypt. Notice the beautiful stained glass window at the back.
A close up of the back window.
One of the stone benches outside the door.
This is my stone from the path in front of the mausoleum.

One last photo of the front door. This is locked at all times but you can see the inscriptions of their names on the walls inside.
~Thankyou very much to Mark for taking the lovely photos of Karen's final resting place, and for kindly donating them to KarenCarpenter.com.~

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