PICTURED: Richard Simmons' grave heaped with pink roses after he is laid to rest... amid police probe into fitness guru's final hours

Richard Simmons' sedate was heaped pinch pinkish roses aft nan fittingness guru was laid to remainder this week, successful exclusive pictures obtained by DailyMail.com.

He was recovered dormant astatine his Los Angeles location connected Saturday, July 13 astatine nan property of 76 aft suffering a autumn successful his bath nan nighttime prior.

A constabulary investigation has been launched into his last hours and his origin of decease has yet to beryllium disclosed to nan public. 

Simmons was interred astatine the Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary, wherever stars including Kirk Douglas and Marilyn Monroe are buried.

This Friday, his tombstone was wholly obscured by a ample mound of roses that were laid complete nan gravesite successful loving representation of him.

Simmons, who is referred to arsenic a 'health motivator' connected his decease certificate, joins an exalted echelon of showbiz figures buried astatine Pierce Brothers. 

Splendor In The Grass prima Natalie Wood, Playboy laminitis Hugh Hefner and Rat Pack vocalist Dean Martin are among nan celebrities astatine nan cemetery. 

The Odd Couple leads Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau are besides there, arsenic are popular enactment Roy Orbison and Breakfast At Tiffany's writer Truman Capote.

Sitcom icons Don Knotts, Doris Roberts, Eva Gabor and Florence Henderson are interred astatine Pierce Brothers, arsenic are movie stars Burt Lancaster and George C. Scott.

Beloved stand-up comic Rodney Dangerfield, Charlie's Angels pinup Farrah Fawcett and jazz greats Peggy Lee and Mel Tormé were laid to remainder location arsenic well. 

The graveyard, which houses nan remains of galore backstage citizens arsenic good arsenic nationalist figures, has been operating nether various names since nan precocious 19th century. 

Simmons' decease certificate obtained by TMZ does not person his mode of decease listed - noting nan mode of decease is still pending an investigation.

The TV prima - who dropped retired of nan spotlight successful nan last years of his twelvemonth - was a bachelor astatine nan clip of his death.

He ne'er commented publically connected his sexuality but was a revered cheery icon. 

'The LAPD are not pursuing nan investigation arsenic if foul play was progressive astatine this point,' a rule enforcement root told PEOPLE connected Thursday.

Simmons' preliminary origin of decease was revealed Monday by the Los Angeles Fire Department aft it was confirmed police were investigating nan matter.

It was announced via a connection that Simmons had died of 'apparent earthy causes.'

'On July 13, 2024, astatine 9:55 AM, nan LAFD responded to a Suspected Death Incident astatine nan 1300 artifact of N Belfast Drive,' LAFD Captain Erik Scott told Entertainment Tonight.

'Upon arrival, 1 rescue ambulance discovered a 76-year-old antheral who was pronounced deceased on-scene by firefighter/paramedics owed to evident earthy causes. As a result, nary infirmary carrier was necessary,' he concluded.

Police officers and firefighters were dispatched to Simmons' location successful Los Angeles aft receiving a telephone from his housekeeper.

Simmons was recovered dormant conscionable 1 time aft he celebrated his 76th birthday.

Police officials confirmed to PEOPLE connected Monday that Simmons' decease was nether further examination, and that nan lawsuit had been deferred by nan Medical Examiner's Office, which calls for a further probe and tests to beryllium conducted, according to nan outlet.

The introspection tin span arsenic agelong arsenic 3 months until an charismatic ruling is issued, nan outlet reported.

Authorities pronounced Simmons dormant astatine nan scene, according to nan outlet, and foul play was not suspected successful relationship pinch nan death, which was going to beryllium probed arsenic nether earthy causes.

Members of nan LAPD's Robbery Homicide Division besides responded to nan telephone owed to nan high-profile personification who had died, nan outlet reported.

Police subsequently told nan outlet that Simmons had fallen successful nan bath of his location connected Friday - which marked his 76th day - and that his housekeeper had attempted to seduce him to activity contiguous aesculapian help.

Simmons declined because it was his day and he didn't want to spell anywhere, informing her that he mightiness spell connected Saturday. The housekeeper helped him safely get backmost to his bedroom, wherever she recovered him nan pursuing greeting connected nan level astatine astir 10 a.m., according to nan outlet.

One root told nan outlet that Simmons had said he felt 'dizzy' anterior to falling down, while a abstracted insider said Simmons 'showed nary evident aliases outer signs of injury' aft he fell down.

It was not instantly clear if nan autumn and feelings of dizziness were connected to his death.

Simmons acknowledged his legion of adoring fans successful a moving question and reply he gave People Thursday, conscionable 2 days earlier he died.

At nan conclusion of nan interview, nan fittingness impresario was told by nan outlet that he had been 'missed' aft keeping a debased floor plan complete nan past decade, and asked if he understood nan fondness fans had for him.

'I cognize group miss me,' Simmons told nan outlet. 'And you cognize what? I miss them, too. But I'm capable to scope them done telephone calls… and done emails.'

Simmons besides revealed successful his last question and reply that he had emerged into nan nationalist while concealing his appearance.

'I do time off nan location sometimes,' Simmons said. 'But I'm successful disguise.'

The outlet reported that nan question and reply pinch Simmons conscionable anterior to his passing was his first since 2014, nan twelvemonth he stopped making nationalist appearances.

The New Orleans-born star, who had been a staple connected tv promoting his fittingness manufacture endeavors - including studios, books, weight nonaccomplishment programs and videos - had been astatine nan halfway of speculation complete nan past decade aft he ceased making nationalist appearances, spurring speculation astir his information and well-being.

Sources adjacent to nan precocious personage told nan outlet that nan logic he bowed retired of nan nationalist oculus was a knee room he had undergone, and a 2nd room connected nan knee that he had refused to undergo.

Simmons told People connected Thursday that he'd besides had a tegument crab scare aft undergoing a process to person it extracted earlier this year.

'Basal compartment carcinoma, it was scary,' Simmons said of nan ailment. 'But it ne'er came back.'

Simmons told nan outlet that he strived to dispersed optimism and positivity to those dealing pinch akin wellness battles.

'So galore group person cancer,' Simmons said. 'I telephone them, I singing to them: "You're gonna get done this. You conscionable person to judge that."'

Simmons told nan outlet he had been collaborating connected a philharmonic pinch composer Patrick Leonard successful caller months.

'I've written 14 songs for a Broadway show,' he said. 'And I'm moving pinch an astonishing man - Patrick Leonard. I don't cognize if you cognize his name, but he wrote euphony for Madonna, Elton John. He's for illustration 1 of nan biggest.

'And we talk a mates of times a week. I constitute nan lyrics, and he writes nan music. The full show is astir my life - from trading pralines successful New Orleans astatine a candy shop erstwhile I was a kid, to erstwhile I decided to retire.'

Simmons had been gradually reemerging into his nationalist persona, communicating connected X/Twitter, Facebook and YouTube earlier this year, and via email pinch his fans.

He told People Thursday, 'Today is simply a beautiful day. But nothing's really different. I sewage up this morning. I said my prayers, I counted my blessings, and past I went to work.

'You know? And penning messages, answering emails - and erstwhile nan email is existent extreme, I inquire for their numbers, and I telephone them. I'm emotion great, origin I'm helping people.'

His last societal media station came connected Saturday, quoting a statement from nan 1968 philharmonic drama Funny Girl.

Simmons was asked astir his low-profile interactions pinch his fans, telling nan outlet that his measurement of occurrence was nan number of group he had provided assistance and inspiration to.

'Well, erstwhile I decided to retire, it was because my assemblage told maine I needed to retire,' Simmons said. 'I person spent clip conscionable reflecting connected my life. All of nan books I wrote, nan videos.

'I ne'er was like, "Oh look what I've done." My point was, "Oh, look really galore group I helped."'