Overview
- The family obituary says Zeidler died on Friday, December 19, at St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Edgewood, Kentucky, surrounded by loved ones.
- George Clooney called her his hero in a statement to People, praising how she faced cancer with courage and humor.
- A funeral is scheduled for Monday, December 22, with the obituary requesting memorial donations to the Knoedler Memorial Library in Augusta, Kentucky.
- Zeidler lived a private life in Augusta as a talented artist and former elementary art teacher, and she was a National Merit Scholar active in local arts and a book club.
- She is survived by her children, Nick Zeidler and Allison Zeidler Herolaga, her parents Nick and Nina Clooney, and her brother George and his wife Amal; she was predeceased by her husband, Norman Zeidler, in 2004.