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Adelia 'Ada' Zeidler, George Clooney's Sister, Dies at 65 After Cancer

His statement accompanies plans for a Monday funeral with memorials directed to Augusta's Knoedler Memorial Library.

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.