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

A local Mass in Maysville with donations to Augusta’s library underscores the family’s focus on her community legacy.

Overview

  • Ada Zeidler died on Dec. 19 at St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Edgewood, Kentucky, after years of cancer, her obituary states.
  • George Clooney honored her in a statement to People, calling her his heroine who faced illness with courage and humor.
  • The family scheduled a Mass at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Maysville, with memorial gifts directed to Augusta’s Knoedler Memorial Library.
  • Zeidler spent decades teaching art in Augusta, choosing a private life despite her family’s fame.
  • Born in 1960, she married Army veteran Norman Zeidler in 1987; they had two children before his death in 2004.