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Adelia 'Ada' Zeidler, George Clooney’s Sister, Dies at 65 as Family Holds Kentucky Funeral Today

Family notices describe a peaceful passing in Edgewood, Kentucky, with years teaching art in Augusta.

Overview

  • Zeidler died Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, after a battle with cancer, a fact confirmed through the family and reported by People.
  • George Clooney paid tribute, calling her his hero who faced cancer with courage and humor, and said he and Amal will miss her terribly.
  • Her obituary says she died peacefully surrounded by loved ones at St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Edgewood, Kentucky.
  • A Funeral Mass was scheduled for Monday, Dec. 22, at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Maysville, with memorial donations suggested to the Knoedler Memorial Library in Augusta.
  • The longtime Augusta resident was a talented artist who taught elementary art at Augusta Independent School, was a National Merit Scholar and Augusta Art Guild member, and is survived by her parents, her children Nick Zeidler and Allison Zeidler Herolaga, and her brother George and his wife, Amal.