Overview
- Elizabeth Potthast Castravet announced the news in an Instagram post on Sunday, calling the family "completely shattered" and asking for privacy.
- The family confirmed Potthast died on November 9, though they have not shared an official cause of death.
- Recent health updates noted a September hernia operation that lasted more than eight hours after doctors found collapsed stomach walls linked to prior cancer surgeries.
- He previously disclosed a 2016 cancer diagnosis and said he was cancer-free by 2017; a July procedure for a suspected tumor turned out to be a large kidney stone.
- Potthast was a recurring presence across the TLC franchise with daughter Elizabeth and son-in-law Andrei Castravet, and fans posted tributes following the announcement.