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George Clooney Calls Sister Ada Zeidler, 65, His ‘Heroine’ After Her Death From Cancer

The family announced a funeral Mass in Maysville with memorial gifts directed to Augusta’s Knoedler Memorial Library.

Overview

  • The 65-year-old died Friday at St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Edgewood, Kentucky, after a yearslong battle with cancer.
  • George Clooney said in a statement to People that “my sister, Ada, was my heroine” and praised her courage and humor.
  • A funeral Mass is scheduled Monday at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Maysville, according to the family obituary.
  • The family requested memorial donations to the Knoedler Memorial Library in Augusta in lieu of flowers.
  • Zeidler spent decades teaching art in Augusta and kept a low profile; she married Norman Zeidler in 1987 and they had two children before his death in 2004.