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George Clooney’s Sister Adelia ‘Ada’ Zeidler Dies of Cancer at 65

Clooney called her his hero, praising her courage during treatment.

Overview

  • Family statements and her obituary confirm she died on Friday, Dec. 19, following a cancer battle.
  • Her obituary says she died peacefully at St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Edgewood, Kentucky, surrounded by loved ones.
  • Clooney said, “My sister, Ada, was my hero,” adding she faced cancer with courage and humor.
  • A funeral was held Monday, Dec. 22, with memorial donations requested for the Knoedler Memorial Library in Augusta, Kentucky.
  • Zeidler was a longtime Augusta resident who taught elementary art, later worked as a bookkeeper, was a National Merit Scholar, and was predeceased by her husband, Norman, in 2004.