{"id":360905,"date":"2025-12-21T00:38:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T00:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/360905\/"},"modified":"2025-12-21T00:38:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T00:38:09","slug":"george-clooneys-sister-adelia-zeidler-dead-at-65","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/360905\/","title":{"rendered":"George Clooney’s Sister Adelia Zeidler Dead at 65"},"content":{"rendered":"

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George Clooney<\/a>‘s sister Adelia “Ada” Zeidler has died … and, the star has memorialized her with a heartfelt statement.<\/p>\n

Zeidler passed away from cancer on Friday, the actor confirmed to People<\/a> … and, her online obituary states she passed away at a hospital in Edgewood, Kentucky surrounded by loved ones.<\/p>\n

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In a statement to People, Clooney said, “My sister, Ada, was my hero. She faced down cancer with courage and humor. I\u2019ve never met anyone so brave. Amal and I will miss her terribly.”<\/p>\n

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Zeidler was born May 2, 1960 … a little more than a year before her little bro Geroge. She worked as an elementary school art teacher in Augusta, KY for many years.<\/p>\n

She married retired army captain Norman Zeidler in 1987 … and, George reportedly read scripture during the ceremony while their aunt, Rosemary Clooney, sang a romantic song. Norman passed away in 2004.<\/p>\n

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While Ada was not often in the public eye, she did attend her brother’s star-studded wedding to Amal Alamuddin<\/a> — now Amal Clooney — in 2014.<\/p>\n

Ada’s survived by her children, Nick Zeidler and Allison Zeidler Herolaga and her husband, Kenny. She was 65.<\/p>\n

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