Lorna Colbert is the supportive mother of Stephen Colbert, a famous American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. He happens to be one of her eleven children.
She is no more since she passed away in 2013, at the age of 92. She was a widow at the time of her death having been married to her childhood sweetheart.
This article will dive into her death to know the cause of it. Continue reading to know how Stephen Colbert’s mother died.
Lorna Colbert cause of death
Born on November 6, 1920, in Larchmont, Westchester County, New York, USA, she sadly passed away on Wednesday, June 12, 2013, in Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, after a long illness.
Lorna who lived in Charleston, was the widow of Dr. James William Colbert, Jr, as stated before. She lost her husband and two sons in a plane crash in Charlotte in 1974. She also lost one of his children, a son, William George Colbert Sr. in 1999. He was 49 years old.
She was the daughter of daughter of Andrew and Marie Tuck. She is one of three children of her parents, hence, she has two siblings; a brother Andrew Jr and a sister Colleen Tuck Tibbetts.
She was an accomplished businesswoman, a church leader and a talented artist.
