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Mama Mary Schmucker Dies: ‘Breaking Amish’ Star Was 65


'Mama' Mary Schmucker, the 'Breaking Amish' and 'Return to Amish' star, has died. She was 65.

Mary Schmucker attends the CZAR by Cesar Galindo Fall 2014 Fashion Presentation at on Feb. 9, 2014 in New York City.Thomas Concordia/WireImage The TLC star’s son Andrew said she died from cancer complications on Friday at her home in Pennsylvania after she was briefly hospitalized earlier in the week, according to TMZ. The outlet reported that Mama Schmucker was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2022 and underwent surgery that year, before she was placed in hospice care in November. Premiering on TLC in 2012, Mama Mary appeared on Breaking Amish with her son Abe Schmucker and his wife Rebecca.

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