Don Rickles’ widow, Barbara, dies at the age of 84 … on what would be his 56th birthday
- The couple were married for 52 years until their death in 2017.
- They had two children, including screenwriter Larry, who passed away in 2011
- ‘She is everything,’ Don said during a 2016 on Today, telling Al Roker ‘I am totally dedicated to her. She is my life ‘
Comedian Don Rickles’ widow, Barbara, passed away at the age of 84, almost four years after losing her husband.
Ms. Rickles died after being hospitalized last week, where she was dealing with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and other health problems, according to TMZ.
Barbara’s last day was Sunday, which would have been her and Don’s 56th birthday if they were both still alive.
RIP: Don Rickles’ widow, Barbara, passed away at the age of 84 on Sunday, which would be the couple’s 56th wedding anniversary. The pair is seen in 2007 above
The couple was married for 52 years until their death in April 2017.
Don and Barbara had a daughter, Mindy, and a son, screenwriter Larry Rickles, who died tragically in 2011.
The couple has been together throughout their decades of show business career, allegedly presented by their agent at that time.
Longtime lovers: the couple was married for 52 years until their death in 2017
Everything: ‘She is everything’, he said during a 2016 on Today, saying to Al Roker ‘I am totally dedicated to her. She is my life. ‘They are seen in 2009 during a Lakers game above
Rickles – formerly Skylar – helped her husband professionally as an EP for a re-release of her comedy show Don Rickles Live in Concert and she was by his side during many documentaries and TV specials.
Although Rickles was known to be a master of insults, he only had brilliant things to say about his love, since he told Al Roker that she was his ‘entire life’.
‘She is everything,’ he said during a 2016 on Today, calling her ‘someone who genuinely cares about you, through good and evil.’
– I’m totally dedicated to her. She is my life. ‘
Two years ago, Barbara accessed Don Rickles’ official Twitter account to celebrate her relationship with a vintage photo of the couple.
‘The way we were!’ she wrote. ‘Today, March 14, it would have been my Don and my 54th wedding anniversary.
‘I am grateful that we have celebrated 52 wonderful and loving years together. Rest in peace my kitty. ‘
Family: Don and Barbara had a daughter, Mindy, and a son, screenwriter Larry Rickles, who died tragically in 2011. They were seen in 1987 above