Lorli von Trapp Campbell, a member of the famous ‘The Sound of Music’ family, has died at age 90. What is her cause of death?
Lorli von Trapp Campbell is the second daughter of Maria von Trapp and Georg Ritter von Trapp.
Her family is famous for the 1959 Broadway musical The Sound of Music. They were also the subject of the 1965 film version of the musical under the same name.
Sound Of Music: Lorli von Trapp Campbell Death Cause Revealed
Sound of Music family member Lorli von Trapp Campbell has died at the age of 90. She died in Northfield, Vermont.
Her death was confirmed by The Day Funeral Home in Randolph, Vermont. She was born on May 14, 1931, in Salzburg, Austria, and passed away on October 17, Sunday.
The exact cause of her death has not been mentioned yet. Her funeral is scheduled for November 6 in Waitsfield.
Who Was Lorli von Trapp Campbell Husband?
Lorli von Trapp Campbell married her husband Hugh David Campbell in 1954.
Her husband was a coach and teacher in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. The Campbells welcomed seven daughters.
They moved to Waitsfield, Vermont, where she raised her daughters. She taught her girls to cook, bake, garden, sew, knit, and darn. She also taught them to make butter and ice cream from scratch.
Lorli is survived by her seven daughters, two remaining siblings, 18 grandchildren, and six great-grandsons.
Everything To Know About Lorli von Trapp Campbell Family
Lorli von Trapp Campbell’s family is originally from Austria. They escaped from Nazi-occupied Austria in 1938 and started their singing career.
Campbell’s father, Austrian naval Captain George von Trapp had seven children with his first wife, Agathe Whitehead von Trapp. They were the basis for the singing family in the musical and film.
After the passing of Agathe Whitehead, he remarried Maria von Trapp who then went on having three more children.
They were not a part of the musical and movie. Cambell was the second daughter of Maria. All of her seven step-siblings are dead and her siblings, Rosemarie von Trapp and Johannes von Trapp are settled in Stowe.