Shelley Fabares Cause of Death Raises Urgent Questions as Mike Farrell and Family Ask for Privacy

Shelley Fabares, best known for The Donna Reed Show and Coach, is remembered alongside her husband Mike Farrell (Credit: Youth Parade by Churchills/Wikimedia Commons)

Shelley Fabares, the actress who became a household name as Mary Stone on The Donna Reed Show before finding a new generation of fans on Coach, has died aged 82. Fabares passed away on Saturday, 22 August, in Los Angeles, surrounded by her loved ones, her family confirmed.

Her death has prompted renewed interest in Fabares' cause of death, but her family has not disclosed what caused her death.