Breaking Amish star Mama Mary Schmucker died at the age of 65 following a two-year battle with colon cancer.

The reality star died at her Pennsylvania home on Friday, March 28, following complications from her cancer, her son, Andrew Schmucker, informed TMZ. In the week leading to her death, she had a brief hospital stay. Andrew mentioned to the outlet that the rest of the family has been informed and that he is currently traveling to Pennsylvania from Arkansas, where he resides.

Mary first appeared on TLC during the initial season of Breaking Amish in 2012 and returned for the spin-off series Return to Amish in 2014. The show documented a group of Amish individuals leaving their traditional communities to explore life beyond. She remained a prominent figure until she announced during a March 2022 Instagram Live that she would be exiting the show.

“I am not coming back on TV, but many others have returned. I would love to be on TV again, but there are too many issues that don’t suit me,” said the Pennsylvania native at the time. “I’d like to return, but in the manner we’re currently doing. I think we should make a story about what happened after the show, where we are now, and what transpired with us, so viewers know, but they are not interested in that.”

Only one month later, she revealed her cancer diagnosis. “I just want to give a little update,” Mary wrote via her private Tupperware sales Facebook group in April 2022. “As you know I have colon cancer, and I am scheduled for surgery this month.”

After Mary underwent a procedure that month, a friend of the TLC personality updated pals two days later on April 24, 2022. “I talked to Mary this morning,” the friend said. “She says the doctor feels he was able to get all the cancer!! And she’s coming home today!!”

Mary has rarely been seen online since her diagnosis, only returning to Facebook briefly in August to reshare a post about how schools should teach children how to write in cursive. She also reposted a TikTok video from daughter-in-law Rebecca Schmucker asking for help raising funds for relatives who lost their 1-year-old son after a battle with heart issues.

Fans received an update on Mary in November 2024 when Rebecca, 33, shared a serious statement on her condition.

“I’m making a prayer request for mom. She’s not feeling good the last few weeks and can’t keep anything down and she’s having trouble eating. She is on hospice now,” Rebecca wrote via Instagram next to a photo of the family matriarch on November 13, 2024. “Her pain has been so bad and they are helping with that. If you could, flood her with positive messages and pray for her to be comfortable and pain free. Thank you!”