May 2 (UPI) -- Ruth Buzzi , the actress and comedian who played Gladys on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In , died Thursday. She was 88. Her family announced her death on Facebook, saying that Buzzi died while sleeping in her Texas home. "She was in hospice care for several years with Alzheimer's disease," the statement reads. "...Her family requests donating to Alzheimer's research (www.alz.org) in lieu of flowers." Buzzi previously had multiple strokes, her second husband, Kent Perkins, shared on

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