Mineral Point Celebrity Connections

Following the death of 99-year-old Betty White — a beloved comedic actress best known for parts in The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Golden Girls and Hot in Cleveland — a question has been circling locally about her final resting place. Some in Mineral Point have been especially interested because Betty’s husband, Allen Ludden, is a Mineral Point native who is buried in Graceland Cemetery in Mineral Point.

Allen Ludden, an actor, television personality, emcee and gameshow host, was best known for hosting the gameshow Password, where he and Betty White met. The couple married in 1963. He died of stomach cancer in June 1981 and Betty White never remarried. She died on Dec. 31, 2021 of natural causes, just 17 days from her 100th birthday. 

Speculation that she will be laid to rest beside Allen Ludden, whom she called the “love of her life,” in Mineral Point, has now been dismissed, according to her agent Jeff Witjas. Betty White is originally from Oak Park, Ill., and since 1978 has lived in Carmel, Calif. 

Info for this post was gathered from IMDB.com and wikipedia.com.