On November 24, 2016, Florence Henderson died unexpectedly at age 82, of congestive heart failure.

Born on February 14, 1934, in Dale, Indiana, Henderson was an actress and singer with a career that lasted six decades. She is best-known for her role as Carol Brady in the Brady Bunch. She is the third and last to die of the three main adult characters in the series.

In 1952, she got married to Ira Bernstein, with whom she had four children, and they divorced in 1985. In 1987, she married her second husband, Dr. John George Kappas, who died in 2002. Henderson has five grandchildren as well.

Her career in the entertainment industry, began when her mom taught her how to sing, at the age of two, during the Great Depression. At age twelve, she sang songs at local grocery stores.

Henderson began her professional, career on stage in musicals, including the touring productions of Oklahoma! and South Pacific. She made her broadway debut in the 1952 production of the Musical, Wish You Were Here and in 1954, she starred as the title role in the musical, Fanny.

Henderson also made appearances in many television series, including I Spy, The United States Steel Hour, and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

However, her biggest break into fame came from her role as Carol Brady in the five season series of The Brady Bunch. Henderson played the wife of Mike Brady (Robert Reed) and the mother of a blended family of six children; three biological daughters: Marsha (Maureen McCormick, Jan (Eve Plumb) and Cindy (Susan Olsen; and three sons by marriage: Greg (Barry Williams), Peter (Christopher Knight) and Bobby (Mike Lookinland); and their living at home maid Alice (Ann B. Davis) along with their dog Tiger. The series ran from 1969-1974 on the ABC network.

After the series ended, she appeared in spin-offs including The Brady Bunch Variety Hour and The Brady Brides as well as made for television movies: The Brady Girls get Married and A Very Brady Christmas. Henderson appeared in many other television programs after the success of The Brady Bunch and even hosted her own talk show called The Florence Henderson Show, which ran from 2007-2009 on the Retirement Living Network. She continued to work until her death.

Florence Henderson will be forever remembered for her successful career in performing on stage and on television.