BREAKING NEWSHow Did June Lockhart Die? Beloved Television Mother's Cause of Death Revealed as She Passes Away at Age 100
June Lockhart died at age 100 on Thursday, October 23.
Oct. 25 2025, Published 3:56 p.m. ET
June Lockhart has died at age 100.
The beloved actress passed away on Thursday, October 23, at 9:20 p.m. local time in Santa Monica, Calif.
What Was June Lockhart's Cause of Death?
June Lockhart died of natural causes.
Lockhart's cause of death was listed as natural causes, according to People.
The Lassie actress had her daughter, Lizabeth, and granddaughter, Christianna, by her side when she died.
The family is keeping funeral services for Lockhart private. In lieu of flowers, her loved ones asked for donations to be made in Lockhart's honor to The Actors Fund, ProPublica and International Hearing Dog, Inc.
June Lockhart Was 'Very Happy' During Final Days
June Lockhart was one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood.
The family's spokesperson Lyle Gregory — Lockhart's friend of 40 years — confirmed her death on Saturday, October 25.
"She was very happy up until the very end, reading the New York Times and LA Times everyday," he shared. "It was very important to her to stay focused on the news of the day."
The Lost in Space star was born on June 25, 1925, to famed character actor Gene Lockhart and his wife, Kathleen, in New York City.
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Who Was June Lockhart?
June Lockhart was a mom to two daughters.
The lived in the Big Apple for 10 years before heading to Hollywood — with Gene finding success in avuncular roles and at times portraying a villain alongside Kathleen, who was a screen actress.
While June found herself playing ingenue characters as a young movie star, television was her true claim to fame. She was one of the last stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood to still be alive. June earned two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for both film and TV. They were dedicated to her during the same ceremony in 1960.
Lassie and Lost in Space were June's top TV series, while she found herself in famous movies like A Christmas Carol, Meet Me in St. Louis and She-Wolf of London.
June Lockhart was married twice.
June was married twice — first saying "I do" to John Maloney in 1951. The exes divorced in 1959 after welcoming daughters Lizabeth and Anne. That same year, she tied the knot with John C. Lindsay but divorced him in 1970.
June had several interests outside of acting.
"I love rock ‘n’ roll and going to concerts," she said during an interview with the Chicago Tribune in 1994. "I have driven army tanks and flown in hot-air balloons, and I go plane-gliding — the ones with no motors. I do lots of things that don’t go hand-in-hand with my image."
