Laura Plimpton: What Happened To Martha Stewart’s Sister?

Laura Plimpton is the sister of retail businesswoman, writer, and television personality, Martha Stewart. Laura’s sister is the one who founded Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. She has become successful through different business ventures, encompassing publishing, broadcasting, merchandising, and e-commerce.

Laura Plimpton: Bio Summary

Laura Plimpton was born on the 4th of March 1955, in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA. Her parents are Edward Kostyra (1912–1979) and Martha Kostyra (née Ruszkowski; 1914–2007), both teachers. Her father later became a pharmaceutical salesman.

Laura Plimpton is not the only child of her parents. Her siblings are Martha Stewart, George Christiansen, Frank Kostyra, Kathryn Evans, and Eric Scott. She shares a great bond with her siblings and family. She is believed to have enjoyed her childhood as she is the youngest of her six siblings.

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Laura Plimpton was raised away from the spotlight. She has not provided any information about her education. Where she attended her high school or college is unknown. She seems to be an educated person. She worked side-by-side with her sister Martha Stewart for over 25 years.

Laura Plimpton worked at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. She assisted in running the day-to-day operation of Martha’s vast media and lifestyle empire. She wrote scripts for Martha Stewart’s “Ask Martha” radio show and she appeared in videos on the company website.

Laura Plimpton was married twice. She married Kim Herbert and then Randy Plimpton. She is a mother of three children: Sophie Martha Herbert, Charlie Plimpton, and Christopher Dylan Herbert. She started working for her sister after her first husband died at age 33 from a rare form of lymphoma.

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“Sadly, my first husband passed away and left me with two young children. And I was just in shock. The rug was pulled out from under me. She bought me a house to live in so that my kids could go to a nice school, and how generous is that?”, Laura told Larry King in an interview.

What Happened To Laura Plimpton?

The beloved sister of Martha Stewart, Laura Plimpton died on 5th August 2014, in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA, at age 59. She died after an unexpected brain aneurysm. According to reports, after she got sick, she called her husband, Randy.

Laura Plimpton was rushed to the hospital, but unfortunately, the doctors couldn’t save her. “My youngest sister, and the youngest of the six Kostyra siblings, Laura Kostyra Plimpton, passed away today in Norwalk Hospital. Laura worked for me and the company for more than 25 years”, Martha wrote in a tribute she shared to her website.

She continued: ‘For the past several years Laura edited, researched and often wrote, captioned and photographed content for this blog and The Daily Wag’……. ‘She woke up Monday morning at 5:00 A.M. to do her daily one hour of elliptical and weight training.

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‘She made coffee for her husband Randy and they completed the New York Times crossword puzzle together. Then she took a shower and suddenly felt ill and called for Randy’s help. ‘She was rushed to the hospital where they said she had suffered a massive brain aneurysm…. ‘

‘Please keep her husband Randy and her three children, Christopher Herbert, Sophie Herbert Slater, and Charlie Plimpton, and two sons-in-law Timothy Long and Dan Slater, in your thoughts. Laura deserves the very best; she was an extraordinary mother, wife, and sister.’