Barbara Walters parents: Lou Walters, Dena Seletsky

Tragically, 93-year-old Barbara Walters, the first female co-host of the Today show and a well-known journalist, has joined her ancestors.

With Barbara Walters’ tragic passing, a chapter in American television journalism has come to an end. The 93-year-old founding member of “The View” and longtime anchor for ABC News passed away on December 30 at her home in New York.

The View, a hit television program, was established by the renowned journalist.

According to The New York Times, the television host passed away at her Manhattan, New York, home while surrounded by family, as her publicist, Cindi Berger, disclosed in an interview. The reason for her death is uncertain.

Barbara Walters’ parents: Lou Walters, Dena Seletsky

Barbara Walters’ parents, Dena Seletsky and Lou Walters, lived in Boston, Massachusetts, where she was born in 1929 (although she incorrectly stated 1931 in an on-camera interview). She had two Jewish parents who were also related to Russian Empire immigrants. Abraham Isaac Warmwater, Walters’ paternal grandfather, was born in ód, Poland. After moving to the UK, he changed his name to Abraham Walters (the original family surname was Waremwasser). Lou, the father of Walters, emigrated to New York on August 28, 1909, along with his father, two brothers, and other family members. Lou was born in London in 1898.

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