divorced in the 1960s. He married longtime girlfriend Edith Weber in the 1970s; they were married until her death in 1981. Sitka had seven children: daughters Elonka and Little-Star; and sons Rudigor, Storm, Tao, Darrow, and Saxon. All children are from the first marriage. Saxon carries on his father's legacy by appearing at Stooge conventions as often as possible. Death While hosting several Stooge fans in his home in June 1997, Sitka suffered a massive stroke and never regained consciousness (one fan was a certified EMT and was able to keep Sitka alive until paramedics arrived). He died on January 16, 1998, in Camarillo, California, less than a month after his 83rd birthday. He is interred next to his wife Edith at Conejo Mountain Memorial Park in Camarillo. As a tribute to his tenure with the Stooges, Sitka's gravestone reads "Hold hands, you lovebirds!", as well as "He danced all the way." Selected filmography One Exciting Week (1946) as Councilman (uncredited) Half-Wits Holiday (1947, Short) as Sappington (uncredited) Hold That Lion! (1947, Short) as Attorney Brideless Groom (1947, Short) as Justice of the Peace J.M. Benton (uncredited) All Gummed Up (1947, Short) as Amos Flint Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad (1948) as Photographer Pardon My Clutch (1948, Short) as Professor Otto Klink (uncredited) Blondie's Secret (1948) as Grocery Store Clerk (uncredited) Who Done It? (1949, Short) as Mr. John Goodrich The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949) as Hoodlum (uncredited) Fuelin' Around (1949, Short) as Prof. Sneed Blondie Hits the Jackpot (1949) as Swedish Plaster Mixer (uncredited) Vagabond Loafers (1949, Short) as Mr. Walter Norfleet Feudin' Rhythm (1949) as Comic Actor (uncredited) And Baby Makes Three (1949) as Baseball Fan (uncredited) Punchy Cowpunchers (1950, Short) as Capt. Daley Hugs and Mugs (1950, Short) as Clerk (uncredited) The Good Humor Man (1950) as Street Cleaner (uncredited) Beware of Blondie (1950) as Trash Collector (uncredited) Rock Island Trail (1950) as Railroad Fireman in Bar (uncredited) Kill the Umpire (1950) as Irate Baseball Fan (uncredited) Texas Dynamo (1950) as Turkey Three Hams on Rye (1950, Short) as B.K. Doaks The Fuller Brush Girl (1950) as Man Stomping on Hair Folicle (uncredited) Slaphappy Sleuths (1950, Short) as Emil, a Customer Emergency Wedding (1950) as Man in Department Store (uncredited) Gasoline Alley (1951) as Martini (uncredited) Bowery Battalion (1951) as Albert - Officers Club Waiter (uncredited) Fighting Coast Guard (1951) as Chief Boatswain Mate (uncredited)