Starblanket died at age 72 on April 15, 2019, at a hospital in Regina, Saskatchewan, from complications of diabetes.
stˈɑːɹblæŋkɪt dˈaɪd æɾ ˈeɪdʒ sˈɛvənti tˈuː ˌɔn ˈeɪpɹəl fˈɪftiːn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪntiːn, æɾə hˈɑːspɪɾəl ɪn ɹᵻdʒˈiːnə, sˈæskɐtʃˌuːən, fɹʌm kˌɑːmplɪkˈeɪʃənz ʌv dˌaɪəbˈiːɾiːz.