( CNN ) Lois Lilienstein , co-star of `` Sharon , Lois & Bram 's Elephant Show '' — the Canadian preschool show that ran on Nickelodeon during the early 1990s — has died , aged 78 . Her son , David Lilienstein , told CBC News that his mother died in Toronto on Wednesday night from a rare form of cancer first diagnosed last October . `` She knew it was happening , she was at peace with it , and she died very peacefully and not in pain , '' he told the Canadian broadcaster . Liz Smith at 92 . Lilienstein was born in Chicago in 1936 and moved to Toronto in 1996 with her son and her husband , Ernest . She joined Sharon Hampson and Bram Morrison to launch their singing trio in 1978 . The TV show `` Sharon , Lois & Bram 's Elephant Show '' ran on CBC in Canada from 1984 to 1989 , before continuing in reruns on Nickelodeon stateside until 1995 . The 30 most popular film producers in Hollywood . Sally Catto , general manager , programming at CBC Television , paid tribute to Lilienstein for her contribution to Canadian kids TV . `` Sharon , Lois and Bram got their start at CBC back in the '80s with the Elephant Show , and they went on to become icons to children all across North America through various programs and specials . Lois will be fondly remembered by her many friends at CBC , '' Catto told The Hollywood Reporter . 'Ghostbusters ' budget cut . The Canadian variety show was best known for songs like `` Skinnamarink '' and `` Peanut Butter . '' Lilienstein left the Sharon , Lois & Bram performance trio in 2000 . ©2015 The Hollywood Reporter . All rights reserved .
Beloved children 's performer Lois Lilienstein has died . She was a member of CBC and Nickelodeon TV stars Sharon , Lois and Bram . CNN independently confirmed with Sharon and Bram 's manager that Lilienstein passed away at 30 of a a rare cancer .