Wizard of Oz' Munchkin coroner Meinhardt Raabe dead at 94

NW Indiana ^ | April 9, 2010 | Walsh

[walsh]

Meinhardt Raabe who played the Munchkin coroner in the 1939 MGM film classic "The Wizard of Oz" has died, according to Jean Nelson, founder of the Wizard of Oz Festival in Chesterton.

[walsh]

I loved him as the coroner.

Prayers for his family.

[raybbr]

[toast]

Ummm. They are all getting up there in age.
Will we have an obit for the lollipop kids too?

[JennysCool]

Really most sincerely dead?

[Sarah Barracuda]

Oh WOW. Can’t believe he was 94..I believe he was the only one from the Wizard of Oz that was still alive right? Or are there anymore surviving cast members. RIP!

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I think there are four still alive.

[Flash Bazbeaux]

Has it been verified legally?

[RichInOC]

Jerry Maren, who was the Lollipop Kid with the lollipop and later the confetti guy on the Gong Show, is 90.

[Oatka]

"As Coroner I must aver,
I thoroughly examined her...
and she's not only merely dead,
but really most sincerely dead."

MUNCHKIN BIOGRAPHIES

[John-Irish]

Yes! He is not only merely dead, he is most really sincerely dead.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

As Coroner I must aver, I thoroughly examined her, and she’s not only merely dead, she’s really most sincerely dead.

[JennysCool]

Can I get a “ding dong”?

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I meant cogently 4 munchkins. Here's who's left of the whole cast, ( from 2006-2007 so it has changed )

http://thewizardofoz.info/faq11.html#6

[southernnorthcarolina]

How will we know for sure when the Wicked Witch of the House passes on?

[John-Irish]

“High-Ho the merry-o, sing it high, sing it low, ding dong the Wicked Witch is dead...’’

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Sorry for the typo, I meant currently still alive and that number may be less now.

[fish hawk]

There are several flying monkeys still around and are active in the Democratic Party. (mostly community organizers and SEIU thugs)

[Sarah Barracuda]

Thanks so much for the info

[keat]

I loved him in C.S.I., OZ.

[RichInOC]

Puddle of green with a gavel sitting in it.