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1st LD: Former U.S. first lady Nancy Reagan dies at 94

Xinhua, March 7, 2016 Adjust font size:

Former U.S. first lady Nancy Reagan passed away at the age of 94 on Sunday morning in her Los Angeles home, according to her office.

According to a statement issued by her office, the former first lady died of congestive heart failure, and she would be buried at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California next to her husband, Ronald Wilson Reagan, who died in June, 2004.

"Prior to the funeral service, there will be an opportunity for members of the public to pay their respects at the library," said the statement. Endite