{"id":8543,"date":"2026-07-17T10:31:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T05:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=8543"},"modified":"2026-07-17T10:31:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T05:31:34","slug":"kris-jenners-mother-mj-campbell-dies-at-91-as-kardashian-clan-pay-tribute-to-matriarch-who-taught-them-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=8543","title":{"rendered":"Kris Jenner\u2019s mother MJ Campbell dies at 91 as Kardashian clan pay tribute to matriarch who &#8216;taught them everything&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p>KRIS Jenner\u2019s mother Mary Jo \u201cMJ\u201d Campbell has died.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/kardashians\/\">Kardashian<\/a>-Jenner matriarch, who made numerous appearances on the family\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians\/\">Hulu and E! reality shows<\/a>, passed away at 91, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/who\/kris-jenner\/\">Kris<\/a> announced on Thursday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15958780\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Kris Jenner\u2019s mother MJ has died at 91<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: Instagram \/ krisjenner<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15958783\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>MJ was the grandmother of Kris\u2019s six children<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: Instagram\/@krisjenenr<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cToday, we said goodbye to my beautiful Mommy MJ,\u201d the 70-year-old momager wrote on Instagram on July 16. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are no words that could ever capture what she has meant to me or the heartbreak of having to say goodbye. My mom was the heart of our family. <\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--thesun aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module The Kardashians\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the <span class=\"newsletter-name theme-kardashians\">The Kardashians<\/span> newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cShe taught me everything that truly matters \u2026 to love your family fiercely, to be kind, to show up for the people you love, and to never take a single moment together for granted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe taught us that family is everything. She showed us how to love unconditionally and how to find joy in the little moments.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-readmore\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-wrapper article-readmore__content-wrapper--multi\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-readmore__text-anchor-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/15958484\/kardashians-kuwtk-hulu-peacock-change\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/02\/JB_MAD-DASH_COMP-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=360&amp;h=240&amp;crop=1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">MAD DASH<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">Kardashians&#8217; show quietly makes major streamer change as family stays mum on move<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-readmore__text-anchor-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/15854498\/kim-kardashian-deleted-meghan-markle-photo-kris-jenner-birthday\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/01\/newspress-collage-9i8o4zzgp-1769621705500.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;1769604189&amp;w=360&amp;h=240&amp;crop=1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">ROYAL PHOTOGATE<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">Kim K reveals reason she deleted pic of Meghan at Kris Jenner&#8217;s bday bash<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \u201cShe showed me how to face life\u2019s challenges with resilience and faith. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMom, thank you for every sacrifice you made, every piece of wisdom you shared, and every moment you loved us so completely. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will miss our daily talks, your smile, your laughter\u2026 Our hearts are broken, but we find comfort knowing that love like yours never truly leaves us. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour love will live on in our family, in our traditions, in every moment we are together, and in every life you touched.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rail-container rail-container--full-width rail-container--white\">\n<div class=\"rail rail--classic article theme-entertainment\">\n<p><h3 class=\"rail__title\">Most read in Entertainment<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16702522\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>The stunning MJ, here in a 1952 photo, once worked as a model<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: Instagram\/kendalljenner<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16702487\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>MJ was an integral part of the Kardashian-Jenner\u2019s family\u2019s lives<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: THE CHILDREN\u2019S PLACE<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16702488\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>MJ was often featured in the family\u2019s reality shows<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: Refer to Caption<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16702493\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>MJ was a schoolteacher before her family\u2019s rise to fame<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: Splash News<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When I look at my kids and my grandkids, I will forever see pieces of you in all of us. There is not a part of me that isn\u2019t shaped by you. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd if I have done anything right in this world, it\u2019s because I spent my life trying to live in a way that would make you proud. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery memory, every moment, every blessing, it was all because of you, and I will forever thank God every single day for making you my mommy. My heart is broken into a million pieces\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you for giving me the greatest childhood and oh what a beautiful blessed life\u2026 I love you forever Mommy. Thank you for giving us everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>MJ was the grandmother of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/who\/kris-jenner\/\">Kris<\/a>\u2018s six children: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/who\/kourtney-kardashian\/\">Kourtney<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/who\/kim-kardashian\/\">Kim<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/who\/khloe-kardashian\/\">Khlo\u00e9<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/who\/rob-kardashian\/\">Rob<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/who\/kendall-jenner\/\">Kendall<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/who\/kylie-jenner\/\">Kylie<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hours after Kris shared the news, Kim broke her silence on her beloved grandmother\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy sweet Grandma MJ, my best friend, my gossip buddy, my forever twin,\u201d she posted on Instagram alongside some throwback photos.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou taught all of us the importance of family, and those values are something we\u2019ll carry with us forever!!!!!\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/where\/arkansas\/\">Arkansas<\/a> native\u2019s death comes eight years after Kris\u2019s late sister, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/3269378\/meet-kris-jenners-younger-sister-karen-houghton\/\">Karen Houghton<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/10831378\/kris-jenner-sister-karen-houghton-dies-mourns-sibling\/\">suddenly passed away<\/a> in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>In a March 2025 episode of The Kardashians, Kris expressed her fears for her mother\u2019s health as she\u2019s gotten older.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16702528\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>MJ, here with granddaughter Kylie Jenner, lived nearby her family in Los Angeles<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: Instagram\/kyliejenner<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16702530\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Granddaughter Kim Kardashian celebrated MJ\u2019s 88th birthday three years ago<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: kimkardashian\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI know my mom struggles with so much right now because she is 90 and she\u2019s frail,\u201d the reality star said in a confessional interview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEver since my sister passed<span><span>\u00a0<\/span>away, she\u2019s been super sad, like we all have, and I know that I need to be there for her.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Kris again got emotional after her mother revealed during a phone call that she had been confined to her bed for two days because she was experiencing pain. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt just gets to the point in life where you can\u2019t be by yourself anymore. It makes me sad,\u201d Kris said while wiping tears from her eyes. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis makes me really sad. I just hate it when she\u2019s in so much pain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou never know when you\u2019re going to get a call like this, and you never know when somebody\u2019s going to need you,\u201d Kris further said in a confessional.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, I have to compartmentalize my emotions and my feelings and then pop over to my mom\u2019s and see what\u2019s happening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>MJ overcame many health obstacles over the years, being a two-time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/cancer\/\">cancer<\/a> survivor after beating breast and colon cancer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen she had cancer, the radiation shrunk her intestines, so once a year she had these crazy fits where she would be throwing up all night and literally think she was gonna die,\u201d Kim previously recalled of her grandmother\u2019s condition on an episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tv\/15757096\/kardashians-kuwtk-new-home-hulu-pulled-off-peacock\/\">Keeping Up with the Kardashians<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16702549\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>MJ, here in December 2024, used a walker in recent years as her health faded<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: BackGrid<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16702555\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>MJ looks just like daughter Kris in this throwback photo<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: Instagram\/kimkardashian<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kris lost her father, Robert True Houghton, decades earlier, after he tragically died in a car crash in Mexico. <\/p>\n<p>Robert was MJ\u2019s second husband, whom she divorced after seven years of marriage, and the father of her only two children, Kris and Karen. <\/p>\n<p>MJ married her third husband, Harry Shannon, and they were together for 40 years before his death in 2003.<\/p>\n<p>The identity of MJ\u2019s first husband, whom she married at 18, is unknown. <\/p>\n<p>Long before her family\u2019s massive TV fame, MJ made a living as an etiquette schoolteacher, model, and successful entrepreneur. <\/p>\n<p>She also ran a children\u2019s boutique called Shannon &amp; Company, which she opened in 1980.<\/p>\n<p>Most recently, she had been living in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/los-angeles\/\">Los Angeles<\/a>, close to her beloved grandkids and great-grandchildren.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KRIS Jenner\u2019s mother Mary Jo \u201cMJ\u201d Campbell has died. 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