how did roberts blossom die
Posted July 14 2011 â 1:02 PM EDT. Some seriously sad news: Roberts Blossom â the character actor best known for playing the wrongly-accused South Bend Shovel Slayer, a.k.a. âOld Man Marley,â in Home Alone â has passed away at the age of 87. The L.A. Times reports that Blossom died of natural causes in a nursing home in Santa Monica.