Parady died of a brain tumor on Wednesday, according to her son.
TheofficialLittle House on the PrairieFacebook pagealso reported her passing.
The blaze, accidentally set by Albert Ingalls (Matthew Labyorteaux), eventually took her life.
Hersha Parady on ‘Little House on the Prairie’.Ted Shepherd/NBCU Photo Bank
Parady remembered it as a favorite episode in an interview withLittle House Memories(perCBR).
“At least I went out with a roar and not a whimper,” she said.
I loved every minute of it!"
Parady also had early roles onBearcats!,Mannix,andThe Waltons.
After 35 episodes ofLittle House on the Prairie, Parady appeared in the filmsRaw CourageandThe Break.
