The first episode of the second season of Archie Bunker's Place ("Archie Alone") reveals that Edith has died as the result of a stroke.

Why did Edith leave the Archie Bunker show?

Jean Stapleton, who plays the dizzy, lovable foil to Carroll O'Connor's bombastic Archie Bunker, said yesterday that she had had enough of the weekly series and was anxious to leave it to resume her career on the stage and in movies.

What did Edith Bunker die of on the show?

Archie's worst nightmare came true in 1980, on the All in the Family continuation series Archie Bunker's Place, when Edith died (off-camera) of a stroke in the 1-hour second season premiere, "Archie Alone," which originally aired on CBS on November 2, 1980.