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Indenbirken passed away in a hospital in her native North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Indenbirken's local paper, the Recklinghauser Zeitung, reports.
A cause of death has not yet been reported.
See Us' photo tribute to stars who have gone too soon.
Leo was very close to Indenbirken the wife of a coal miner whom he often referred to as "Oma."
The two would see each other whenever DiCaprio was in Europe (he was photographed August 4 on a yacht in Ibiza, Spain). She also accompanied him to many movie premieres, including 2005's The Aviator.
"I love spending time with her because she is gangsta, with an 'a,'" he told Vanity Fair in 2004. "She will tell people exactly what she thinks to their face."
DiCaprio told Vanity Fair his grandmother also saved his mother's life.
A toddler during World War II, his mother, Irmelin, suffered a broken leg. His grandmother nursed her back to health in a German hospital.
"All these refugees from the war and all the soldiers came into the hospital," DiCaprio told Vanity Fair. "She ended up contracting five or six major illnesses and stayed for two and a half, three years.
"My grandmother basically came every day and nursed her back to health because the nurses didn't have time."
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simolii'm sorry for what u had gone thru' when ur grandma passed away . i can't bring ur granma back but ican tell u one thing that she will be with u and she will help u the most for healing. take care and always remember that ur grandma loves u and she is with u.............report abuseposted September 18, 2008 4:53 AM PDT
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Sexy Darkieoh please marry me. I sorry about your grandmom she had ah good life....mow.... how go u fell about caribbean women?report abuseposted August 15, 2008 7:16 PM PDT
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I HATE SPAM!NEW SPAM DATING SITE = SAME GARBAGE! RAN IN ASIA & CON ARTISTS ARE THE "ONLY" MEMBERS!!report abuseposted August 7, 2008 10:40 PM PDT
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sweetpea_nj34hunny, its ok to be jelious.....report abuseposted August 6, 2008 11:50 AM PDT
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cool personshe is in haven now rejoicing with the angels, my dad is there too!!! our lord will take care of her.. have faithreport abuseposted August 6, 2008 11:02 AM PDT
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havingmysaymy point was, you moron..everyone sufferes loss..it doesn't mean its news worthy.report abuseposted August 6, 2008 9:00 AM PDT
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social butterfly 022my grand mother died 2 years ago and it was really hard for me and i am sure it is hard for him but you will miss her alot but you just need to get all of ur feelings out because one mistake i made was that i bottlled all my emotions up and if u do u end up having a major melt down but thankfully my sisiter in law was allways there for me through the whole thing and she knew what i was going throureport abuseposted August 6, 2008 8:51 AM PDT
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JennyAll my condolences to you, Leo. I'm sure she was wonderful and your time with her will be cherished memories for years to come.report abuseposted August 6, 2008 8:16 AM PDT
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AviThat's so sad..May she rest in peace..It's a blessing that she lived that long..that's good she lived a full life but her time was up. www NycCelebs comreport abuseposted August 6, 2008 7:16 AM PDT
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rachpedI pray for him and his mom because this must be difficult for them, since the three of them seemed very close..She is in a better place now, so that will bring them the comfort to get through their loss. Sending lots of love and prayers to Leo and him Mommy.report abuseposted August 6, 2008 7:14 AM PDT
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