“Real World: San Diego’s” Frankie Abernathy, 25

Posted: Wednesday, June 13th, 2007 6:50 am

Frankie Abernathy, a cast member on The Real World: San Diego in 2004, died Saturday night at her mother’s Shorewood, Wisconsin, home.

An official cause of death is yet to be determined, but the 25-year-old had suffered from cystic fibrosis, a hereditary disease that causes a buildup of mucus in the lungs and pancreas and inhibits the body’s ability to move water and salt in and out of cells. … Read full obituary