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Co-creator Christopher Lloyd warned a significant character death was coming in Modern Family season 10. 1 / 7

Fans speculated it might be Jay, Phil’s dad Frank or even Jay’s French bulldog Stella. 2 / 7

In episode 5, “Good Grief”, it was revealed that DeDe Pritchett had died in her sleep. 3 / 7

It was a sad time as the Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan reminisced about DeDe. 4 / 7

But there was comedy amid the sadness with everybody dressed in ridiculous Halloween costumes. 5 / 7

DeDe Pritchett may have only been in a handful of Modern Family episodes… 6 / 7

But her season 10 death was emotional nevertheless. 7 / 7