Obit - Arvella Schuller

ORANGE, Calif. (AP) — Arvella Schuller, the wife of the Crystal Cathedral's founding pastor, has died at the age of 84.

Carol Schuller Milner says her mother passed away unexpectedly and peacefully Tuesday at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center.

Arvella Schuller is survived by her husband, the Rev. Robert H. Schuller, who launched the ministry at an Orange County drive-in in 1955. She was the organist there. Together they founded the Crystal Cathedral and the weekly "Hour of Power" broadcast, which she produced and directed.

At its peak, the "Hour of Power" attracted 20 million viewers, but the ministry filed for bankruptcy in 2010.