On October 2, 2006, Bergen's wife of 33 years, Frances Westerman Bergen, died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, aged 84, from undisclosed causes. Unlike her husband, she is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills). In 1990, Bergen was elected to the Radio Hall of Fame, the same year that "The Charlie McCarthy Show" was selected as an honored program. A message in the closing credits dedicates "The Muppet Movie" (which featured Bergen and Charlie in their last screen appearance) to the memory and magic of Bergen. In 1991, the United States Postal Service honored him with a 29-cent commemorative stamp.