'Facts of Life' co-stars Kim Fields and Mindy Cohn reunite for Charlotte Rae's memorial service

As young stars of The Facts of Life, Mindy Cohn and Kim Fields learned early that “you take the good” and “you take the bad” in life. That was certainly in effect over the weekend as they said goodbye to their den mom and friend, Charlotte Rae, while leaning on each other.

The stars of the show, which ran from 1979 to 1988, were together again for Rae’s memorial service on Sunday — a week after she passed away at the age of 92. Held at Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary in L.A., the service was presided over by Rabbi Cantor Didi Thomas. Rae’s publicist, Harlan Boll, tells Yahoo Entertainment that there were five Facts of Life cast members there in total — also Geri Jewell, Mackenzie Astin, and Julie Piekarski — as well as the director John Bowab. Cohn and Fields spoke about Rae, who played Mrs. Garrett on the hit show, during the ceremony and Fields read notes from Lisa Whelchel as well as Todd Bridges, who worked with Rae on Diff’rent Strokes before she got the spin-off. The ceremony concluded with attendees paying tribute to Rae with the song “Unforgettable.” On Instagram, Cohn, 52, called it a “great send-off,” adding, “Happy homecoming, Char.” There are plans for a service in N.Y. in October.

Cohn made it clear that she “couldn’t have gotten thru today without” her longtime pal and former co-star Fields, 49, by her side. “Love you sis,” she wrote on a photo of them together.

Cohn, who played Natalie Green, and Fields, who portrayed Tootie Ramsey, have remained close and made a whole day of hanging out together. Despite the somber occasion, they found laughs were they could — including over the Facts of Life reboot that’s in the works, with Leonardo DiCaprio and Jessica Biel producing. They even suggested their own reboot, “Women in Black.”

Fields later brought Cohn along as a surprise guest to Yvette Nicole Brown‘s birthday party at The Grove. Cohn popped out from behind Fields and gave the shocked birthday girl a big hug.

Fields and Cohn have remained tight long after The Facts of Life ended. In 2012, they appeared together on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live, where they dished on working with a then-unknown George Clooney. A year before, they were with Rae, Jewell, Whelchel, and Nancy McKeon as they accepted the Pop Culture Award at the 2011 TV Land Awards show.

You’d like to think Mrs. G enjoyed their reunion at the memorial service on Sunday.

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