Courtney Brundidge
June 7, 1955 — August 12, 2022
Courtney Brundidge, 67, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Friday, August 12, 2022, at Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha, Iowa. Private family services will be held at a later date. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service assisted the family.
Courtney was born June 7, 1955, in Waukon, Iowa, the daughter of Roger and Luella (Barthell) Hart.
Survivors include her daughter, Lindsey (David) Fincher of Marion, Iowa; granddaughter, Jess (Cody) Mitchell of Cedar Rapids; great-grandson, Knox Mitchell of Cedar Rapids; siblings, Linda Ollof, of Cedar Rapids, Richard Smith of Marion, Deborah Hilleshiem of Palo, Brenda (Mike) French of Shellsburg, Laura (Dan) Shakespeare of Fairfax, and Steven (Shannon) Hilleshiem of California; and significant other, John Creswell.
She was preceded in death by her father Roger Smith and her husband, Louie Brundidge.
When I must leave you for a little while
Please do not grieve and shed wild tears
and hug your sorrow to you through the years,
But start out bravely with a gallant smile;
And for my sake and in my name
live on and do all things the same,
Feed not your loneliness on empty days,
But fill each waking hour in useful ways,
Reach out your hand in comfort and in cheer
and I in turn will comfort you and hold you near;
And never, never be afraid to die,
For I am waiting for you in the sky.
- Helen Steiner Rice
Courtney was born June 7, 1955, in Waukon, Iowa, the daughter of Roger and Luella (Barthell) Hart.
Survivors include her daughter, Lindsey (David) Fincher of Marion, Iowa; granddaughter, Jess (Cody) Mitchell of Cedar Rapids; great-grandson, Knox Mitchell of Cedar Rapids; siblings, Linda Ollof, of Cedar Rapids, Richard Smith of Marion, Deborah Hilleshiem of Palo, Brenda (Mike) French of Shellsburg, Laura (Dan) Shakespeare of Fairfax, and Steven (Shannon) Hilleshiem of California; and significant other, John Creswell.
She was preceded in death by her father Roger Smith and her husband, Louie Brundidge.
When I must leave you for a little while
Please do not grieve and shed wild tears
and hug your sorrow to you through the years,
But start out bravely with a gallant smile;
And for my sake and in my name
live on and do all things the same,
Feed not your loneliness on empty days,
But fill each waking hour in useful ways,
Reach out your hand in comfort and in cheer
and I in turn will comfort you and hold you near;
And never, never be afraid to die,
For I am waiting for you in the sky.
- Helen Steiner Rice
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