And Off Into The Sunset They Went....
@MommyOfEli2013 (84019)
Rupert, Idaho
October 29, 2023 12:44pm CST
Just a quick update for everyone that's been following these updates the past few weeks.
Both of my grandparents are gone 
I guess they passed away a half an hour apart this morning. I am surprised with how quickly she passed away, she didn't seem as far gone as he was. I should have went in and said a last goodbye before they were taken away but I didn't think I could do it.
My grandma did get her wish for them to ride off into the sunset together after all....
I guess they passed away a half an hour apart this morning. I am surprised with how quickly she passed away, she didn't seem as far gone as he was. I should have went in and said a last goodbye before they were taken away but I didn't think I could do it.
My grandma did get her wish for them to ride off into the sunset together after all....11 people like this
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@MarieCoyle (37559)
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29 Oct 23
I am sure you are all so upset. Even though now they are out of pain, they were a big part of your lives, and will be so missed. They really and truly didn't want to go on without each other. They surely shared a love story.
I hope you and your family can find some peace in knowing they are together. I am just so very sorry, I know you loved them very much.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (84019)
• Rupert, Idaho
30 Oct 23
We are all heartbroken and shocked. Yes, they are what kept this family held together....they were part of it daily and it is just hard to believe we won't see them anymore.
But I am glad they didn't have to go at different times and be apart...
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@MommyOfEli2013 (84019)
• Rupert, Idaho
30 Oct 23
@MarieCoyle Eventually we all will, yes...but when it is your family member you don't want to see them go ever. I was thinking of that movie earlier, when I heard that it happened so close together. Although they were not in the same bed at the time, holding hands....they were still in the same room next to each other.
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@MarieCoyle (37559)
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30 Oct 23
@MommyOfEli2013
Even though we know everyone will eventually pass away at some point, the people left behind who loved the ones that passed are grieving for them. A few days ago, I re-watched ''The Notebook'' and your grandparent's passing so close together made me think of the movie. Together forever, but still tough on those left behind that miss them.
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@RebeccasFarm (89882)
• Arvada, Colorado
29 Oct 23
So sorry as I said in the other discussion..this is devastating to lose both of them at once.
But one thing they surely did truly love one another RIP both.
Big hugs Courtney. Deepest condolences to you and family.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (84019)
• Rupert, Idaho
29 Oct 23
Thank you, I am too. Just still in shock mostly. Never did we think they'd go together like that.
But I guess their love was strong enough to let them go at the same time
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@MommyOfEli2013 (84019)
• Rupert, Idaho
30 Oct 23
I am sorry too, I can't believe they are both gone...
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@kaylachan (69793)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
29 Oct 23
I am not surprised. People who love each other and are close, often pass within hours or minutes of each other. Baring any unfinished business.
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@kaylachan (69793)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
30 Oct 23
@MommyOfEli2013 I know it's crazy, but happens more frequently than most people think. Your grandparents had made peace with there passing and had no unfinished business. If you want to read something crazier, look up the couple who passed five minutes apart, holding hands.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (84019)
• Rupert, Idaho
29 Oct 23
I know my grandpa's parents went within a few months of each other...but just a half hour? It's still just so shocking
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@MommyOfEli2013 (84019)
• Rupert, Idaho
30 Oct 23
@kaylachan that reminds me of the notebook movie
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@Vikingswest1 (6304)
• United States
29 Oct 23
Oh Courtney. I'm so sorry.
I hope you're doing okay.
My sincere condolences to you and yours.
I know it's sad but Grandma got her wish.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (84019)
• Rupert, Idaho
30 Oct 23
I honestly don't know how I am doing, still kind of shocked that they both passed away
Not the wake up call I wanted to get today.
But it is good that she got her wish, and that neither of them have to suffer any longer. I know he never said he was in pain, but I am sure my grandpa was miserable.
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@wolfgirl569 (106358)
• Marion, Ohio
30 Oct 23
@MommyOfEli2013 That is all true. They are together
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@MommyOfEli2013 (84019)
• Rupert, Idaho
30 Oct 23
@wolfgirl569 that's what matters most, they got to go together
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@MommyOfEli2013 (84019)
• Rupert, Idaho
29 Oct 23
Thank you, I am so sorry too...but we are all relieved they don't have to suffer any more and my grandma got to go the way she wanted.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (84019)
• Rupert, Idaho
29 Oct 23
I can't even express how I am feeling. Right now just shocked and numb.
Glad they at least get to be together and not have to spend any time without each other.
Eli I don't think fully understands yet. He knows but doesn't really get it
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@AmbiePam (92788)
• United States
29 Oct 23
@MommyOfEli2013 I wish I could give you a hug. They must have been so special.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (84019)
• Rupert, Idaho
29 Oct 23
@AmbiePam I did get some hugs today, the nurse and my uncle. But hugs are always nice
They were very special
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@jstory07 (139743)
• Roseburg, Oregon
30 Oct 23
At least your grandmother got what she wanted. So sorry for your loss.
@MommyOfEli2013 (84019)
• Rupert, Idaho
31 Oct 23
Yes that is what matters, that she did. Just we all will miss them
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@MommyOfEli2013 (84019)
• Rupert, Idaho
9 Nov 23
Well that is what all of their lives were about, being together...so they passed together, and today they were buried together in the same casket.
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
10 Nov 23
@MommyOfEli2013 That’s a most thoughtful thing to do.I would have never thought of it, but thats perfect. It’s what they would have wanted.
@MommyOfEli2013 (84019)
• Rupert, Idaho
10 Nov 23
@RubyHawk Just seemed fitting for them to be together forever that way
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@spiderdust (14761)
• San Jose, California
29 Oct 23
I am so sorry. I understand how hard it is to say that last goodbye to the body, and there's no shame in deciding you can't do it. I'm so sad for you with those two big losses at once.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (84019)
• Rupert, Idaho
30 Oct 23
By the time we wanted to say our goodbyes, they were both no longer responsive...so it would have been so hard. Was very hard when we were watching my great grandma die, but she was still responding so that we could tell her goodbye and give her a hug and everything.
But yes, losing both of them at once, I still don't know how to process that
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@LindaOHio (178806)
• United States
30 Oct 23
Bittersweet. So often husbands and wives pass close to one another. Sending my condolences to you and the rest of the family.
@LindaOHio (178806)
• United States
31 Oct 23
@MommyOfEli2013 You can never be truly prepared for something like that.
@MommyOfEli2013 (84019)
• Rupert, Idaho
31 Oct 23
@LindaOHio true...but we expected losing grandpa, just not grandma
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@MommyOfEli2013 (84019)
• Rupert, Idaho
31 Oct 23
I never heard of it happening this close, except for in the movie the Notebook. But I guess it is not that surprising that it happens. I am still in shock myself though, because we weren't prepared to lose my grandma this soon. We knew my grandpa had only a few days
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@thislittlepennyearns (62529)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
31 Oct 23
So sorry for your loss.
But that happens, a lot. Where couples that have been in love for that long pass within minutes to hours of each other.
At least there together still/again/I don't know how I would word that.
@MommyOfEli2013 (84019)
• Rupert, Idaho
31 Oct 23
I have heard of it happening, just never that close in time. But they were together for 60+ years. I think my grandma couldn't imagine being without my grandpa, so she gave up on trying to get better. She'd always say the "lets ride off into the sunset" sort of thing.
But yes, that is good that they are still together...even if not here with us.
