OBITUARY
Cynthia Lee Nord
July 17, 1953 – October 7, 2019
IN THE CARE OF
Alexander Funeral Home-Newburgh Chapel
Cynthia Lee Nord, 66, of Newburgh, IN passed away Monday, October 7, 2019 at St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville. She was born in Mesa, AZ on July 17, 1953 to the late August and Doris Burgdorf.
She graduated from Harrison High School in 1971 and attended classes at USI. She worked for AT&T for several years as a Design Specialist before retiring and turning her talents to her lifetime passion for writing. Cindy was an award-winning author of several successful Historical Romance Novels and was a longtime member of the Romance Writers of America. Cindy and her husband Tom, were history lovers and for many years participated and planned civil war living history events. She was an expert on Victorian ladies’ fashions and the couple were guest lecturers and put on presentations about the civil war era at many libraries and conferences across the country.
Cindy was preceded in death by her parents; brother, William August Burgdorf of Tyler TX.
She is survived by her husband of 26 years Thomas; son, Christopher and his wife Kelly of Broomfield, CO; son, Jeremy of Newburgh, IN; grandchildren, Adrian, Alex and Addison all of Broomfield, CO; brother, Ben J. Burgdorf and his wife Kathy of Evansville, IN; sister-in-law, Nancy Burgdorf of Tyler, TX; brothers-in-law, Terry and Tim Nord and his wife Tammy of Mariah Hill, IN; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services will be held 6:00 p.m. Monday, October 14, 2019 at Alexander Newburgh Chapel officiated by Pastor Mike Claypool with burial in Troy City Cemetery, Troy, IN. Friends may visit 3:00 p.m. until service time on Monday at the funeral home.
Because of Cindy's love of animals and history, memorial contributions may be made to either: It Takes a Village Animal Rescue in Evansville at https://itvrescue.org/donate/ or The American Battlefield Trust or https://www.battlefields.org/give.
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FAMILY
- Thomas Nord Husband
- Christopher Glave (Kelly) Son
- Jeremy Glave Son
- Adrian Glave Grandchild
- Alex Glave Grandchild
- Addison Glave Grandchild
- Ben J. Burgdorf (Kathy) Brother
- Nancy Burgdorf Sister-in-law
- Terry Nord Brother-in-law
- Tim Nord (Tammy) Brother-in-law
- Cindy is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
Past Services
Monday,
October 14, 2019
Visitation
Monday,
October 14, 2019
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