Cindy Crawford mourns the loss of her grandmother Ramona with a heartfelt post toasting to ‘a life well lived’
Cindy Crawford is mourning the loss of her grandmother Ramona Crawford.
The 55-year-old supermodel took to Instagram with a beautiful series of photos from a few years ago and a heartfelt post honoring her grandma’s life.
She noted that Ramona had a ‘loving and meaningful life’ before toasting to ‘a life well lived’ as she said goodbye to the matriarch on social media.
Somber: Cindy Crawford is mourning the loss of her grandmother Ramona Crawford
Cindy shared a throwback when she proudly posed alongside her grandmother for a Mother’s Day photo shoot from 2018.
‘Saying goodbye to my beautiful grandmother Ramona Crawford today. She had a long and meaningful life,’ she captioned a series of photos. ‘She was one of eight sisters to popcorn farmers in Minnesota — my great grandparents Frank and Hazel Hemingway.
‘She made the best grilled cheese sandwiches on her electric skittle and always had our favorite chocolate chip cookies in a Folgers coffee can in the freezer. She was a wonderful daughter, wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother.
![Cindy shared a throwback when she proudly posed alongside her grandmother, Nanny, and her mom Jenny for a Mother's Day photo shoot from 2018.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/04/25/22/42203504-0-image-a-34_1619384453366.jpg)
Cindy shared a throwback when she proudly posed alongside her grandmother, Nanny, and her mom Jenny for a Mother’s Day photo shoot from 2018.
![Helping hands: The 55-year-old supermodel took to Instagram with a beautiful series of photos from a few years ago and a heartfelt post honoring her grandma's life](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/04/25/22/42203058-0-image-a-35_1619384591501.jpg)
Helping hands: The 55-year-old supermodel took to Instagram with a beautiful series of photos from a few years ago and a heartfelt post honoring her grandma’s life
‘On our last trip together, she came with me to Europe on my ancestor trip for “Who Do You Think You Are?” She and I made up a drink we called the Whisper— vodka with just a “whisper” of cranberry juice.
‘Ramona… I am raising a glass to you today on a life well lived. You are loved and will be missed. I love you!’
On an episode of Who Do You Think You Are in 2013, Cindy traveled back to England to trace her ancestry and found out she was a descendant of Charlemagne.
!['On our last trip together, she came with me to Europe on my ancestor trip for "Who Do You Think You Are?" She and I made up a drink we called the Whisper— vodka with just a "whisper" of cranberry juice.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/04/25/22/42203060-0-image-a-36_1619384622025.jpg)
‘On our last trip together, she came with me to Europe on my ancestor trip for “Who Do You Think You Are?” She and I made up a drink we called the Whisper— vodka with just a “whisper” of cranberry juice.
![Cindy's 21-year-old son, Presley Gerber, also honored his great-grandmother as he shared his mother's post on Instagram.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/04/25/21/42203506-0-image-a-32_1619384310922.jpg)
Cindy’s 21-year-old son, Presley Gerber, also honored his great-grandmother as he shared his mother’s post on Instagram.
Cindy’s 21-year-old son, Presley Gerber, also honored his great-grandmother as he shared his mother’s post on Instagram.
‘Bye grandma ‘mona,’ he wrote with a few peaceful flying dove emojis. ‘Till we meet again … I hope you have a good journey.’
Cindy’s roster of celebrity friends paid their respects to her grandmother, with Christy Turlington nothing ‘she sounds like an amazing woman.’
Linda Evangelista wrote: ‘So sorry for your loss Cindy. My condolences to you and your family. Sending love.’