COURTNEY, Phillip Lloyd:
Suddenly at home on Sunday, 25 May 2025 aged 84.
Ex-husband and long-time friend of Janice. Dad of Michael and Kirsty, John and Sunshine, and Daryn (dec). Poppa of six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
In lieu of flowers, a donation to St John Ambulance would be appreciated and can be made online at lighttheway.stjohn.org.nz/o/cambridge
Messages to the ‘Courtney Family’ can be sent c/- Grinter’s Funeral Home, 3 Hallys Lane, Cambridge 3434 or in Phillip’s online tribute book on this page.
A service to celebrate the life of Phillip will be held at the Cambridge Raceway, 1 Taylor Street, Cambridge on Saturday, 7 June at 11.00 am, followed by private cremation.
Grinter's Funeral Home © 2025
9 Messages:
Uncle Phillip, you taught this city girl to ride a horse and milk the cows. Such fond memories of my summers spent in NZ with you and the boys. Rest in peace.
Love and sincere condolences to Janice and all the family x I was very blessed to know Phil at the raceway and his friendship continued after his retirement as did his weekly visits with much thanks to Janice having to bring him down, we loved his chats, humour, and constant advice on the track as he knew best !! x his love for his family was second to none !! My friend your friendship , priceless . Kisses in the sky x
Phillip, much loved brother of Ray (dec), brother-in-law of Jan, and uncle of Kimberly and Arron (dec).
Thanks for the memories Uncle Phil, the farm holiday when Arron and I were little is a treasured favourite, and loved the occasional phone call and visit. Glad you were pretty good with Facebook, it was a great way for us to keep in touch and share our horse pics.
RIP Phillip, you will be missed.
Reunited with Daryn.
Love to Janice, Mike & Kirsty, John & Sunshine, and families.
Jan & Kimberly Courtney and family ❤️
Phillip, much loved brother of Ray (dec), brother-in-law of Jan and uncle of Kimberly and Arron (dec).
Thanks for the memories Uncle Phil, the farm holiday when Arron & I were little is a favourite and loved the occasional phone call and visit but wow, who knew you’d be so up with Facebook 😃 it was a great way to keep in touch and share a horse photo or two.
Reunited with Daryn.
Our love to Janice, Mike & Kirsty, John & Sunshine, and families.
Jan & Kimberly Courtney and family ❤️
Always a good chat and quick wit. It was a pleasure knowing Phil as a neighbour.
Rest easy xx
Condolences to Janice and family, it was a privilege and pleasure to know Phil the short time we did.
Thoughts with you all
Brett & Jess xo
condolences to the family on the passing of Phillip ,great mate to bob and judith .dad still remembers fast repair job on a pa Vauxhall with newspaper bog and large amounts of paint prior to sale of said pristine automobile. laughs about it still today.regards Allan ,Bob Judith Hill.
Phill loved the southisland trip was so much fun lots of laughs .
Great hunters never die
You just look for the next field to gallop over
Will miss you .
have great videos and photos of are hunting trips
Betsy Cassidy
Dear Phil – Always the quiet one but always there for us. – Reunited with Darryn
The “Australian Connection” , Brother Tom, Sister in Law Janet and loving and respectful Nephew Paul and Nieces Tracey, and Ngaire will miss your infrequent F,B posts, always featuring a horse or two nearly, as much as we will miss knowing you are there at the end of the phone.
Rest In Peace dear Phillip, we have such wonderful and fun memories of you.+