Louis Osborne 1858-1942

OSBORNE, BEDELL, BRAUN

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Date: 9/2/2020 at 06:34:12

10 September 1942 - The Anamosa Journal

Funeral service for Louis David Osborne, who died last Thursday, was conducted by Mrs. Adah Toogood, C.S., at the Beam and Miller funeral chapel Sunday at 2 p.m. Burial was in Riverside cemetery.

Casketbearers were William Hale, James E. Remley, Harper Smythe, Roy Lawrence, William J. Fisher, and N. A. Hanson.

Louis David Osborne was born in Cass township in Jones county June 17, 1858, the eldest son of David and Anna Osborne. He was one of a family of seven children who came to Iowa from New England in 1855. As a youth Mr. Osborne attended the Hazel Knoll academy conducted by Mrs. Charles Francis Springer, located at the northeast edge of Anamosa. He also attended the Anamosa high school.

He and his only brother, William Osborne, engaged in the grain business for many years, and were credited with doing the largest annual shipping of these commodities from this part of the country as evidenced by the frequent train loads to the eastern markets.

He was married to Fannie M. Bedell, Anamosa, Oct. 15, 1893.

In later years he engaged in the real estate business and was local assessor for 14 years.

Survivors are his daughter, Genevieve, now Mrs. Arthur Braun, and his granddaughter, Constance.