Dick Osborn (1978)
OSBORN, ALLEN, BEDWELL, FORD, KINGERY
Posted By: Treva Patterson (email)
Date: 11/28/2006 at 20:53:05
Winterset Madisonian
1978Dick Osborn Died Thursday
Funeral services were conducted Sunday, Oct. 22, at 2:30 p.m. from the Earlham Church of Christ for Dick Osborn, 65, of Earlham. He died Thursday, Oct. 19, 1978, at Memorial Hospital in Winterset.
Mr. Osborn was the son of Lawrence and Cecil Allen Osborn, and was born July 30, 1913 in Clarke County, Iowa. He was a 1931 graduated of Winterset High School. During World War II he worked on construction of the Alcan Highway and Ladd Air Field in Fairbanks, Alaska.
On January 29, 1936, Mr. Osborn was married to Beulah Bedwell at Hanley, Iowa. They moved to Earlham in 1945 when he began work at the Earlham grocery store. Mr. and Mrs. Osborn later purchased the store and operated it until their retirement in October, 1974.
Mr. Osborn's survivors include his wife, Beulah; two children, Allan of Harvard, Neb. and Billie Jo Ford of Organ, N. M.; four grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Maxine Kingery of Winterset. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Leo.
Mr. Osborn was a member of the Earlham Church of Christ, the Earlham Business Association, the Madison Lodge No. 568 A.F & A.M. of Earlham, the Des Moines Consistory and the Za-Ga-Zig Shrine of Des Moines.
Officiating at Sunday's service was Pastor Bernard Zylstra. Interment was made at the Winterset Cemetery with Masonic graveside rites.
--------------------Earlham Echo – November 2, 1978
Obituary
Richard Lawrence “Dick” Osborn, the son of Lawrence and Cecil Allen Osborn, was born July 30, 1913 in Clarke County, Iowa. He passed away suddenly Thursday, October 19, 1978 at the Madison County Memorial hospital in Winterset.
Dick started working for the United Food Stores at Winterset in 1929 and graduated from Winterset high school in 1931. During World War II Dick took two years leave from his work to help with the construction of the Alcan Highway and Ladd Air Field in Fairbanks, Alaska.
January 29, 1936, Dick was married to Beulah Bedwell at Hanley, Iowa. In 1945 they moved to Earlham when Dick began his work at the Earlham grocery store. He and Beulah later purchased the store and operated it until their retirement in October of 1974.
Dick is survived by his wife Beulah, their two children Allan of Harvard, Nebraska and Billie Jo Ford of Organ, New Mexico, along with four grandchildren: Michael, Mark, Dale and Rebecka. He is also survived by his sister, Mrs. Maxine Kingery of Winterset. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother Leo.
Dick’s life was also shared by his memberships in the Earlham Church of Christ, Earlham Business Association, the Madison Lodge No. 568 A.F. & A.M. of Earlham, the Des Moines Consistory, and the Za-Ga-Zig Shrine of Des Moines.
Funeral services were held at the Earlham Church of Christ on October 22 with Pastor Bernard Zylstra officiating.
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