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 George Osborn
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[April
15, 2008]
HARTSBURG -- George W. Osborn, 95, of
Hartsburg, died Monday, April 14, 2008, at 1:50 p.m. at Lincoln
Christian Village.
His funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Peter Lutheran
Church in Emden, with the Rev. David L. Hofer and the Rev. Frank
Pieper officiating. Friends and neighbors may call from 4 to 7 p.m.
Wednesday at the church and one hour prior to the service on
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Arrangements are by Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral
Home in Lincoln. Burial will be in Hartsburg Union
Cemetery.
Mr. Osborn retired from farming in Orvil and
Prairie Creek townships. He lived for 69 years on
the rural Hartsburg farm where he began his farming
operation.
He was born July 31, 1912, in Hartsburg to Harry
and Lydia Peplow Osborn. He married Margaret A.
Harmsen on Feb. 24, 1939, in Emden. They had been
married for 65 years when she preceded him in death
on June 14, 2004.
He is survived by two sons, Darrell (and Brenda)
Osborn of Hartsburg and Glenn (and Diane) Osborn of
Lincoln; one sister, Mildred Kaesebier of Lincoln;
11 grandchildren, Darwin (and Jeanne) Runyon of
Peoria Heights, Duane (and Pam) Runyon of Farmer
City, Dale (and Roberta) Runyon of Broadwell, Jobeth
(and Joe) Stanbary of Henry, Janelle (and Norm)
Boesdorfer of Atlanta, Chad (and Stella Kay) Osborn
of Emden, Jason (and Ashley) Osborn of Lincoln,
Heather Osborn of Hartsburg, Carrie Osborn of
Lincoln, Barry Osborn of Emden and Cathie (and
Thomas) Hewes III of Cary; nine great-grandchildren;
and one step-great-grandchild.
He was also preceded in death by one daughter,
Darla Runyon, and one brother, Harold Osborn. |
He was a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church in
Emden and the Lutheran Brotherhood of the church. He
was a member of Emden Kiwanis, a former trustee of
Hartsburg Fire and Rescue, a former Hartsburg school
board member, and a 4-H leader.
He attended Lincoln College.
Memorials may be made to St. Peter Lutheran
Church in Emden or Hartsburg Fire and Rescue.
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