Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Osborne, Stanley Gene 2009 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Marilyn Ransom mlnransom@chartermi.net July 15, 2013, 6:55 pm The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, March 26, 2009 Stanley Gene Osborne, age 82, of rural Hubbardston, MI passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at St. Lawrence Hospice House in Lansing. He was born January 20, 1927 in Matherton, MI to Frank and Iva (Fenn) Osborne. He married Frances Newell on May 28, 1949 at the Methodist Church in Matherton. Stanley graduated from Maple Rapids High School. He served his country in the U.S. Army from 1945 to 1947. He worked for many years as a welder for General Motors in Lansing. He was a member of the Tuscan Masonic Lodge 178 and the American Legion Post 182 in Hubbardston. He loved horseback riding, and was a member of the Michigan Trail Riders Association since 1970. He also enjoyed dancing and making maple syrup. Surviving are two sons, Michael (Mary) Osborne of Cedar Springs, MI, Gary Osborne of Muir; one daughter, Patricia (Tom) Dixon of Marietta, GA; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and one sister, Betty (Bill) Buchanan of Lake Havasa City, AZ. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Frances on January 25, 2002; three brothers and two sisters. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 28, 2009 at 11:00am at the Lux and Schepp Funeral Home in Carson City, with Pastor Ried Martin officiating. Visitation will be held Friday, March 27th, from 2-4 and 6-8pm at the funeral home. Interment will be in East Plains Cemetery, Matherton. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Michigan Trail Riders Youth Fund. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/o/osborne21636nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb