John Leonard Osborn, Sr

Male 1932 - 2016  (84 years)


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  • Name John Leonard Osborn 
    Suffix Sr 
    Birth 18 Mar 1932  IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • John Leonard Osborn in the Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940
      Name: John Leonard Osborn
      Gender: Male
      Birth Date: 18 Mar 1932
      Birth Place: Freeland Park, Ind., Benton, Indiana, USA
      Registration Year: 1932
      Father: George Albert Osborn
      Mother: Bernice Ethel Drollinger
      Certificate Number: 9289
      Roll Number: 004
      Agency: Indiana State Dept. of Health
      Volume Range: 16 - 20
    Gender Male 
    Death 23 Jul 2016  Danville, Vermilion, IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • John L. Osborn Sr., 85, of Potomac, passed away at 12:27 a.m. Saturday, July 23, 2016, at the VA Illiana Healthcare System, in Danville.

      Mr. Osborn was born on March 18, 1931, in Freeland Park, Indiana, the son of George Albert and Bernice (Drollinger) Osborn. He married Jennie May Sishler on January 17, 1953, in Michigan. She survives.

      He is also survived by two daughters- Diana (David) Larkin of Potomac and Melody (Jerry) Frichtl of Armstrong; six sons- George (Elizabeth) Osborn of Potomac, Jack Osborn Jr. of Potomac, Andrew (Mary) Osborn of Potomac, Charles Osborn of Abilene, Texas, Roger (Barbara) Osborn of Rossville and Robert Osborn of Potomac; one sister- Agnes (Dennis) Seals of Hoopeston; Shirly Osborn of Pawnee, Illinois; 16 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

      He was preceded in death by his parents, five brothers and four sisters.

      Mr. Osborn served in the United States Army from 1948 to 1952, serving during the Korean War. He worked for several years as a farmer. He was a member of the Potomac Church of Christ, Rossville American Legion, lifetime member of DAV and the Korean War Veterans Association. He enjoyed watching TV and movies, doing small engine repair, building model airplanes with his grandchildren and rebuilding an old Army Jeep with his sons.
    Person ID I21878  Drollinger Genealogy
    Last Modified 8 Aug 2021 

    Father George Albert Osborn,   b. 14 Feb 1894, Boswell, Benton, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Dec 1973, Potomac, Vermilion, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Bernice Ethel Drollinger,   b. 20 Aug 1898, Vermilion County, IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jan 1946, Danville, Vermilion, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Family ID F4897  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Jennie May Schilser 
    Family ID F7529  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2016 

    Family 2 Jennie May Schilser 
    Children 
     1. Robert Osborn
     2. Melody Osborn
     3. Dianna Osborn
     4. Roger Osborn
     5. Charles Osborn
     6. Andrew Keith Osborn
     7. John Lafferty Osborn, Jr
     8. George Albert Osborn
    Family ID F17693  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Aug 2021 

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