Dorothy Osburn
Dorothy S. Osburn, 71, Peabody, died April 4, 2002, at Marion Manor nursing home in Marion.
She was a retired bookkeeper and homemaker.
Born May 15, 1930, at Latimer, she was the daughter of Walter Frederick Carl and Emma Stella Caroline (Buethe) Tiede.
She grew up in the Herington community and graduated from Herington High School in the class of 1948.
She married Willie R. Osburn on Dec. 28, 1948, at Herington.
She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church and American Legion Auxiliary, Peabody.
Survivors include her husband, Peabody; son, Gary L. Osburn, Evans, Ga.; daughter, Jeanie Grippin, Great Bend; sisters, Lucille Will of Herington and Sylvia Winchester of Marion; and five grandchildren.
Her parents and two brothers preceded her in death.
Services were held Saturday afternoon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Peabody, with the Rev. Robert Kloth officiating.
Burial was in Prairie Lawn Cemetery, Peabody.
A memorial fund has been established in her name at the church.
