John E Osborne
Born: April 24th, 1938
Died: August 20th, 2018
Obituary
John E. Osborne, 80, of West Burlington, died at 4:50 p.m. Monday, August 20, 2018, at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City.
Born April 24, 1938, in Burlington, Iowa, he was the son of William Harold and Margaret Marie (Fitzgerald) Osborne. On September 29, 1956, he married Carolyn K. Peterson in Burlington, IA.
John graduated from BHS in 1956. John started his career as a tool & die maker by trade. He worked in management positions for Coppes-Murray in Burlington, Caterpillar in Mt. Joy, Iowa and finished his career retiring from Burlington Northern Railroad in West Burlington.
John enjoyed serving as a volunteer fireman for many years in Blue Grass, IA. He was a past member of the Moose Lodge #579, coached sports for his children and was an avid Hawkeye, Green Bay Packer and Nascar fan.
John was a loving and devoted husband, father, son, grandfather, brother, uncle & friend. He has filled our lives with joy and will be missed by so many.
Survivors include his wife Carolyn of 62 years; two daughters; Dawn (Junior) Sweeney of Blue Springs, MO, Angela (Brent) Hicks of Celina, Texas; one son; Darl (Diane) Osborne of Davenport, Iowa: six grandchildren; Brent, Theresa, Dustin, Danielle, Darrin "Biggie Boy", Taylor "TJ"; Seven Great-grandchildren; Evelyn, Ava, Vincent, Joey, Elena, Chris Jr., Marcus; two brothers; William Jr. and James of Burlington.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two Brothers; Richard, Robert and one sister Shirley.
A memorial has been established for West Burlington Fire Department training program.