Howard Osborne

Howard “Ozzie” Osborne, 79, of Portsmouth, died Saturday, September 03, 2011, in the emergency room at the Southern Ohio Medical Center. Born on June 20, 1932 in Portsmouth, he was a son of the late Ralph Osborne, Sr. and Florence Martin Osborne. Ozzie was a Navy veteran, a retired auto detailer for Glockners, and a member of the Georgetown Masonic Lodge #72 and Valley of Cincinnati Scottish Rite, and a past member of the James Dickey Post of the American Legion. Also preceding him in death was a brother, Harold Osborne, a sister, Dolores Cooper, and a half-sister, Jean Osburn. Surviving are his wife of 58 years, Ethel Barry Osborne, a son, Mike (Liz) Osborne of Portsmouth, a brother, Ralph Osborne, Jr. of Elk City, OK, a sister, MaryAnn Jackson of New Boston, two grandchildren, Jason (Candice) Osborne and Amanda (Joshua) McAlister, five great-grandchildren, Allison, Jaylynne, Chelsey, Joshua, and Aiden, and several nieces and nephews. A Celebration of Life will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday at the Brant Funeral Home in Sciotoville with Rev. Peter Michael officiating. Interment will be in Universal Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Brant’s in Sciotoville from Noon – 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

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