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MERRILL OSBORN
WILLSHIRE — Merrill J. "Doc" Osborn, D.O., 99, died March 10, 2015.
His wife, Carolyn Osborn, survives in Willshire.
Dr. Osborn enjoyed flying his private airplane. In 1952, he converted his barn haymow into a full-size basketball court for many generations of children to play basketball. In 1954, he started the Farm Baseball League in Willshire, where he was very successful for many years.
Survivors also include two daughters, M. Deanne (John) Taylor, of Austin, Texas, and Deborah O. (Dan) Schmidt, of Willshire; and two sons, M. Dean (Joann) Osborn, of Cincinnati, and Daryl E. (Candace) Osborn, DVM, of Wapakoneta.
He was preceded in death by a son, R.C. Duane Osborn; a granddaughter, Amy Osborn; a stepdaughter, Melinda Shinn; and two sisters, his twin Martha Swartz, and Ruth Toluba.
Services will begin at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur, Indiana. Military rites will be conducted by American Legion Post 207 Color Guard.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 5 to 8 p.m. today and one hour prior to services Saturday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Gideon's International.
Condolences may be expressed at zwickjahn.com.
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Vicki Lehman
March 18, 2015
To Carolyn & all of the Osborn family...We send our sympathy to you all. What a fabulous doctor "Doc" was...and what a wonderful " boss" he was. We worked hard, but learned so much! What a great experience. I am so thankful for the years working together, and also for the last fun visit together at the Pizza Hut in Berne! Love to all the family, Vicki (Neuenschwander) & Winston Lehman. We are in Florida, sorry to have missed the service
Lilburn & Sharon Cummins
March 13, 2015
Daryl and Candy
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and the family. What a good long life he lived.We always enjoyed visiting with him at Bible Study.
Lilburn and Sharon Cummins
Dawn Stetler-Breisch
March 12, 2015
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
March 12, 2015
I will always remember how wonderful Doctor Osborn was to our family. My Father, Rev, O. B. Turner, former Pastor of Pleasant View Baptist Church, Wren, Ohio did not make much money as a Pastor. "Doc" always provided FREE medical services to my family until each one of us graduated from high school. He exhibited the "Love of God" in his heart by the way he helped people. My prayers go out to the family and friends. However, he was a Christian and we know that he is with the Lord. We sill see him again.
Paul Turner
Charlotte, NC
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