Carolyn Kay Osborne, 82, of West Burlington, died Monday, June 12, 2023, at the Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House in West Burlington.
Born Aug. 26, 1940 in Burlington, she was the daughter of Harry Otto and Viola Knoll Peterson. She married John Osborne on Sept. 29, 1956 in Burlington. He died Aug. 20, 2018.
Carolyn worked with the United States Post Office in Blue Grass, Iowa and Rock Island, Illinois, Bendix in Davenport, Iowa and in her early years she worked for Sylvania and Wicks N Sticks.
She was of the Lutheran faith.
She enjoyed spending time with her family, crafting, crosswords, traveling with her husband, participating in mail order contests, watching soap operas and playing games on her Ipad.
Carolyn is survived by her three children; Dawn (Bill Jr.) Sweeney of Blue Springs, Mo., Angela (Brent) Hicks of Melissa, Texas and Darl (Diane) Osborne of Davenport; six grandchildren, Brent, Theresa, Dustin, Danielle, Darrin “Biggie Boy” and Taylor “T.J”; nine great-grandchildren, Evelyn, Ava, Vincent, Maya, Joey, Elena, Chris Jr., Marcus and Amir all of which she loved dearly; four siblings, Connie Creighton, Larry Peterson, Ronnie Peterson and Brenda Smith all of Burlington and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband John and four sisters and one brother.
The funeral service for Mrs. Osborne will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 15 at Lunning Chapel. Interment will be held in Aspen Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends for one hour prior to the funeral service.
A memorial has been established for the Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House.