Obituary
On a warm day in July 1924 at Muncie, Indiana, a son was born to Margaret and William Osborne. Howard Samuel Osborne. Howard spent most of his childhood in Muncie. He served in the army during the end of WW2. After returning home, he worked for Eber Refrigeration. Howard had a passion for all things mechanical and chose being a technical engineer as a career. He, his father William and his Uncle Carl spent countless hours working on race cars both in Muncie and Indianapolis.
In 1950, he met Vera Mae Matson and they married in January of 1951. They shared 59 loving years together when Vera passed at their Ocala home in 2010. Howard and Vera had three children, Conni Anne (1952), Mia Lee (1956), and Bruce Leroy (1957).
Howard and family moved to Michigan in June of 1958 there he took a job with Rockwell International where he worked as a Senior Project Engineer for the next 26 years. After he retired, he and Vera moved to Barton Lake, IN where they enjoyed several years of lake life and spending time with family.
Tiring of the cold and for health reasons, Vera and Howard moved to Panama City Beach, Florida and then to Ocala, Florida. In 2010 after Vera’s passing, Howard moved to LaGrange, GA where he spent the next 13 years of his life. During his time in LaGrange he made many friends and became affectionately known as Mr. Howard. His favorite time of the day was lunch. When he walked into his favorite lunch spots he was always greeted with the familiar “Hello, Mr. Howard!”.
Howard lived a long and loved life. He endured more than most could imagine. He is now living his best life in the arms of our Father.
He is survived by his sister Norma Rozelle, children Conni (Michael) Whitten, Mia Osborne-Ng, and Bruce (Michelle) Osborne. Surviving grandchildren Scott Fauer, Leah (Keith) Davis, Mark (Natalie) Vandenabeele, Bryan Osborne, Marissa Osborne, Nicholas Osborne, William B. (Corina) Ng, Joseph (Riley Ream) Ng. 12 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 31, 2023 at 1:00 PM with visitation to take place 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM at Garden View Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Gardens of Memory Cemetery.