D. Ross Osborn
September 29, 1925 ~ May 6, 2020
A memorial service for Mr. Osborn will be held at 1:00 p.m. Sunday July 19, 2020 at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran church-Clifty with Pastor Doug Bauman officiating. military honors will be provided by the Bartholomew County Veterans Honor Guard
DeVerle Ross Osborn, age 94, died on May 6, 2020 at Columbus, Indiana. He was born in Leesburg, IN on September 29, 1925. He attended Bourbon Schools from 2nd grade until his high school graduation in 1943. At Bourbon High School he was active in band, basketball and track.
Ross was a Naval Aviation Cadet at the end of WWII, and graduated from Purdue in 1947. He served five years as a Special Agent for the FBI, mostly in NYC. His life insurance career began in NYC as an agent for three years. Then he spent 36 years in sales management in CT, PA, WI and IN. He retired from his general agency in Evansville, IN, in 1991. After 13 years of retirement in Prescott, AZ, Ross moved to Columbus, IN, in 2004. He volunteered for Prison Fellowship, and for Pregnancy Care Center (now known as Clarity).
Mr. Osborn married Edith Germann of South Whitley, IN, in 1948. She died in 1990. They had four children: Brad (Kathy) Osborn of Grand Rapids, MI; Pamela Hartman (John) of Roanoke, VA; Andrea (Randy) Cain of Hope, IN; and Randy (Diane) Osborn of Columbus, OH. He is also survived by eleven grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren, and by a brother, Clark, of Indianapolis. He was preceded in death by his son, Brad; sisters Nina and Evadna, and his second wife, Lillian Felwock Osborn.
Ross was a member of the St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Clifty in Columbus, where a memorial service will be held at a later date, with burial to follow at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Bourbon. Memorial gifts can be made to Clarity at PO Box 2215, Columbus, IN 47202.
While still living in Bourbon, his favorite Bible verse became, “Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all else shall be added unto you”.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home. You are invited to light a virtual candle and send a message of condolence to the Osborn family via the funeral home website: www.jewellrittman.com
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To the family of Ross,
Just to let you all know, I am sorry for your loss. I was able to visit with him last year and we had a good visit. So glad I made the trip. I was Ross’s Administrative Asst for AAL in Evansville, Indiana. I respected him highly. I learned a lot from him under his leadership with the agency. Each year, I helped Ross plan a nice weekend get-away for the agency at Kentucky Lake. It was a mini vacation for my children and they loved it. They still talk about the trip and gifts he would bring to all the children of the representatives. I highly respected your father. He was tough at times but had a good heart. He will be missed.
Kathy Coomer
2500 W. Boonville-New Harmony Rd
Evansville IN 47706
Randy, I am so sorry for the loss of your sweet dad! He was always my buddy. In fact, everyone at Four Seasons loved your dad. We will surely miss him every single day. Know that our prayers are with you and your family. Jacky Stancil
I joined Aid Association for Lutherans in October, 1983, with the Ed Herman Agency in Indianapolis. When that office was closed, those of us in Columbus and Seymour were reassigned to the Osborn Agency in Evansville. That resulted in a 3-4 hour drive each way for meetings, and the concerns of getting to know a whole different General Agent and team.
It all worked well and Ross was a very good boss. We were trained and entertained. He and I bonded rather well. I hated to see him retire, and the Agency changed considerably after that.
After Ross retired to Columbus, I stayed in touch with birthdays, and visited him periodically at Four Seasons. Kathy came up from Evansville for his birthday and we had a good visit.
As part of the Columbus Area Veterans Honor Guard, we are proud to serve families at their times of loss of a fellow veteran. For me, it’s even more special when it’s a family of friends.
My condolences to all of Ross’ family even though he did live a good long life. We always have our memories.
A.C. Reeves