Donald W. Osborn

Donald William Osborn Longtime Grosse Pointe resident Donald William Osborn, 84, died Friday, May 15, 2015. A 1949 graduate of Grosse Pointe High School, he attended Alma College where, in 1950, he met Joyce Emke, whom he married in 1953. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1952 to 1956, stationed in Gallup, N.M. and St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. After military service, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wayne State University. Mr. Osborn was a purchasing agent for Ex-cel-o Corp. and then a partner and vice president of Ultimate Precision company in Madison Heights, from which he retired. Mr. Osborn loved spending time with his family and friends. He liked to travel, swim, garden, golf, sing and sail. He was a member of St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in Grosse Pointe Farms, the Grosse Pointe Senior Men's Club and Bayview Yacht Club. He also was a former member of the Grosse Pointe Community Choir. Mr. Osborn is survived by Joyce, his wife of 61 years; children, Lisa Montague (Chris), Mark Osborn (Susan), Donna Wait (Greg) and Julia Cosgrove (Steve); grandchildren, Laura Dingfield (Mark), Jon Montague (Katie), Stephen and Benjamin Montague, Geoffrey, Megan and Lydia Wait, Blake, Jack and Sarah Osborn and Olivia, Isabel and Payton Cosgrove; and great-grandchild, Ellis Dingfield. He was predeceased by his parents, Harold and Esther Osborn. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, May 29, at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, 375 Lothrop, Grosse Pointe Farms. Visitation begins at 10 a.m. at the church. Donations may be made to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, 208 S. LaSalle St., Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60604-1242.

Funeral Home:

A. H. Peters Funeral Home of Grosse Pointe

20705 Mack Avenue

Grosse Pointe Woods, MI

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