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Obituary for William Ellsworth Osborne

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William Ellsworth Osborne, age 86, died June 17, 2015 at Skagit Valley Hospital, Mt. Vernon. He was born May 8, 1929 in Jackson, Ohio to David and Birdie Osborne. Bill was raised on a small country farm in Jackson. At the age of 16, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and he was compelled to service his country. Lying about his age, Bill enlisted in the Army Air Corps. When the Japanese surrendered, he was sent to Japan as part of the occupational forces and was assigned as a train conductor.
After three years of service, Bill became a part of the transition from the Army Air Corps to the U.S. Air Force, where he remained for more than 20 years. He was married to his first wife Donna in 1949 and from that marriage, two daughters were born, Nadada and Cynthia. His marraige to Donna lasted until 1975.

The Air Force took him from Japan to Morocco, Labrador, California, West Virginia, Alaska and Mississippi, where he retired. He returned to Alaska, where he began a second career as an electrician for the Alaska Railroad in Anchorage.

Bill left Anchorage and moved to Escondido, CA, where he began a new career with Federal Civil Service. He was married to Helen Woodward in 1977 in Oceanside, CA. The government moved him to Colorado Springs, CO. and then on to Tucson, where he retired in 1992 for a second time. In 2014, Bill and Helen moved to Oak Harbor to be with family.

Bill loved trains, Louis L Amor novels, traveling and the train ride through the Verde Canyon. He was a handsome man and a great story teller, reminiscing about his youth and his military service. He loved to laugh, but most of all he loved his family and he loved his wife Helen.

Bill is survived by his wife Helen, by two daughters Nadada Mascorella and husband William of Oak Harbor and Cynthia Cogdell and husband Chuck of Tooele, UT, one brother Lowell Osborne of Springfield, OH and one sister Helen Hill of Desert Springs, CA. Seven grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren also survive.

Funeral services for William Osborne will be held 2:00pm, Friday, June 26, 2015 at Wallin Funeral Home, Oak Harbor with Gary Wallin as Life Celebrant. Military honors will follow under the auspices of the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard. Viewing will be held at Wallin Funeral Home from 9am to 1pm and immediately following the services. Cremation will follow with private family interment.

Please visit Bill’s page in the Book of Memories at www.wallinfuneralchapel.com to share memories and condolences. Arrangements are entrusted to Wallin Funeral Home & Cremation, LLC, Oak Harbor, WA.

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Air Force Good Conduct Medal

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