Obituary of Earle Osborne

OSBORNE, Earle, Our dear brother Earle, found his eternal rest at Tucson Medical Center on November 19, 2016 at the age of 67. A native of Arivaca, Arizona, Earle attended the Sopori School, the New Mexico Military Institute, and the University of Arizona, where he graduated with a degree in agriculture. Earle remained an ardent Wildcat and Aggie the rest of his life. Starting his career at Arizona Feeds, he found his calling as a serviceman for the Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc., working for decades out of Animas, New Mexico, and Willcox, Arizona. He ultimately retired in Sunsites (Pearce), Arizona, where he pursued an active lifestyle of golf, fishing, and good neighboring until pain in his knees and hips forced him to reduce his activity level. It was in pursuit of a new set of knees and hips that his heart finally failed him. Earle was blessed to grow up on a working cattle ranch where he enjoyed the cowboy life. Pursuit of an education lead him to other walks of life, but he never lost his love of the countryside, the desert, and the off-work fun they provided him. Earle's ready, boisterous laugh and constant sense of humor added lots of spice to his life and the lives of his family and friends. Earle was also a very private man, never married or had children, but left an extended family of cousins from all over the United States in addition to his mother, siblings, and aunts, and a large group of friends. Earle is survived by his elder sister, Pamela Ruth Osborne; his younger brother, John Edwards (Diana) Osborne and his aunts, Mary Ellen McArthur and Dottie Osborne. His mother, Cara Mae Harvey, passed away when Earle was very young and he was then raised by his father, Earle Dean Osborne (deceased) and his new mother, Helen Edwards Osborne. He is also survived by his niece, Monika (Scott) Harrison, her children, Aden, Reya and Gwenyth and his niece, Valerie Osborne. A Memorial gathering is planned in Arivaca at a potluck on Saturday, January 7, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at the Old Schoolhouse, 17180 W. 4th Street. A Celebration of Life is also planned in Sunsites, Arizona on Saturday, January 14, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at the VFW Post 9977, 114 Ford Road, Pearce, Arizona 85625. Arrangements by ADAIR FUNERAL HOMES, Dodge Chapel.