Visitation from the MacKenzie & McCreath Funeral Home, Ripley on Friday December 29, 2023 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM
A Funeral will be held on Saturday December 30, 2023 at 1 PM from the St. Andrew's United Church, Ripley
Cemetery:
Ripley Cemetery
Cemetery:
Ripley Cemetery
In Memory of
Muriel Ella Osborne
August 7th, 1931 - December 25th, 2023
Place of Death
Wingham & District HospitalObituary
Muriel Ella Osborne, beloved wife of the late Robert S. Osborne, of Ripley, passed away at the Wingham & District Hospital suddenly on Monday December 25, 2023 at age 92. She was born on August 7, 1931 in Kincardine to the late Ella May (McMaster) and Ralph Scott. Dear Mother of Joyce Osborne of Ripley, Joan (Neil) Vincent of Belgrave, Sheila (Garry) Smart of Meaford and Kevin Osborne of Ripley. Also greatly missed by granddaughter Margaret Vincent (Gerald Fess) of Belgrave, sister Norma Hartwick of Ripley, brothers-in-law Doug Wrightson of Port Elgin and Ray Pennington (Liz Stobo) of Teeswater and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Predeceased by granddaughter Shannon Vincent, sister Doreen Wrightson, brother-in-law Allan Hartwick and sisters-in-law Lillian (Duncan) McCallum, Wilda (Bob) Campbell and Donna Pennington.Muriel was born and raised in Kincardine Township. After an eight-year career of teaching in one room schools across Dufferin and Bruce counties, including 2 summers attending summer school sessions at the Toronto Normal School, Muriel became a full time farmer with Robert on the family farm focusing on dairy, then later beef and grains. Farming was a vital part of Muriel’s daily existence even to the end. Muriel was involved in church work (CGIT leadership, charter member of U. C. W., Sunday School teacher and Presbytery representative); 4-H leader; and Jr. Women’s Institute and Junior Farmers. She also supported the Ripley Huron Fall Fair as a committee member and as a parent. In 2018 she received the Award of Merit from the Ripley Agricultural Society. In 2023, she “eagerly bought” a 160th shirt to wear to promote the fair. Her interest in history and sharing stories of the past led her to be the South West Director of the Bruce County Historical Society for approximately 20 years.
Visitation will be held from the MacKenzie & McCreath Funeral Home, Ripley, on Friday December 29, 2023 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM. A funeral service will be conducted at the St. Andrew’s United Church on Saturday December 30, 2023 at 1 PM.
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