Mary Alice Osborne, 87, of Scranton, died Friday, April 17, at Allied Skilled Nursing Center. Her husband of 57 years, the late Edward Osborne, died in 2016.
Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Robert D. and Mildred Orendorff Haas and a member of Immaculate Conception Parish. Mary Alice was a 1957 graduate of Scranton Technical High School, where she made many lifelong friends. She worked as a bookkeeper at Hahnemann Hospital and later for many years in the cafeteria of John J. Audubon Elementary School.
Mary Alice was beautiful, inside and out. Quiet and kind, she extended warmth to everyone she met. She and Ed shared many happy years together, reflected in the notes and letters they exchanged and she kept throughout her life. They also enjoyed many years of travel and friendship with their dear friends Luke and Arlene Gerrity. Mary Alice loved spending time with her family, and looked forward to her morning phone calls with her sister Joan.
Mary Alice's family extends a heartfelt thank you to the staff of Webster Towers for the ten great years she lived there, where she cherished time with her friends and looked forward to pizza and bingo nights. The family also thanks the staff of Allied Skilled Nursing Center and Allied Hospice for their wonderful care and kindness.
A loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, she will be deeply missed by her family and friends.
Also surviving are a son, Ed and wife, Kathy; and a daughter, Joyce Ann Osborne; five grandchildren, Adam Blanken, Shannon Osborne, Matt Lowry, and Steven and Jessica Yarem; six great-grandchildren; a sister, Joan Frantz; a brother-in-law, John Osborne and wife, Patty; as well as many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
She was also preceded in death by a brother, Robert Haas, and two brothers-in-law, Ernest Frantz and Paul Osborne.
The funeral will be Wednesday, April 22, with Mass at 9:30 a.m. at Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, 801 Taylor Ave. Friends may call from 8:30-9:30 a.m., at the church. Interment in St. Catherine's Cemetery will directly follow Mass.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Foundation, 30 Tower Lane, #400, Avon, CT 06001 or cdlsusa.org.
Arrangements are under the care of the Neil W. Regan Funeral Home, Inc. To e-mail condolences, please visit nwrfh.com.