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Obituary for Osborn


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Saturday January 25, 2003

Winston C. Osborn, A/K/A Clare Winston Osborn, a resident of Albuquerque since 1985, died Wednesday, January 22, 2003. She was born December 22, 1917 in Rippey, IA, the daughter of Dr. William S. Osborn and Isabelle Osborn. She is survived by her cousins, Ann Clubine of Ames, IA, Christy Belvin of Amherst, NH, Mary Ann Rader of Pompano Beach, FL, Larry Heileman of Cohasset, MA and Charles B. Larrabee of Albuquerque. Winston Osborn enjoyed a long and distinguished career as a Public Health Nutritionist. She attended St. Theresa College in Winona, MN and earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition. Winston then attended the University of Chicago and the University of Michigan, where she obtained her Master's Degree in Public Health Nutrition. Her career took her to Juneau and Anchorage, AL, where she made frequent trips by dog sled and bush plane to outlying villages. She was also employed in South Dakota, North Carolina and Arizona, before moving to Albuquerque to work for the Department of Health and Human Services in Indian Health Services. Earlier in her life, she was appointed by the U.S. Government and the World Health Organization to work in the country of Trinidad, located in the Caribbean. Winston retired in February 1995 and lived in the Phoenix Apartments before moving to the Las Palomas Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Interment will take place at the Rippey Cemetery in Rippey, IA. French Mortuary 7121 Wyoming Blvd. NE 823-9400


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