Obituary of Nona V. Osborne

Nona V. Osborne, 89, of 815 Newland Ave., passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at home. She was born June 30, 1925 in Rochester, NY a daughter of the late Theodore and Doris Johnson Vimmerstedt. A lifelong area resident, she graduated from Jamestown High School in 1943 and was also a graduate of SUNY at Albany. Nona was a teacher at Jamestown Business College, Clymer, Mayville, and Panama schools. She was a home teacher for the Jamestown Public Schools and in earlier years was also a secretary for the Jamestown Expos. She was a member of the Zion Covenant Church. She was on the Board of the Christmas Friendship Fund and was a member of the League of Women Voters. She loved her family deeply. She enjoyed bowling and playing solitaire. Nona is survived by a daughter, Christine (James) Schnars, two sons; Theodore W. (Ada) Osborne and Andrew J. Osborne; six grandchildren: James Schnars, Kelly (Jon) Pittorf, Bonnie Schnars, John (Michele) Schnars, Alex and Erika Osborne; seven great grandchildren: Emma, Genevieve, Violet, William, John Jr., Margaret, and Hadley; a brother, John (Mary) Vimmerstedt; and a sister, Judy (John) Morrell. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer "Bud" Osborne, whom she married June 16, 1947 and who died April 1, 1978. The funeral will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday in the Lind Funeral Home. The Rev. Rick Miller will officiate. Burial will be in Lake View Cemetery Friends will be received from 6-8 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Zion Covenant Church, 520 Fairmount Ave., WE, Jamestown, NY 14701