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Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Osier, Thomas S. 'Tom'
Thomas S. “Tom” Osier, 69, of Nashua, died Thursday morning, March 10, 2011, at the Floyd County Medical Center in Charles City. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Monday at Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City. Sister M. Diana Blong, PBVM, pastoral associate of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, will officiate. Inurnment will be at a later date. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday and after 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Thomas Stanley Osier was born Feb. 28, 1942, in rural Marble Rock, the son of Gilbert A. and Bethel Irene (Lines) Osier. He graduated from the Rudd Rockford Marble Rock High School in 1959 and Americana Beauty School in Des Moines. Tom served in the United States Army from 1964 to 1966. In June 1965, he was united in marriage to Mary Freese; they later divorced. He was an instructor at Americana Beauty School in Des Moines. In 1968, they moved to Charles City, where he owned and operated Salon Osier until 1978. Tom then was employed as a car salesman for Bissonnette Chevrolet and Bob Elthon Ford. In 1994, he was united in marriage to Linda (Wilson) McCumber in Las Vegas, Nev.
His interests included golf, fishing, camping and bowling.
Living family members include his wife, Linda Osier of Nashua; two children, Michelle (Tony) Kreimeyer of Greene and Russ (Vicki) Osier of Austin, Minn.; two stepsons, Mark (Rhonda) McCumber of New Hampton and Shawn McCumber of Killian, Texas; seven grandchildren, Madison and Laura Kreimeyer, Drew Osier, Gatlin and Abby McCumber and Zach and Brandon McCumber; one brother, Marty (Donna) Osier of Cedar Rapids; two sisters, Nancy (Beryl) Richards of Aredale and Jeanette (Roger) Ruegnitz of Waukon; mother-in-law, Marlys Howe of Charles City; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents; parents; and a nephew, Alex Ruegnitz.
The Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323, in Charles City, is in charge of arrangements.
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