Lewis Osterbur
He was born Oct. 12, 1931, in Royal, the son of Henry Jr. and Annie Eilers Osterbur.
He was married to Jo Ann on June 30, 1957, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Terre Haute, Ind. She survives.
He is survived by his son, Matthew Osterbur; and special friend, Kelly Crabbe; his daughters, Cindy (Ron) Pridemore and Michelle (Joe) Gue; his sister, Hellen (Ben) Jeffords; his sisters-in-law Helena, Rosa Lee Osterbur and Wanda Bohlen; grandchildren, Rachal (Brad) Roach, Nathan Pridemore and special friend Kristian Aue, Amber Gue, and Kyle Gue and special friend Danielle Fouse.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his son, David Osterbur; his six brothers, Frank, Alvin, Robert, and Herbert Osterbur, William and Bernard Bohlen; and two sisters, Louise Frerichs and Marie Ackerman.
When Lewis was a young man he enjoyed working with his hands on anything mechanical. Even in Lewis' later years he could be found fixing his John Deere mower or his Ford tractor.
Lewis served his country in the Korean War. He was on the front lines for the better part of the war, and was also a recipient of the Purple Heart. He was part of the 7th ID "The Light, Silent, and Deadly."
Upon his return to the States, he got a job at Hyster, where he retired after 42 years as the Quality Control inspector.
He was a longtime member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Danville. Lewis also loved to garden vegetables with his wife and daughters. Above all else, Lewis loved his family, and he will be sorely missed by anyone who was fortunate enough to have known him.
A celebration of Lewis's life will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 16, at Sunset Funeral Home and Cremation Center, A Life Celebration Home, in Danville. A visitation will be held on Monday, Dec. 16, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the funeral home. Please join the Osterbur family in sharing memories, pictures and videos of Lewis's life on his tribute wall at www.sunsetfuneralhome.com.
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