Martha "Marty" Jane Osborn

Martha (Marty) Jane Hart Osborn passed away at Hospice House in Bloomington, Indiana on December 30, 2023, at the age of 89. Marty was born on February 9, 1934 in South Bend, Indiana, to Wilma and Harvey Hart. Graduating from Riley High School in South Bend in 1952, Marty then worked for a bank as an administrative assistant. After a blind date of dinner and dancing, both Marty and her husband-to-be Charles (Chuck) fell in love almost immediately and, after their marriage on September 2, 1962, spent a 60-year honeymoon together. Marty worked for a temporary staffing agency, especially enjoying her time at the WSBT radio station in South Bend. In 1973, the family moved to Frankfort, Indiana, when Chuck became logistics manager for Peter Paul Candy Company. Marty was proud of her front-desk receptionist job at Wesley Manor, a well-known retirement home in Frankfort. When Peter Paul was purchased by Cadbury Schweppes, they relocated to Woodbury, CT. Marty worked as the head receptionist at Peter Paul/Cadbury, and thoroughly enjoyed her time there. Upon Chuck’s retirement in 1989, they returned to Indiana and located in Bloomington, in order to be close to family. Marty and Chuck were longstanding members of St. Mark’s United Methodist Church and Unity Center for Spiritual Living. Marty enjoyed reading, nature and college basketball and football, especially I.U., Notre Dame and Purdue. When their four children were young, the family enjoyed camping and vacationing in Michigan and the Upper peninsula. Marty loved to do crossword puzzles, and took some creative writing classes, writing short stories and journal essays. Both Marty and Chuck were avid pet lovers, with their dogs Buddy and then Bella, who traveled everywhere with them. Their true joy was a drive in the country surrounding Bloomington, a short day trip or a picnic lunch in Brown County State Park. Marty is preceded in death by her husband Chuck, her mother Wilma, her father Harvey, a sister Virginia, brother-in-law Ted, brother Robert and sister-in-law Paula. She is survived by her three sons, Jon, Steven (Beth) and David (Debbie), and her daughter Nancy, as well as nieces Cynthia, Susan, Mary and Beth; grandchildren, Shannon, Rebecca, Suzanne, Kathryn, Charles and Jeremy; great-grandson Anthony; and great-granddaughter Charlotte. There will be a public visitation on January 30, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at Allen Funeral Home, 4155 South Old State Road 37, Bloomington, Indiana, with a Celebration of Life service to follow at 1:00 p.m. Online condolences, photos and memories may be shared with family and friends at www.allencares.com. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to one of the following charities: Alzheimer’s Association https://www.alz.org/ Dementia Society of America https://www.dementiasociety.org/ Trilogy Health Services Foundation https://thetrilogyfoundation.org/ Monroe County Humane Association https://www.monroehumane.org/

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Martha "Marty" Jane Osborn

February 9, 1934 - December 30, 2023