Feb 5, 1927 – Jul 5, 2015
Age 88. Born in Kennard, NE, the eldest of two daughters of the late Roy and Goldie (Svendgaard) Follen of Blair. Delores graduated from Blair High School and worked for the Blair Telephone Company. On July 31, 1944, she married Delbert Osborne, meat cutter at the Blair Safeway store, whom she met at the Blair July 4th celebration. In 1960, after 15 years in Maryville, MO, Safeway transferred Del to Omaha. After the move, Delores worked at former Brandeis Department Store, Westgate Drug, and Western Electric. After their semi-retirement in 1985, Del and Delores moved to Costa Mesa, CA, where they managed a senior mobile home park. They returned to Omaha in 1991. After suffering a stroke in Nov. 2011, Delores spent her remaining years at Brookestone Meadows in Elkhorn. Preceded in death by Del, her husband of 67 years, and daughter, Susan Petersen; survived by sons Dennis (Jeanne) Osborne, Newport Beach, CA and David, Falls Church, VA; sister, Phyllis Sully, Las Vegas, NV; 5 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Memorial Service Friday (9/4/15) 10:30 AM at Brookestone Meadows 600 Brookestone Meadows Plaza Elkhorn, NE.
Since our mother (Elizabeth Svendgaard Andersen) was an aunt to Delores and Phyllis, we young girls, in the same age category, spent many hours playing together on the farms. There were many places young girls could run and play and have fun together while our parents visited. Our farm was sold in 1935 and we moved to Blair where we continued to enjoy good times with all of our Svendgaard cousins. Our Andersen family moved to San Fernando, CA in 1937 where Dad farmed an English Walnut Ranch. We later moved to Los Angeles and Burbank. Delores and Del, along with Dennis, Jeanne and their young son, visited our mofher and all of Mom’s family a number of times. Clair and I are saddened to learn of the death of our dear cousin and friend. Vivian A. Ogren, Graham, WA