Mary Jo Osborn

Moline, Illinois Mary Jo Osborn, 64, of Moline, died Friday, September 3, 2004, in her home. Following cremation, her family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Celebration of Life Chapel at Trimble Funeral and Cremation Center, Moline. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Pathway Hospice. The former Mary Jo Pierce was born January 27, 1940, in Davenport, Iowa, the daughter of Norton R. and Gertrude (McDermand) Pierce. She married Ben E. Thomas in 1959. She later married James M. Osborn in 1984 in Comanche, Iowa. She was employed at Williams-White and Company, Moline, for several years, retiring in 1994. Mary Jo is survived by three children and spouses, Karen and Patrick Liddell of Rockford, and Mark Thomas and Michael and Jill Thomas of Dekalb; step-children, Jeff and Jennifer Osborn of Moline, Dawn Osborn of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Debbie Sheil of Payson, Arizona; five grandchildren; a brother and sister-in-law, Richard N. and Janice Pierce of Moline; and a nephew, Kevin Pierce of Moline. She was preceded in death by her husband, James, and a son, Craig Thomas. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.TrimbleFuneralHomes.com. END OF OBITUARY