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Charles Wayne “Chuck” Osborn, 90, of Newton, died Sunday, March 16, 2025. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, March 24, 2025, at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Newton. The family will greet friends from 2-4 p.m., Sunday, March 23, 2025, at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. Memorials in Chuck’s name can be left at the church during the services or at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton. (Please make checks payable to Kevin Osborn or Carrie Soderblom.)
Chuck, the son of William Frederick and Violett (Brown) Osborn, was born February 8, 1935, at home in rural Marshalltown. The family also lived north of Haverhill before moving north of Newton in 1940 to what became their family farm. Chuck attended Malaka #6 country school. Charles was drafted into the US Army, where he served from 1957to 1959 as a water treatment specialist, stationed in Germany. Chuck was united in marriage with Rachael Rollstin on September 22, 1962, in Newton. He worked as a hired man and owned his own spray-painting business and farmed on his family farm. Chuck had a knack for building things from a young age. He was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, the Izaak Walton League, and the Jasper County Farm Bureau. He was a talented craftsman, designing and manufacturing a variety of toys, from farm equipment and Army vehicles to wagons and Jeeps. He also made jewelry out of silver. Chuck also enjoyed buying and restoring old tractors, a hobby he began in the 1970s. He was well known for his bibs and his cinnamon Dentyne gum. Chuck never knew a stranger and was considered by many to be a baby whisperer. He had a presence that calmed children no matter how fussy they were. That same presence was felt by his grandchildren, who were a great joy in his life.
Chuck is survived by his children: Kevin (Christine) Osborn, Carrie Soderblom, and Christina (Chuck) Spangenburg, all of Newton; his grandchildren: Meghan (George) Valdes, Lindsay (Wade) Halverson, Justin (Lisa) Osborn, Jenelle (Nick) Braglia, Chelsea Soderblom, Melissa (Mike) McDonald, Kyle (Jen) Soderblom, Colton Spangenburg, and Kaylee Spangenburg; 18 great-grandchildren; his siblings: Steve (Linda) Osborn, Stanley (Patricia Anthony) Osborn, and Joe (Kathy) Osborn; two sisters-in-law, Catherine Osborn and Nancy LaFrenz; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Rachael; great-granddaughter, Madison Nesbitt; and his siblings: Leona (in infancy), Maxine Osborn, Robert Osborn, John Osborn, Helen Hills, Ramona Russell, Ada Strick, Shirley Hoyla, and James Osborn.