Calvin Monroe Osborne

Calvin Monroe Osborne

Calvin Monroe Osborne passed away May 8, 2017 at 1:09 a.m. after a short stay at The Hospice House of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Calvin was born on July 6, 1945 to Calvin Monroe Osborne Sr. and Helen McDannel Osborne in Anchorage, Alaska. Calvin’s mother Helen was one of the first set of twins born in Anchorage in 1914. Helen’s parents John Casey and Mary operated the Twin’s Café and Hotel in downtown Anchorage until John’s death in 1930.

Calvin was married to Linda Louise Inman on May 8, 1963 and had four children. Calvin’s beloved wife Linda passed away in 1978, and that’s when Calvin decided to move his family out of Alaska and settle on a small farm in the Copeland area of Bonners Ferry, Idaho.

Calvin was a hard-working man whose working career included work on the Alaska Pipeline, being a gas fitter for Anchorage Natural Gas, an independent long-haul truck driver and owner of Belfair Auto Parts. Calvin worked hard for his family and he enjoyed his play time as well. He was a seasoned fisherman who provided many fish for the family table. There were many wonderful family camping trips to Homer, Alaska. In Idaho, a favorite spot to recreate was Robinson Lake. He loved fishing, camping, picking berries and riding 4 wheelers, motorcycles and snow machines.

Calvin is preceded in death by his wife Linda, son Calvin “Chip” Monroe Osborne III, father Calvin Monroe Osborne Sr., and brother Charlie Osborne.

Calvin is survived by his longtime friend Vicki Blake and his children, daughter Gloria and husband Art Widener of Yakima, Wash., and their children Tyler and Kaprice Widener, Joshua Widener and great-granddaughters Kellynn, Mahri, and Saniyah. Daughter Angela and husband Dan Tucker of Bonners Ferry, their children Skye Tucker, Aubrey and Matthew Worley, Jadin and Thomas Haggett and Zak Dodge-Tucker. Son James Calvin Osborne his daughters Justine Moore, Dani Osborne and great-grandchildren Sam, Isaac and Madelynn. Stepson Jeremy and wife Donna Sherfield of Phoenix, Ariz. and their children Bridgette Beaubien, Mathew and Jonathan Sherfield. His sisters Thelma Sennett of Sequim, Wash. Linda Hood of Anchorage, Alaska and Merla Christiani of Covington, Ga. Nephew Jonathan St Clair of Anchorage, Alaska, and Niece Brenda Root and many other nieces and nephews.

A celebration of life and potluck will be held Saturday June 24, from 1-5 p.m. at Dan and Angela Tucker’s residence at 475 Eagle Crest Road, Moyie Springs, Idaho.