Linda Osborne
MORTON - Linda L. Osborne, 79, of Morton passed away on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, at Carle Health-Methodist Hospital in Peoria.
She was born on October 5, 1944, in Des Moines, Iowa, to George and Helen (Mardis) Nichols. Linda married Ronald Osborne on June 23, 1997, in Washington, Ill.
Surviving are her husband, Ron of Morton; sons, Vince (Dawn) Silverthorn of Morton, Daniel (Candice) Silverthorn of Oquawka, Ill., Randy (Kathy) Osborne of Mapleton, Ill., Keith (Yvonne) Osborne of Butler City, Fla., and Chris (Deanna) Osborne of Chillicothe; 13 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Linda was preceded in death by twin sons, Troy and Todd Osborne.
Linda worked as a bookkeeper at several local businesses.
She loved and enjoyed her family and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Linda was a member of New Life Christian Church in Morton, where a funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 12, 2023. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:45 a.m., prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Peoria.
Memorials may be made to the Salvation Army. Knapp-Johnson Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Morton is handling arrangements.
To leave an online condolence for the family or to view Linda’s tribute video, visit www.knappjohnson.com.
Shore Acres is the largest and most popular park in the Chillicothe Park District. Administrators created a master plan for improving the property in 2018. First on the list were renovations to the clubhouse, and in subsequent years tennis and pickleball courts were added and parking lots were renovated. In 2022 administrators applied for a grant from the state of Illinois; in March of this year it was awarded.
The $600,000 Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Grant will be combined with money contributed by the Chillicothe Park District to fund the $2.1 million project. As part of the fundraising effort, the Chillicothe Parks Foundations was established to help raise $100,000 to support the project.
While developing the project and subsequent fundraising effort, administrators adopted “Play for All” as the project's slogan, highlighting the goal of creating a park that can be enjoyed by everyone, said Yates.
“It's an older park, it's been around for quite a while, and ADA wasn't a thought in the '30s and '40s and '50s when a lot of this stuff was developed,” he said. “We are making changes and, moving forward, we are focused on getting accessibility to areas of the park that hadn't previously been accessible. The playground, the pavilions, everything we are doing, including renovations to the ball diamond, are promoting accessibility and access for everyone.”
Leslie Renken can be reached at (309) 370-5087 or lrenken@pjstar.com. Follow her on Facebook.com/ leslie.renken.
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Leslie Renken can be reached at (309) 370-5087 or lrenken@pjstar.com. Follow her on Facebook.com/ leslie.renken.