Obituary for Lita Mae (Davis) Osier
Lita Mae (Davis) Osier passed away on November 6, 2019, in Council Bluffs.
Lita was born in Los Angeles, California to Otho and Margaret Davis on April 8, 1935. After the end of World War II, the family moved to Wellington, Kansas, where she graduated from high school.
She attended Texas Christian University for Religious Studies. While there she met Walter R. Grimes. They married in 1953 and had three children. Walter was a minister and the family lived in Denver, Colorado, Des Moines, Iowa and Boone, Iowa. They later divorced and Lita married John Meyer (deceased) and Ron Osier (deceased).
Lita completed her teaching certificate and taught Kindergarten in Pilot Mound, Iowa and later for many years in Norwalk, Iowa, where she had relocated.
After retiring, Lita moved to Council Bluffs to be closer to her children and was an award-winning member of the Iris Society and Red Hat society. She was an active member of the Council Bluffs Senior Center also traveled extensively, visiting Europe, Israel and many parts of the US, including Alaska.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and daughter, Barbara.
She is survived by her sister, Ruth Davis; daughters, Diane (Claes) Jonasson and Deborah (David) Kendall; granddaughters, Elizabeth (David) Weisser, Rachel Kendall and Stephanie Jonasson; and great-grandchildren, Lilly, Drew, and Mia.
The family would like to express our sincere thanks to Bethany Lutheran Home for their extraordinary care of our mother.
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Memorial Service
Saturday
16
Nov
2:00 PM
Cutler-O'Neill Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home & Crematory
545 Willow Avenue
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
Refreshments will follow in the Cutler-O’Neill Community Room.
Memorial Contribution
The family will direct memorials.
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