A service for Roy Edwin Osborne, 87, a lifetime Yerington resident, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Yerington Senior Center, 177 Tilson Way.
Mr. Osborne died March 20, 2005, at Washoe Medical Center. He was born May 27, 1917, on a ranch in Yerington to Sydney Phelps and Grace Osborne.
He married Genevia Leora on Nov. 17, 1946.
Mr. Osborne was an electrical engineer. He was a member of the Hall of Fame National P-38 Association.
He read the encyclopedia for fun, and had a quest for knowledge.
He served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II and attended flight school.
Among his survivors are his wife, son, Drew A.; and brother, Earl, all of Yerington; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and numerous extended-family members.
Freitas Rupracht Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
