Richard Allen Osing

Born in Springfield, Illinois on January 15, 1933
Departed on January 25, 2007. Resided in Cedar Rapids, IA.

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Richard Allen Osing, 74, of 2117 Greenwood Drive SE, died at Mercy Medical Center, Thursday, January 25, 2007, following a 2nd stroke. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Christ Episcopal Church by the Rt. Rev. Alan Scarfe, Bishop of the Diocese of Iowa and Rev. Dr.William Pugliese. Private family inurnment: Christ Episcopal Columbarium. Friends may call at Cedar Memorial Grant Wood Chapel from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday and after 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church.

Survivors include his wife, Joanne of 29 years; his children, Mark Osing Jan Willer of Chicago, IL, Matt Osing of Iowa City, Mary Dan Welch of Portland, OR, Steve Molly Fairchild of Cedar Rapids, and Anne Fairchild of Kennesaw, GA; 5 grandchildren, Owen Welch, Mackenna and Tucker Scofield, Kayle and Gabriel Fairchild; 2 brothers, Gordon MJ Osing of Hernando, MS, Gary Beverly Osing of Germantown, TN,; and his sister, Rosemary Yount of Mays Landing, NJ.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Rudolph and Madelene Osing and a brother, Robert Osing.

Richard was born on January 15, 1933 in Springfield, IL. He received his B.A. Degree in 1955 and his M.Div. Degree in 1958 from Concordia College in St. Louis, MO. Richard served as a Parish Minister in Denver, CO, Aurora, IL, Cedar Rapids, Anamosa and Cedar Falls. He also was the Executive Director for Foundation II and Linn County Council on Aging, both in Cedar Rapids. Richard was in Private Practice in Marriage and Family Counseling at the Neuro-Psychiatric Clinic in Iowa City. He published two books How To Love and Be Loved: Establishing and Maintaining Intimacy in 1992 and Love and Marriage At Midlife: Building and Rebuilding Relationships At Midlife in 1998.

Richard was very involved in the community. He was an Associate Member of the Westar Institute, home of THE JESUS SEMINAR, a research project that has been conducting the search for the Historical Jesus since 1985. Locally he was active in the Inter-Religious Council, Children of Abraham, and the Jewish-Christian Dialog. He was most recently engaged in the study of Christianity and Judaism in the first century of the Common Era, the early origins of Christianity and the rise of the New Testament Canon.

Dick's love of cooking and baking began at an early age. He spent a summer during college cooking for the crew of the Gulf, Mobile, and Ohio Railroad. He spent many hours baking bread, often with his grandchildren. Dick was a connoisseur of fine wines and looked forward to sampling his wine of the month. His passion was always books. He read voraciously and shared that passion with his children and grandchildren. He traveled extensively. He and Joanne traveled to many countries as well as in the US. He loved the time they spent in the condo in Dillon, CO.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established.

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