Jana Jeary Osborn, 62, passed away Thursday, June 30, 2022 at Box Butte General Hospital in Alliance.
Cremation has taken place. A celebration of life will be held at the Alliance Berean Church on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. Memorials are suggested to the Grant County Ambulance Fund, the Alliance Berean Church building fund, or TeamMates of Nebraska.
Jana Lynn Jeary was born August 13, 1959 in Alliance, Nebraska, the fourth of five children of Edward B. "Ted" and Sharon (Henderson) Jeary. She grew up on the family ranch, north of Hyannis, adopting every kangaroo mouse and baby rabbit she found and enjoying the family’s pet skunk and raccoons. She attended Red Mill rural elementary school and graduated from Hyannis High School in 1977. She learned to sew in 4-H and was especially proud of the prom dresses she made, modeled, and recently rediscovered. She attended the University of Idaho in Moscow, ID, and then graduated from Kearney State College in 1982. Her work life included jobs in Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico, before returning to Alliance, working at Box Butte Development Corporation, Coordinator of TeamMates Mentoring Program, Masonic Temple, and Carhenge. She was gratified by the 20+ years she served on the board of the Western Nebraska Resources Council.
When Tessa and Taylor were growing up, she enjoyed attending all of their school and sporting activities. She was a big Husker fan and enjoyed anything related to Southwestern or Native American culture. In recent years, she relocated to Mesa, AZ, and enjoyed playing cards and eating out with the many great friends she made at Fountain of the Sun. When she couldn’t golf herself, she enjoyed riding in the golf cart watching Tessa, Quinton, and Taylor golf. When her health failed, she never gave up looking for treatments and keeping a positive attitude. In the past 3 months, she was able to spend time with her new grandson Macaulay, who brought her an abundance of joy and laughter.
She enjoyed being involved with her church family both in Alliance, NE and Mesa, AZ. Her faith, determination, and strength in Jesus were what kept her going through every obstacle that was thrown her way.
She is survived by her daughter, Tessa (Quinton) Walker and grandson Macaulay Walker of Alliance, her son, Taylor Benson of Sidney; her father, Ted Jeary of Blair; her husband, Matt Osborn of Alliance; siblings, Joyce Dohse of Scottsbluff, Jean Parker of Gordon, Joan Pruitt of Wichita Falls, TX, and Clark Jeary of Hyannis; nieces and nephews, Cody (Sarah) Pruitt, Dani Pruitt, and Skylar Dohse; her mother-in-law, Lois Osborn; and sister-in-law, Sethyne Gavin. She was preceded in death by her mother and step-father Sharon and Dick Peters, step-mother Shelia Jeary, brother-in-law Howard Parker, grandparents Rosella (Grouns) and Floyd Henderson and Mary (Minor) and Clark Jeary; and her father-in-law, Dean Osborn.