Eunice “Euni” Aline (Allen) Osburn, 100, of Sabetha, Kansas died on Monday, February 14, 2022 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.

Euni was born on a farm near Thurston, Nebraska on December 15, 1921, the fourth of thirteen children born to Seth Allen and Mable (Wilson) Allen. She graduated from Emerson High School in Emerson, Nebraska in 1939 and then attended Wayne State Teachers College. She taught in a “one room country school” in Walthill, Nebraska for three years before marrying Rolland “Ossie” Osburn on June 14, 1942 in Yuma, Arizona. Ossie and Euni enjoyed 59 wonderful years of marriage and were blessed with three children.

Throughout Euni and Ossie’s marriage, they lived in San Diego and Long Beach, California, and Thurston, Nebraska. Euni was a homemaker and also, worked 30 years for Bassett School District in California.

Even though she lived in California most of her life, her roots were in the Midwest. Euni enjoyed visiting her family in the Midwest several times a year. In 2017, Euni moved to Sabetha to live with her daughter, Gerry.

Euni came from a "musical family” and Euni was always playing an instrument. She played the guitar and sang with her brothers and sisters in the “Allen Family Band” and they played for dances, bowery's, and even a radio station. There was music at every gathering including the annual family reunions. She was definitely the "queen of karaoke."

Euni was the eternal optimist and there wasn't anything she wouldn't try. She was multi-talented in cooking, sewing, making curtains, upholstering furniture, laying carpet, painting, wallpapering, and even tiling bathroom walls!  In later years, she created “sports memorabilia quilts” from shirts and crocheted water bottle covers out of plastic bags. Euni’s family and friends were her pride and joy. She loved attending as many of their activities as possible and recognized them on their birthdays. She kept up-to-date with current events and adopted sports teams in Kansas which included the Royals, Chiefs, K-State, KU, and the local Sabetha teams.

Euni was preceded in death by her parents, Seth and Mable Allen; her husband, Rolland Osburn; her brothers, John, Donald, Harold, Roy, Dick, Lloyd, and Tom; and her sisters, Doris Moore, June Brown, Patsy Frommer, and Evelyn Allen.

Euni is survived by her two daughters, Gerry Hayden of Sabetha, Kansas and Sherry (Bud) Hayden of Valley Falls, Kansas; her son, Larry (Connie) Osburn of Bend, Oregon; her ten grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; 4 great-great-grandchildren; and one sister, Lois Kientz of Valley Falls, Kansas.

A Celebration of Life service will be held on Saturday, April 30, 2022 at Apple Valley Lane in Ozawkie, Kansas with time of service to be determined. A full obituary appears on the Popkess Mortuary website and online condolences can be left for the family at www.popkessmortuaries.com.