OKEENE - The funeral for Leonard Jay Osmus, 73, will be 10:30 a.m. today at Okeene Methodist Church. The Rev. Travis Hopper will officiate. Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. Arrangements are by Wilkinson Mortuary. He was born May 27, 1927, at Okeene to Conrad and Elsie Nusz Osmus and died Tuesday, May 15, 2001. He attended Spring Valley Grade School and graduated Okeene High School in 1945. After graduation, he was drafted into the Army. Upon his discharge, he returned to Okeene. In 1950, he enlisted in the Air Force and was stationed at Vance Air Force Base. He continued to work at Vance after his discharge until his retirement in 1989. He married Lena Nusz, April 15, 1954 at Okeene. They made their home in Enid following his retirement. Surviving are his wife, Lena of the home; one son, Mark Osmus of Memphis, Tennessee; one sister, Dorothy Laubach of Okeene; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three brothers. As printed in the "ENID NEWS & EAGLE", Friday May 18, 2001, Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma.
Leonard Jay Osmus was known by the nickname "BOMBER" which he received while attending an outdoor high school football game that his son Mark was playing in. During the game, an airplane flew low overhead and Leonard stood up among the crowd, pointing to the plane, and exclaimed "BOMBER". From that point on, all his friends called him "BOMBER".