EAST MILLINOCKET – Jean V. Osgood, 80, died Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011, at a Millinocket health care facility. She was born Dec. 28, 1930, in Millinocket, daughter of J. Harold and Grace M. (Taylor) Whitehead.
Jean grew up in Millinocket and was raised by her grandmother, Sarah Taylor, from the age of 3. She was a graduate of Stearns High School, class of 1948. Jean worked at Great Northern Paper Co., Millinocket, for six years as confidential secretary to the mill manager. During this time she became married to Dwight M. Osgood Jr. She took time off from her career to help raise their family, and returned to the workforce in 1967 after Dwight suffered a heart attack. Jean worked as a secretary in the guidance office at Schenck High School, East Millinocket, for 23 years. She had an open door policy to all students, which made it a popular place to hang out in their free time. Jean and her family did a lot of traveling around and camping whenever they could. After her husband died, she continued the camping tradition but made it a permanent summer spot in southern Maine for several years. She was completely devoted to her grandchildren and made them her focus in later years. Jean was active in Beta Semper Phi sorority for several years, and also served as secretary to the board of directors for East Millinocket Board of Public Housing.
Jean is survived by a daughter, Rebecca and her husband, Allen Leclerc; six grandchildren, Daniel Lewis, Nathan Lewis, Olivia Lewis, Sarah Rideout, Andrew Rideout and Timothy Rideout; two great-grandchildren, Kylie-Jo and Jace Lewis; two sisters, Rhoda Bouchard and Deanna Perrow; several nieces, nephews and cousins. In addition to her parents and grandmother, Jean was predeceased by her husband; daughter, Laurie J. Osgood; grandson, Dwight Rideout; and two brothers, James and Ronald Whitehead.
Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Monday, Dec. 19, at Lamson Funeral Home, 11 Tamarack St., Millinocket, where friends are invited to visit with the family 2 p.m. until the beginning of the service. Spring interment will be at East Millinocket Cemetery. Messages of condolence may be expressed at
www.lamsonfh.com.