Thomas Osmundson, Jr.

Thomas Henry Osmundson, Jr. was born on March 23, 1945, and passed away peacefully on November 23, 2025, at the home of his son in Columbus, Ohio.

Tom was born in Norfolk and lived in Chesapeake, Petersburg, and Hopewell, Virginia. He attended Bolling Junior High and Petersburg High School before graduating from Fishburn Military School in Waynesboro, Virginia. He retired from Verizon (C&P, Bell Atlantic) in 1998, which allowed him cherished years with his father. After his wife Ellen retired from MCV/VCU, they moved to Ohio to be near family.

He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Shirley Ellen Young Osmundson of Columbus; his son Thomas Henry (Hank) Osmundson III of Columbus; his son Jon and daughter-in-law Jennifer; his grandchildren Quinn, Jacob, and Alexis Osmundson, Phoebe and Gabe Lewis, and Valen, Kendall, and Isaac Osmundson; and his great-granddaughters Izzie and Hazel Osmundson, all of Hilliard, Ohio. He is also survived by his sisters Sylvia Massey and Margaret Norwood, as well as nieces, great-nieces, nephews, numerous cousins, and brothers- and sister-in-law Mark Young, and David and Susan Young.

Tom was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Henry Osmundson, Sr. and Margaret Dewberry Osmundson of Prince George, Virginia, as well as his brothers-in-law Walter Massey and Danny Norwood, and his sisters-in-law Debbie Young Marshall and Sabrina Young.