Irma Alyne Osborne Duch

Irma Alyne Osborne Duch, widow of Albin R. Duch, passed away Monday, Aug. 31, 2015, at the age of 89. Irma was preceded in death by her husband; her parents, Issac Thomas Osborne and Annette "Nettie" Marlar Osborne; her and stepfather, John Mertens; three brothers, infant James Taylor Osborne, Thomas Leo Osborne and Charles Wayne Osborne; two sisters, Iris Ruth Osborne and Mary Annette Osborne Costello; four step-brothers, Cecil Mertens, Marcellis Mertens, Vernon Mertens and J.W. Mertens; and one step-sister, Vannoy Mertens Dodson. Irma is survived by one son, Gary (Sheila) Duch of Texarkana, Texas; three daughters, JoAnn (Bob) Craig, Janet (Don) Smith and Jacqueline (Mel) Bradford, all of Little Rock; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; three sisters-in-law, Helen Osborne of Charleston, S.C., Darline Mertens Sickel of Biscoe and Virginia Mertens of Modesto, Calif.; a host of other relatives, dear friends and extended family of the Slovak Community. The family would like to acknowledge a special thank you to the friends and staff at Chenal Rehabilitation and Health Care Services on Bowman Rd., Little Rock, Ark. Funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Slovak with burial following in Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Cemetery. Visitation is 5-6:30 p.m. Wednesday with Rosary at 6:30 p.m., both at the Turpin Funeral Home, 1107 W. 22nd St., Stuttgart, Ark. 501-673-1502. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Irma's name to Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, 1852 Hwy 86 West, Stuttgart, Ark. 72160. Please go to www.turpin-co.com to sign the online guestbook.