George Osmond: Donny and Marie Osmond father dies
November 6, 2007
Dancing with the Stars competitors and fans have experienced both shocking and sad news this season with the death of Jane Seymour’s mother, Marie Osmond’s fainting spell, Jane Seymour’s food poisoning and now the death of Donny and Marie Osmond’s father George Osmond.
George Osmond passed away at home in Utah from natural causes. He was reported to be in good health and in good spirits just days before his death.
Entertainment Tonight reported the loss of the Osmond family patriarch as Donny happened to be in the studio taping a segment to be aired later that evening on ET when he received the news. The day before the death of his father, Donny had been visiting the ET set and spoke with Mary Hart about his father’s health.
“I walk in and he just lights up and he says, ‘Donny…I love you.’ He says, ‘I love you.’ He doesn’t say much, but when he saw me and said, ‘Donny I love you’…my 90-year-old dad…who can’t do much, but when he says, ‘I love you,’ that’s all he needs to do.”
Just three years ago, Donny and Marie Osmond lost their mother Olive. George and Olive were married 60 years. George Osmond was 90.
Our hearts go out to the Osmond family. ET has provided a way for fans to send condolences to the family on the ET website. As well, the Osmond family hosts a Osmond family website with forums.