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Posted: 3:00 PM- PROVO - The patriarch of Utah's most famous singing family was laid to rest Friday in a funeral service that was as much about music and laughter as tears.
George Osmond, 90, died Tuesday of natural causes at his home in Provo. More than 100 of his relatives and hundreds more friends and mourners gathered to remember him at the Oak Hills LDS Stake Center in Provo. Each of Osmond's nine children gave a euology during the two-hour service, and more than one remarked that their late mother, Olive, who died in 2004, and father were now reunited in heaven.
"I'm so glad he's dancing with my mother now. He's dancing in the stars," said Marie Osmond, a reference to her ongoing appearance on the popular reality TV show "Dancing With The Stars." Her partner on the show, Jonathan Roberts, also attended the service.
Marie's brother, Donny, remembered his father as a friend to all.
"He didn't have an enemy on this planet," he said. "His influence will be felt for a long, long time to come."
Osmond was buried after the service at the East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery in Provo.