Osmond goodbye: Family shares memories of father

Donny Osmond recalled visiting with his father the Saturday before he died, when he felt an urge to visit his father between returning from a U.K. tour and another engagement.

"He had lost his speech," Donny said. "He couldn't communicate well. But every once in a while he said something intelligible. He said, 'Donny, I love you."'

The viewing, held directly before the funeral, included memorabilia like a plaque of the family's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a checker set and a quilt with the many names that George Osmond's children had for him, including King George, Par-Par and Dee-Daw.

Osmond was buried next to his wife at East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery in Provo, on the side of a hill with an expansive view of Utah Valley, Utah Lake and the Oquirrh Mountains.

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