Florence K. Giacomozzi was born on October 14, 1909 at Washington, Iowa. Her parents were Viola Crone and Sheridan Wilson. After graduation from Washington High School, she moved with her family to Idaho Falls, Idaho. She attended business college in Pocatello, Idaho. In 1930, she married Earl Osmundson. They had one daughter, Sharon.
On August 1, 1955, Florence was united in marriage to Leonard Giacomozzi. They lived in Salt Lake City, Utah for eighteen years. When they retired they moved to Sun City, Arizona. In 1994, they moved to Shenandoah to be closer to their family.
Florence worked in Ready-To-Wear until she retired. She loved to garden, read, do needle work and enjoy her grandsons and their families. She was a life long member of the United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard; her parents; a brother; four sisters and her great granddaughter, Jennie. She is survived by her daughter Sharon and son-in-law Robert Paulus of Shenandoah, Iowa; grandsons, Dr. David Paulus and wife Joan of Lincoln, Nebraska and Richard Paulus and his wife Milene of Jacksonville, Illinois. She has six grandchildren, Beth, Andy, Molly and Katie Paulus of Lincoln, Nebraska and Nate and Ryan Paulus of Jacksonville, Illinois. Her one surviving sister is Maureen Cornwall of Issaquah, Washington. The staff and residents at Elm Heights were like her family members too.
Memorial services were held on Saturday, January 21, 2006, at 11:00 a.m. at the Hackett-Livingston Funeral Home in Shenandoah. Words of comfort were given by the Rev. James Gubser. Interment was in the Rose Hill Cemetery.