Raili Mirjam Osterman Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Raili Mirjam Osterman in Ottawa, Ontario, who passed away at the age of 94, on March 23, 2025. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

As we bid Raili Mirjam farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Raili Mirjam is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.

She was predeceased by: her husband William R. Osterman; and her parents, Lauri Nikolai Kuusisto and Aino Aleksandra Kuusisto. She is survived by: her children, John, Shirley, David and Heather; and her sister Maire Marston. She is also survived by 11 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Parkinson Canada (https://www.parkinson.ca) or the Ottawa Food Bank.