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Wayne Osmond was married to Miss Utah and was a 'devoted' father of five before he died at 73


Marie and Donny Osmond's brother Wayne Osmond - who died from a stroke at age 73 on New Year's Day - had a stunning wife.

Wayne told Coping magazine how his health went downhill while touring with his brothers in 1994: 'One day when I was working in Branson, I noticed I couldn’t play my saxophone anymore because my head would start throbbing. That was when Wayne was diagnosed with ependymoma cancer and endured a 17-hour surgery to remove a tumor, followed by weeks of radiation therapy before he was allowed to return to the stage. 'Wayne Osmond, beloved husband and father, passed away peacefully last night surrounded by his loving wife and five children,' the family's statement obtained by local ABC affiliate KTVX read.

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