Sharon Osbourne plans to bury her late husband, Ozzy, in the garden of their home in the English countryside, amid growing concerns for her health. According to insiders close to Sharon, 72, she wishes for the rocker’s final resting place to be on their 350-acre estate. She intends to hold a small family funeral instead of a large public service.
Sources claim that Sharon is “too frail” to manage a high-profile event, which is why she is opting for a more intimate gathering at the English property where the couple recently relocated from Los Angeles.
A source said: “It’s a lovely house and Sharon wanted to bring him back from L.A.
“I don’t know if she will feel strong enough to have a big memorial for all the people who want to say goodbye to him.
“We think she may want to bury him privately at home, in the garden.”
Ozzy and Sharon had bought the house for an undisclosed sum in 1993, with four of his children – Louis, Aimee, Jack and Kelly – by his side.
The decision to bury Ozzy, who passed away on Tuesday aged 76, in her garden mirrors what fellow rock star widow Sandra Cash opted to do when husband Jeff Beck suddenly died of bacterial meningitis in January 2023.
However, plans for Ozzy’s funeral are going ahead; those close to the family say they now fear for Sharon.
She was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2002 and had surgery and chemotherapy after it was found to have spread.
A friend told The Daily Mail: “Sharon is very, very fragile. She is so thin. She is not well. We are all terrified for her health at this point.
“This is the heaviest blow. Ozzy was her life.
“The whole point of her life was him. They were each other’s best friend. We don’t know what she will do or how she will cope.”
The couple married in 1982 and went on to have three children – Aimee, Jack and Kelly. Sharon masterminded his solo career, their reality TV show The Osbournes, and their vastly successful music festival, Ozzfest.
