Alan Osmond’s Sister Revealed How Her Family’s Inheritance Would Be Divided Before His Death
Jason Pham
The oldest member of the Osmond family has passed away. Alan Osmond, a member of the music group The Osmonds, died on Monday, April 20, 2026, at 8:30 p.m. MT.
A spokesperson for the Osmond family confirmed his death. He was 76 years old. According to CBS affiliate KUTV, Alan’s wife, Suzanne Pinegar Osmond, and their eight sons were by his side when he passed. Alan retired from performing in 1987 after he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a disease that causes breakdown of the protective covering of nerves.
“It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of my beloved brother, Alan Osmond,” Alan’s brother, Merrill, said in a statement at the time. I was grateful to be with him shortly before he passed and to share a final meaningful moment together. Alan was a gifted creator, a man of faith, and a deeply loving soul whose life blessed many.”
He continued, “Our family is thankful for the outpouring of love and prayers. We will honor his memory and the message he cared so deeply about. He will be missed beyond words.”
What was Alan Osmond’s net worth?
While Alan’s net worth hasn’t been confirmed, Hello! theorized that he was worth similar to Merrill, who is worth $5 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. Alan started performing with his brothers—Wayne, Merrill and Jay—as part of the Osmond Brothers Boys’ Quartet at the age of 12. The group later formed The Osmonds, adding younger brothers Donny and Jimmy Osmond. Other occasional members included Marie, David, and Travis Osmond.
Who will inherit Alan Osmond’s net worth?
Alan shared eight sons with his wife, Suzanne Pinegar Osmond: Michael, Nathan (who’s also a musician and songwriter like his family), Douglas Kenneth, David Levi, Scott Merill, Jonathan “Jon,” Alex, and Tyler. Alan and Suzanne married in 1974 and remained together until his death.
While there isn’t any confirmation on who will inherit Alan’s net worth after his death, his sister, Marie, told Us Weekly in 2023 that she didn’t plan to leave her children or grandchildren an inheritance following her own passing. “Honestly, why would you enable your child to not try to be something? I don’t know anybody who becomes anything if they’re just handed money,” she said. “To me, the greatest gift you can give your child is a passion to search out who they are inside and to work. I mean, I’ve done so many things from designing dolls [and much more]. I love trying [and] I wanna try everything. I’m a finisher.”
She continued: “That’s one of my rules with my kids. If you start it, you finish it, you don’t ever have to do it again, but you gotta finish. And, I just think all [an inheritance] does is breed laziness and entitlement. I worked hard and I’m gonna spend it all and have fun with my husband.”
She first revealed her plan to not leave any inheritance to her children on an episode of The Talk in 2020. “I think you do a great disservice to your children to just hand them a fortune because you take away the one most important gift you can give your children, and that’s the ability to work,” she said. “You see it a lot in rich families where the kids, they don’t know what to do and so they get in trouble. Let them be proud of what they make. I’m going to give mine to my charity.”
Marie shares son Stephen with husband Steve Craig. She’s also a mother to children Rachael, Jessica, Brandon, Brianna, Matthew, and Abigail with her ex-husband, Brian Blosil. Marie and Brian’s eldest son, Michael, died of suicide in 2010.
“I don’t not help my children. I mean, [if] they need help [buying] a car or something, [I will pitch in,]” Marie also told Us Weekly in 2023. “I love them to learn. You don’t love something if you don’t earn it. And so, even when they get their first car, you pay for half of it, get a job and learn that self-worth that [it] gives you.”
While Marie didn’t plan to leave any inheritance to her children, she told the magazine that she did want to give most of her fortune to “help people” after her death. “I just feel like this is the best time of our lives as women. Now I’m a grandma and I get to just spoil my grandkids,” she said. “I don’t have to raise them. Good luck. It’s fun. … I feel like I have the best life.”
