Mary Jocele Osborne Bercaw Obituary

With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Mary Jocele Osborne Bercaw (Wapakoneta, Ohio), born in Bellefontaine, Ohio, who passed away on March 4, 2020 at the age of 86. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was loved and cherished by many people including: her parents, Louis Edgar and Hazel Margaret Aldridge Osborne; her husband Walter David Bercaw; her siblings, Jeanette Elliott (Claude), Phyllis Sidener (Robert, Sr.), Marilyn Thompson (Tommy) and Gene Osborne; her nephew Jeff Thompson; her great-nephew Donnie Gordon; her close friend Gilbert D. Campbell of Wapakoneta; her stepsons, Bill Bercaw (Vera) of Disputante, VA and Mike Bercaw of Norwalk, OH; her stepgranddaughters, Sarah Bercaw and Elisabeth Bercaw of Disputante, VA; her nieces and nephews, Jeanne Elliott Bidwell of Chesterland, OH, Connie Sidener Pierce, Diana Sidener Gibson, Cindy Elliott Tamplin, Gayla Thompson Michael (Gary), Debra Thompson Downey (Kevin), Rosazanna Sidener Pollard (Kenny), Tina Sidener Roberts (Paul) of LaFollette, TN, Robert Sidener (Debbie) of Wapakoneta, OH, Richard Elliot and Dale Thompson (Connie); and also John Kemper. She was also cherished by several great -great nieces and nephews and great-great-great nephews.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her memory to Putnam County Home Care and Hospice or the charity of their choice.