OSMER, Jacqueline Joyce

The Daily Courier, Prescott, Arizona Sunday, January 31, 2016, p. 6a Jacqueline J. Osmer, 84, of Prescott, Arizona, born May 23, 1931 in Anderson, Indiana, passed away Jan. 25, 2016. Visitation is from 10 to 11 a.m. followed by a service at 11 a.m. Feb. 6, 2016 at the Arizona Ruffner Wakelin Funeral Home, 303 S. Cortez St., Prescott. Arrangements by Arizona Ruffner Wakelin Funeral Home. ------------------------- The Daily Courier, Prescott, Arizona Wednesday, February 3, 2016, p. 6a Jacqueline Joyce Osmer went to be with her Lord and Savior on Jan. 25, 2016. Jacque was born in Anderson, Indiana on May 23, 1931 to Howard and Pauline Witt. Jacque came to Prescott in 1965 where she went to work for Dr. Shriver's war on poverty. As a founding member of the Prescott chapter of Parents Without Partners, Jacque was serving as acting president in 1966. In 1970, she married Jack Osmer becoming his partner in the House of Bronze foundry and began the House of Bronze Fine Art Gallery. Those were the early days for cable television in Prescott and she was asked to host a program called Prescott and the Fine Arts on the local channel. In 1974, Jacque co-founded the George Phippen Memorial Day Art Show and then some years later the Prescott Art Trust. Jacque is survived by her husband Jack Osmer; her daughters Lynda Rooke, Nancy Sheaffer; and son Richard Pierce. Her seven grandchildren are Robert Suit, Samantha Suit, Ron Suit, Bobby Rooke, Alan Shaeffer and Michael Sheaffer. Her four great-grandchildren are Brian and Jennifer Suit, Katie Shaeffer and Weston Rooke. Her niece is Jeani Witt Wahl. A memorial will be at 10 a.m. on Feb. 6, 2016, at Ruffner/Wakelin Funeral Home. Service following at 11 a.m. Information provided by survivors.