Bonnie M. Osborne, 304 S. Oakdale Ave., Hermitage, passed away following a two and a half year battle with pancreatic cancer at 4:34 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, 2012, in her home. She was 73.
Mrs. Osborne was born July 24, 1938 in Mercer Cottage Hospital, Mercer, a daughter of Michael and Goldie Reed Jablonovsky.
She was a graduate of Grove City High School, class of 1956.
Bonnie was a homemaker most of her life, prior to marriage she worked at the State highway Garage in Mercer and the Sharon Transformer Division of the Westinghouse Corporation.
She was a long time active member of the Sharpsville United Methodist Church and a member of United Methodist Women. Bonnie was a devoted wife and loving mother and grandmother. She enjoyed spending time with her family and watching her two grandsons in all their athletic activities.
Her husband, James W. Osborne, whom she married April 29, 1957 in Sharpsville United Methodist Church, resides at home. Also surviving are a son, Mark W. and his wife Lisa Osborne of Hermitage; a daughter, Jodi and her husband Bill Banas of Hermitage; a sister, Betty Horkey of Sharon; a brother, Frank and his wife Gail Jablonovsky of Grove City; 2 grandsons, Andy and Aaron Banas.
In addition to her parents, Bonnie was preceded in death by a brother Michael Jablonovsky.
Calling hours will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 27, 2012, in J. Bradley McGonigle Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon.
Friends may email condolences by visiting www.McGonigleFuneralHomeandCrematory.com.
Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 28, 2012, in Sharpsville United Methodist Church with Rev. Ralph Cotton. A procession will leave the funeral home at 10:00 a.m.
Interment: Carpenter Cemetery.
Memorial contributions can be made to Sharon Regional Hospice and Palliative Care, 2320 Highland Rd. Hermitage, PA 16148 or Sharpsville United Methodist Church Memorial Fund 146 E. Shenango St. Sharpsville, PA 16150.