Berenice M. Mauch

Berenice M. Mauch loving wife for 63 years of Jacques E. Mauch, and mother of Danna Mauch of Cambridge MA, Karen Mauch of Philadelphia PA, James Mauch of Naples, FL, Mary Pat Mauch of Glenmoore PA, and John Mauch of Kailua HI, grandmother of Jeremy, Duska, Taylor and Alexander, and great grandmother of six girls, died on Friday, March 30, 2012 at the age of 86. Bee, as she was known, lived in Rosemont and Bryn Mawr PA. After raising her family, she spent more than 25 years working as an advocate and administrator in the field of alcohol and addiction counseling, serving as the president of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence in Pennsylvania and the director of the Delaware County Council on Alcoholism. Blending her great love of art with volunteerism, Bee served for many years planning art show fundraisers for educational and community organizations. She will be remembered by many for the help she provided to people with substance use disorders and their families. Bee will be most remembered by her family as an extraordinary mother and wife and for the love and support she provided to her husband and children for many years. A funeral service was held in celebration of Bee's life at St. John Neumann church on Mill Road in Bryn Mawr on Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 10:30 am. Burial followed at Calvary Cemetery in Gulph Mills. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence at www.ncadd.org