A memorial service was held Sept. 16 for Bernice M. Karcanes, 84, a lifelong resident of Jersey City. She passed away Sept. 13 at the Van Dyke Hospice Center, Toms River. She worked for the Callen Photo Mount Co., in Jersey City for 35 years and was a volunteer for the Greenville American Little League and Babe Ruth League in Jersey City. She was the sister of the late Fred Brehne; the mother of James Hillman, Louis Karcanes, and Virginia Markou; the grandmother of Vanessa and her husband Nathan, Andrew, Alexander, Louis and Delaine; and the great-grandmother of Effie Dickinson. Services arranged by Kedz Funeral Home of Toms River.