A funeral mass was offered on April 12 at Ss. Peter and Paul R.C. Church, Hoboken, for Frances V. Bender, 93. She passed away on April 8. A lifelong Hoboken resident, she was the co-owner of Mr. Bigs for many years. She was the loving mother of Robert Bender and his wife Lois; dear sister of Alice Guthrie and Susan Hindrichs; and cherished mother-in-law of Ann Bender. She was predeceased by her husband John; her son James; sisters Margaret Myers, Mae Scott, and Edna Margolis; and brothers George, Patrick, Edward, Francis and Robert Myers. She was the grandmother of Rene, James, Robert, John, Robert and Karen; great-grandmother of 12; and great-great-grandmother of one. Also surviving are a host of nieces and nephews. Services were arranged by the Failla Memorial Home, Hoboken.