A funeral mass took place Dec. 8 at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Jersey City, for Fred G. Montalbano, 84, of Jersey City. He passed away Dec. 5. Fred was born and raised in Brooklyn, and moved to the Jersey City Marion section in 1966. Fred owned F&M Italian American Grocery in the Marion section and the Backstreet Restaurant in New York City. Fred also served in the U.S. Air Force. Fred was the husband of the late Mary; father of Rosanne and husband David Cohen, Karen and husband Orestes Rios; grandfather of Elisa, Matthew, Daniel and Christopher; brother of Tom and the late Steve Montalbano. Also survived by many relatives and friends. Services arranged by the Riotto Funeral Home, Jersey City.