Mary Frances Kaywork-Bender Obituary
We are sad to announce that on July 27, 2025, at the age of 84, Mary Frances Kaywork-Bender (Kearny, New Jersey) passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Charles Kaywork and Mary F. Kaywork (Zufall); and her siblings, Jean Sansone, Linda Kaywork, Charles Calvin Kaywork and Donald S. Kaywork.
She is survived by: her husband John C. Bender; her children, Bill Bender (Kathy), John K. Bender (Joni), Robert Lee Bender (LeeAnn) and Tambrea Sparks; her grandchildren, Natasha Bender, Taylor Leonard (Kyle), Emily Leonard and Erin Bender; her great grandchildren, Aislin Bender, Mary Stockbridge and Chloe Underwood; and her siblings, Ira Kaywork, Paul Kaywork, Lee Kaywork (Mary) and Sharon Sterople. She is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.