Margaret I. Bender Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Margaret I. Bender of Short Hills, New Jersey, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, who passed away on October 16, 2022 at the age of 97. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was loved and cherished by many people including: her children, Nancy Leone, John S. Bender, Alice Gibbons (Todd) and Margaret Gillen (Ray); her grandchildren, Christian, Erin, John Ryan, Tara, Kristine, Courtney, Bridget, Andrea, Jeffrey, Lara, Ted, Trevor, Thomas and Matthew; her great grandchildren, Noel, Christine, Alice, Isabel, Jude, Henry, Owen, Rose, Aida, Charles, William, Cassius, John, Eloise, Madeleine, Hazel, Anna, Cameron, James, Maxwell, Josephine and Robert; her husband John S. Bender; her daughter Tricia; her son-in-law Joseph Leone; her siblings, Alice, Helen and Frederick; her parents, Frederick Stevens and Irene Stevens (Lynch); and her grandmothers, Shirley, Rose, Mary and Noellia.
In lieu of flowers, the family welcomes donations to Catholic Relief Services of New York as an expression of sympathy.
