Jacqueline Bender

Jacqueline Bender, nee Jannotta, age 82, of Lowell, IN, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 11, 2017. Loving mother of Thomas (Patricia) Bender, the late David Bender, late Ronald Bender, Gary (Terry) Bender, Joann Bender, Judith Valadez, Joseph (Gina) Bender, Daniel Bender, Donald Bender and Diann Bender. Dear grandmother of 15; great grandmother of 16. Preceded in death by her parents Alfonse and Josephine Jannotta. Visitation Wednesday, June 14, 2017 from 3:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Smits Funeral Home 2121 Pleasant Springs Lane (Rt. 30 & Pleasant Springs Lane) Dyer, IN. A private funeral service will be held on Thursday, June 15, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be given to Alzheimer’s Association (8430 West Bryn Mawr, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60631). For further information please contact 219-322-7300.