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PATRICIA BENDER Obituary

BENDER, Patricia (O'Neil) Formerly of Brighton, January 24, 2026. Dear and devoted wife of the late Larry Bender. Beloved mother of Christian Bender and his wife, Karen, of Norwell, and Sean Bender of Kansas City, MO. Dear "Grammy" of Evin, Miles, Owen and Finley Bender. Loving sister of Tom O'Neil of NH and the late Virginia "Ginny" O'Neil. Visiting Hour at the Kfoury Keefe Funeral Home, 8 Spring St., WEST ROXBURY, Wednesday, 10-11 a.m. Funeral Mass on Wednesday, at 11:30 a.m., at St. Theresa of Avila Church. Interment at St. Joseph Cemetery. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions in Trish's memory to the American Cancer Society. cancer.org

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Published by The Blade from Jan. 27 to Jan. 28, 2026.

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Jan

28

Visitation

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Kfoury Keefe Funeral Home

8 Spring St, Boston, MA 02132

Jan

28

Service

11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

St. Theresa of Avila Church

2078 Centre St, Boston, MA 02132

Jan

28

Interment

12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

St. Joseph Cemetery

990 Lagrange St, Boston, MA 02132

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Kfoury Keefe Funeral Home

8 Spring Street, West Roxbury, MA 02132

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