Jacob H. "Jack" Frender, 79, of Middlesex Township, Valencia, died Saturday morning at UPMC Passavant Hospital in McCandless Township.

Born Feb. 21, 1929, in Wilkinsburg, he was the son of the late Jacob and Madaline Bennet Frender.

Jack graduated from Wilkinsburg High School in 1946 and attended The University of Pittsburgh for two years.

Mr. Frender was a tool and die designer for Emerson Electric, formerly Weigand's, in Brushton for 31 years.

He was an Army veteran and was a military police officer in Okinawa following World War II.

Surviving are his wife, Dolores M. Busch Frender, whom he married July 23, 1951; a daughter, Diane C. Lennon, and her husband, Bob, of Valencia; a granddaughter, Shannon L. Schwab and her husband, Christopher, of Butler; and his great-grandchildren, Katelyn and Zachery Schwab.

<B>FRENDER</B>— Arrangements for Jacob H. "Jack" Frender, who died Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009, are private under the direction of the <B>McDonald-Aeberli Funeral Home</B>, Mars.Condolences are available at www.mcdonald-aeberli.com.