Julie P. Jacobson

Mrs. Julie P. (Palmeri) Jacobson, 53, of Westford, formerly of Bedford, passed away Saturday, July 21, 2012 peacefully at home surrounded by her husband and children, after a courageous battle with cancer. For 18 years, she was the beloved wife of Matthew Jacobson. Julie was born in Concord, MA on August 7, 1958, daughter of the late Dominick and Eileen (Lawrence) Palmeri. Julie had a long career in the hotel industry. One of her favorite pastimes was celebrating the Fourth of July, since both of her children were born on that day. Her most precious times were the ones when she was with her family, both at home and in Maine. Besides her loving husband, she is survived by her two children, Becky and Sam Jacobson of Westford, her sister Jeanne Spencer and her husband David and their children, Jackie, Nick and Amy, her brothers, Steven Palmeri and Andrew Palmeri and his wife Maria, brother-in-law, Leonard and wife Beth, and their children, Tim, Moira and Erin, and sister-in-law Ellen Martin and husband Michael, and their children, Laura, Billy and Bruce.Relatives and Friends will be received at the JA Healy Sons Funeral Home from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday July 24, 2012. A Funeral Mass will be held Wednesday morning at 10:00 a.m. at St. Catherine of Alexandria Church, 107 North Main St., Westford. Interment to follow at Pine Grove Cemetery.In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory to the National Lung Cancer Partnership, Attn: Free to Breathe Chelmsford, 1 Point Place, Suite 200, Madison, WI 53719 or online at www.freetobreathe.org