Beatrice T. Palmer of Westhampton Beach died at home, with her family by her side, on July 10. She was 87.
Ms. Palmer was raised in Mineola, the daughter of Zigmund and Jane Blake, married John Dennis Palmer and moved to Levittown to raise their five children. Her favorite pastimes were gardening and spending time with her family at the beach.
She is survived by four children, Dennis, Timothy, Kevin and Susan; grandchildren, Lisa, Jennifer, Shannon, John, Kimberly, Timothy, Gregory, Ausma, Dru and Taylor; great-grandchildren, who called her Gigi, Megan, Bobby, Ryan, Michael, Daniel, Jonah, John and Kai; a brother, Ronald; and her aide and friend, Margaret Muelele. She was predeceased by a sister, Irene, and a son, Michael.
Services will be held at the Follett and Werner Funeral Home on Wednesday, July 15, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A funeral Mass will be held at the Church of the Immaculate Conception on Quiogue on Thursday, July 16, at 10 a.m.