January 6, 2023
Jacobs, Josephine P.
Josephine Patricia (Sullivan) Jacobs, a longtime resident of Westwood, died Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at Bridges by Epoch at Westwood. She was 94. Josephine was born October 12, 1928 in Charlestown, Massachusetts, a daughter of John C. and Nora A. (Gallagher) Sullivan, immigrants from Ireland. She graduated from Girls High School in Boston and went on to attend Boston University. Josephine worked as a bookkeeper/accountant for Ingall’s Advertising Company in Boston. She was a member of the West Roxbury Holy Name Society. Josephine was the wife of the late Frank C. Jacobs who predeceased her in 2017, and whom she had been married to for 66 years. She is survived by her three sons, Frank B. Jacobs, and his wife Yvonne, of Westwood, Paul Jacobs, and his wife Linda, of Waltham, and Thomas G. Jacobs of Boston; her two daughters, Nancy A. Jacobs of Boston, and Dianne Hannon of Walpole; 8 grandchildren, and 8 great grandchildren. Josephine was the sister of the late George, Jack, and Eugene Sullivan, and the late Helen Fallitti. Visiting hours will be held Sunday, January 8, 2023 from 3 to 7 pm at the Folsom Funeral Home, 649 High Street, Westwood. Relatives and friends are invited to gather at the funeral home starting at 10 am Monday, January 9th at the funeral home and proceed with us to St. Margaret Mary’s Church, 845 High Street, Westwood for her funeral mass at 11 o clock. Interment will follow in New Westwood Cemetery.