JUPITER, Fla. -- Geraldine Lynch Palmer, 83, of Jupiter, passed away Friday, Oct. 31, 2003, at Hospice of Palm Beach, after a brief illness.

Born July 9, 1920 in Lawrence, Mass., she was the daughter of the late Joseph A. Lynch and Ardele Janis Lynch.

She had been a resident of Florida since 1984, coming from South Burlington, Vt. She was a graduate of Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vt., receiving her bachelor of arts degree in education in 1941. She was a communicant of St. Jude Catholic Church in Tequesta.

Surviving is her beloved husband of 47 years, Allen G. Palmer; her devoted daughters, Joy Palmer of Merrimack, N.H., Jean Palmer of Essex Junction, Vt., and Janet Palmer and husband Joseph H. Jendry of Tequesta; her loving sisters, Joan Gannon of Lowell, Mass., and Justine Mulcahy of Salisbury Beach, Mass.; and her adored granddaughter, Sosenna Palmer.

PALMER - Geraldine Lynch Palmer, 83, of Jupiter, Fla., died Oct. 31, 2003. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 2, at Taylor & Modeen Funeral Home, 250 Center St., Jupiter, Fla. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 3, at St. Jude Catholic Church, Tequesta. Interment will be at a later date at the Immaculate Conception Cemetery in Lawrence, Mass. If desired, contributions in her memory may be made to Hospice of Palm Beach County, 5300 East Ave., West Palm Beach, Fla. 33407.