Jacqueline L. (Dube) Bilodeau of Hillside Village in Vineyard Haven died on Friday, May 7 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after a brief illness. She was 79.

She was the wife of Leo R. Bilodeau who predeceased her in 1997.

Jackie was born in Edgartown on August 9, 1930, the daughter of Cyprien P. R. Dube and Lena (Geddis) Dube. She attended the Edgartown schools and was graduated from the Edgartown High School.

She worked at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital for 10 years and then the Edgartown Water Department for 10 years before retiring in 2000.

Jackie was a very religious person who liked to cook and was an affectionate grandmother to her grandchildren. Her greatest pleasure was raising children and she always strove to include friends and in laws (present and past) within her family circle; her motto was: once a family member, always a family member. She was never quick to judge people and always strove to find the best in everyone around her.

She is survived by her children, Bruce McIntosh of Edgartown, Gerald Westover of Colebrook, N.H., and Edgartown, and Philip Westover of Stow and West Tisbury. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Sally (Westover) Formica, Jeffrey Westover, Anthony Westover, Tim Ahlbum, Lindsey (Ahlbum) Rudd, Emily Ahlbum, Lacey McIntosh, Katie McIntosh, Amanda McIntosh, Laura Westover, Sophie Westover, and Alex Westover; by her great-grandchildren Andrew Formica, Jenna Ahlbum and Kailyn Rudd; her sisters, Phyllis Jardin and Joan Coffin, both of Ft. Myers, Fla.; and her brothers, Donald Dube of Florida and David Dube of Vineyard Haven. She was predeceased by her daughter, Carolyn (McIntosh) Ahlbum and her brother Phil Dube. Her brothers in law, Oliver Coffin and Frank Jardin, sister in law Carolyn Dube, daughter in law Coleen Westover and son in law Jon Ahlbum also survive her.

Visiting hours will be held in the Chapman, Cole and Gleason Funeral Home in Oak Bluffs on Friday evening, May 14, from 5 to 7 p.m.

A funeral service will be held in the Old Whaling Church in Edgartown on Saturday, May 15 at 11 a.m., officiated by the Rev. Richard Rego. Interment will follow in the New Westside Cemetery in Edgartown.

Donations may be made to the MV Cancer Support Group, P.O. Box 2214, Vineyard Haven, MA 02568.