Julie Palmatier

Julie Eileen (Livingston) Palmatier, age 53, of Hastings Michigan, passed away on December 7, 2022. Julie was born on November 1, 1969 in Grandville, Michigan, the daughter of Robert and Rosemary (Rudnik) Livingston. On December 31, 1999, Julie married Tim Palmatier, and they enjoyed 23 years together.

She was a 1987 graduate of Grandville High School. She received her bachelor's degree in 1991 from Grand Valley State University, and her master's degree in 1998 from Western Michigan University.

Julie held several HR Positions through the years, a job she really cared about, as she loved to help people. She joined Highpoint Community Bank in 2008, where she worked for the past 14 years.

Julie had a contagious smile and laugh that would warm people's hearts. She was an avid fitness enthusiast. She enjoyed watching college and professional sports, traveling, visiting breweries and collecting tagabrew tags. She enjoyed her dogs and supporting animal shelters.

Julie was preceded in death by her mother Rosemary Livingston in 2021.

She is survived by her husband, Tim Palmatier, father Robert Livingston, brother Mike Livingston, step-daughter Jennifer Palmatier, grandkids Kaiden, Draven, Bailey, siblings-in-law Scott Palmatier and Amy Tamer, many stepbrothers and sisters in the Pennock and Boulter families, mother-in-law Janet Boulter and father-in-law Edgar Boulter.

Memorial contributions in memory of Julie can be made to the Barry County Animal Shelter, 540 N. Industrial Park Drive, Hastings, MI 49058.

A visitation will be held on Saturday, December 17, 2022, from 2:00 – 5:00 PM at Girrbach Funeral Home, 328 S Broadway, Hastings, MI 49058. Arrangements by Girrbach Funeral Home, to leave an online condolence visit www.girrbachfuneralhome.net.