Nancy McGrail Jacobson of Branford died May 24 at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Nancy was born in New Haven on July 27, 1965, daughter of Carole Curtis McGrail of Branford and the late John R.S. McGrail.

She was a graduate of Hamden Hall Country Day School in 1983 and Boston University in 1987. She worked at Yale Medical School for many years. Nancy was a member of the Branford High School Basketball Boosters Club.

Besides her mother, Nancy is survived by her children Kaleigh Jacobson of Brooklyn, New York, and Julia, Jake, and Aidan Jacobson, all of Branford; her brothers J.R. McGrail (Nick Dorman) of Asbury Park, New Jersey, and Tim (Gale) McGrail of Milldale; and her nieces Ashlynn and Anna McGrail.

Relatives and friends are invited to a Mass of Christian burial May 31 at 11:00 a.m. in St. Mary Church of St. John Bosco Parish, 731 Main St., Branford. Burial will follow in St. Agnes Cemetery. There are no calling hours. The W.S. Clancy Memorial Funeral Home in Branford is in charge of arrangements. For directions and an online memorial, see www.wsclancy.com.