Obituary of Grace M. (Hyson) Middleton

Grace Margaret (Hyson) Middleton, 79, of West Peabody, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House inDanvers. She was born in Dorchester on August 14, 1932, the daughter of the late Carl and Mary D. (Keenan) Hyson, and attendedHyde ParkHigh Schoolgraduating in 1950. She married Thomas Richard Middleton ofDorchesteron June 22, 1956 and was married for 49 years until his passing in January of 2006. She had resided inPeabodyfor the past 48 years. She is survived by her three children, Carol and her husband Tsukasa Matsubara and James and his wife Misako Middleton all of Japan and Patricia M. Middleton of Peabody, her two grandchildren, Takumi Matsubara of Japan and Rebecca Middleton of Peabody and a great grandchild, Alice Matsubara and many nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian burial will be held on Friday, August 17th at 10:00 AM at Saint Adelaide’s Church at 708 Lowell St., West Peabody. Relatives and friends are kindly invited. Burial will be in Puritan Lawn Memorial Park, Peabody. Expressions of sympathy may be made to Hospice of North Shore, 75 Sylvan St., Suite 102-B, Danvers, Ma. 01923 in her memory.