Jean Campbell (Lydston) Miller, age 80 of Peabody, formerly of Lynn, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family and the supportive staff at the Rosewood Nursing Home, on September 17th. She was the wife of the late Arthur W. Miller of Lynn and was married to him for 39 years.
Born in Lynn, MA, she was the daughter of the late Hazel E. Cahill and Courtland W. Lydston. She was raised in Lynn, attended Lynn schools, and graduated from Lynn Classical High School in 1954. Upon graduation, she attended North Shore Babies’ Hospital in Salem, MA, graduating in 1956 to become a pediatric nurse. In 1969 she obtained her L.P.N. from the Chelsea Soldiers’ Home. Jean’s passion in life was caring for infants and children. Jean worked at the Lynn Hospital in Lynn until its closing and then she worked at the Lynn Community Health Center until her retirement in 2001.
In 1995, Jean received the John S. Moran Award from the Lynn Community Health Center. Officials cited her for “Her care for children at the center and her dedication and concern best exemplified in organizing local church groups in obtaining food, clothing, and gifts for several of the neediest families cared for by Lynn Community Health.”
She was a communicant of the South Congregational Church in Peabody where, until her illness, she was actively involved in parish life. Jean was proud of her heritage and was a member of the Sons & Daughters of the First Settlers of Newbury.
She is survived by her sisters, Ann McCarthy of Peabody, Beverly Fritz and her husband Donald, of Naples, FL, Martha Ogren and her husband Carl of Lynnfield and her brothers: James Cahill and his wife Lydia of Lynn, and Robert Cahill and his wife Elly of Rutland, MA. Jean was predeceased by her sister, Doris Griffin of Dover, NH and her brothers: Eliot Lydston of Peabody, Charles Lydston of Lynn, and John Kelly of Newburyport, MA. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
Jean’s funeral service will be held at 10 AM on Wednesday, September 28th at the South Congregational Church, 60 Prospect Street, Peabody, MA. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Burial will be at the Puritan Lawn Memorial Park, 195 Lake Street, Peabody, MA. Visiting hours are at Cuffe-McGinn Funeral Home on 157 Maple Street, Lynn, MA from 4 to 8 PM on Tuesday, September 27th. Donations in Jean’s memory may be made to the Residents’ Fund at the Rosewood Nursing Home, 22 Johnson Street, Peabody, MA, 01960.
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