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Grace Keith

by | Oct 30, 2019 | Obituaries

Grace Ellen Keith, 88, of Hopkinton, passed away Oct. 15. Born in Framingham, she was the daughter of the late Edith Madelyn (Carter) and James W. Bancroft. She was the wife of the late Charles H. Keith, who passed away in 1984.

A 1948 graduate of Hopkinton High School, Grace went on to graduate Class of 1952 from New England Deaconess School of Nursing. She was a lifelong Hopkinton resident and worked for 35 years in the Obstetrical Department at Framingham Union Hospital

She is survived by her children, Sally Peck and her husband, Frank, of Florida, Susan Lindsay and her husband, Charles, of Ashland, and Robert Keith and his longtime companion, Colleen Scully, of Hopkinton. She also leaves behind two grandchildren, Robert M. Keith Jr. and Jonathan W. Keith; her step-grandson, Frank Peck Jr.; as well as seven great-grandchildren, Xander, Olivia, Phinneas, Ian, Mason, Logan and Dylan. She is predeceased by her sister, Priscilla Stevens.

Funeral services were scheduled privately with family. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, American Lung Association or Alzheimer’s Association. Arrangements were under the care of the Chesmore Funeral Home of Hopkinton (ChesmoreFuneralHome.com).

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