Jane Stone Hayden, age 71, died peacefully at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers, Massachusetts on June 23, 2015, surrounded by her family. Jane was born on February 21, 1944 and grew up in Reading, MA. She graduated from Reading Memorial High School in 1961 and played an active role in reunion planning over the years. In 1963, she married the love of her life, Arthur T. Hayden, with whom she spent 51 years living in Vermont, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. Jane and Art lived 18 happy years in Clinton, Connecticut, raising their children, sailing the Long Island Sound, and establishing a strong network of life-long friends. In Clinton, Jane worked as a Customer Service Supervisor at Pepperidge Farms. When the family returned to Massachusetts, she spent several years alongside her husband launching their family-owned printing business. Jane was a devoted grandmother, often found cheering for her grandchildren at their sporting, music, and theater events. She was an avid reader and painter, creating lovely cards and gifts of her artwork.



Survivors include her husband Arthur T. Hayden and her two children, Arthur S. Hayden and wife Emily of South Hamilton Massachusetts; daughter Lisa Hauser and husband Brian of Lynnfield, Massachusetts; grandchildren Arthur W. Hayden and Alison Hayden of South Hamilton, MA, and Kelsie Hauser and Tommy Hauser of Lynnfield, MA; sister Judith Galluzzo of Salem, New Hampshire, brother James C. Stone and wife Veronica of San Antonio, Texas, and brother Jay Stone and wife Karen of Salem, New Hampshire. She is also survived by a loving extended family, including nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and many cousins.

Jane was predeceased by her parents James and Hilda Stone and her brother Jeffrey E. Stone.



A service celebrating Jane's life will be held at Douglass Edgerley & Bessom Funeral Home, 25 Sanborn Street (corner of Woburn St.) Reading, MA, on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at 12 noon. A visitation will be held prior to the service from 11:00 AM to 12 noon. In Jane's memory, please consider donating blood, or making a financial contribution to the American Red Cross at www.redcross.org. For directions and on line guest book visit johnbdouglassfuneralhome.com