STOUGHTON — Betty June Hyland, age 87 years, of Brockton, Ma., passed away at Copley of Stoughton on Sunday, March 17, 2013. She was the widow of Charles J. Hyland of New Bedford.
Born in Fairhaven, she was the daughter of the late Robert F. and Gertrude E. (Handy) MacMillen. Betty was a registered nurse, earning her Practical Nursing Certificate from Diman Vocational and an Associates of Science in Nursing from Bristol Community College. After retiring from nursing, she enjoyed working at the family's gift shop on Cape Cod.
She leaves her children, Kenneth Williams and his wife Faith of Long Beach, Ca., Patricia Forbes and her husband Bill of Myrtle Beach, SC, and Joan Herman and her husband Bruce of Hanson, Ma.; her sister, Edythe Hodges of Fairhaven, Ma.; three grandchildren, Kenneth, Gwendolyn and Matthew; and her great grandchildren, Samantha, Lorna, Amber and Bridgette.
She was the grandmother of the late Eric and Jason, and sister of the late Malcolm MacMillen, Gertrude Perry, Marilyn Perry, Robert F. MacMillen III and Ethel Hargett.
Visitation will take place on Thursday, March 21st, from 6-8 p.m. in the Wilson Chapel, 479 County St., New Bedford. Her service will be Friday at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home, followed by burial in the Veteran's National Cemetery in Bourne at 12:30 p.m.