BRIDGEWATER - Priscilla D. (Marcoux) Gesner, 85, of Bridgewater, formerly of Brockton and Nova Scotia, died Saturday at home after a brief battle with cancer.
Born April 5, 1918 in Somerville, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Ethel (Woodman) Marcoux.
She was raised in Somerville and attended Somerville schools.
Mrs. Gesner was a nurse’s aide at Massachusetts Hospital School for 27 years.
She was an avid quilter.
She is survived by two sons and their wives, Gerald D. and Roberta Gesner of Bridgewater and James and Carol Lindsay of Naples, Fla.; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; four step-great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at a later date in Nova Scotia.
Donations in her memory may be made to Old Colony Hospice, 14 Page Terrace, Stoughton, MA 02072.