1934
Priscilla
2018
Priscilla Rogers Burdsall
March 5, 1934 — May 31, 2018
Priscilla Rogers Burdsall, 84, of Egremont, MA passed away peacefully with family by her side on Thursday, May 31, 2018 at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield, MA.
Priscilla was born in Philadelphia, PA to Alban and Priscilla Rogers; and raised in Swarthmore, PA. She attended and graduated from George School, a private Quaker preparatory school, in Newtown Pennsylvania. At the age of 16 she met the love of her life, Richard Burdsall, at George School. After graduation from George School, Prilla attended Colby Junior College and graduated from Penn Hall (Wilson College) and Keystone Secretarial School.
On December 17, 1955, Priscilla and Richard married at the Swarthmore Friends Meeting and moved to Baldwin Hill in Egremont to raise their family. In 1959, Priscilla and Richard settled the family in Cambridge, NY. They lived in Cambridge, New York for 30 years. She was a fixture in the neighborhood, riding a tandem bicycle with two child seats through the town streets and taking the neighborhood children trick or treating every Halloween. Her sense of humor and love for all whom she met was amazing and will be greatly missed.
In 1989, they returned to Egremont and Baldwin Hill to turn Richard’s childhood home in to the Baldwin Hill Farm Bed and Breakfast. Priscilla and Richard ran this very successful business for twenty-two years. They retired from the business when Prilla’s diagnosis with dementia began affecting her life and those around her.
Priscilla is survived by her husband of 63 years, Richard H. Burdsall of Egremont, her son Richard E. Burdsall and his wife Deborah of Palatine, IL, her son Thomas A. Burdsall and his wife Susan of Winchendon, MA, her daughter Sarah P. Burdsall and her wife Kathryn of Egremont, MA, and her son Stuart R. Burdsall and wife Julie of Grafton, MA. She is also survived by her grandchildren: Scott and his wife Maria, Steven and his wife Lindsay, James, Lindsay, Timothy, Sam, Will, and her great grand-daughter Sofia. She is also survived by her brother-in-law Walter and his wife Jane of Friendswood, TX, her sister-in-law Susan (Benjamin) of Saco, ME, and many nieces and nephews.
Priscilla dedicated her life to others; and as an only child, she reveled in the wonders of her childrens’ relationship with each other, always bringing love and a playful spirit to games with her children and grandchildren. She earned the nickname, “the X factor,” from the grandchildren because no matter how much she may have forgotten about the rules of a game, she always came through in the most unlikely of times. She was passionate about travel and enjoyed being part of the family experiences to Alaska, the western United States, the Canadian provinces, including Newfoundland and Labrador, Norway, England, and the beloved Barbados.
The family wishes to acknowledge and thank all the wonderful caregivers at Wingate on Melbourne, Hillcrest Commons, Hospice Care of the Berkshires, and Berkshire Medical Center. Their care and support was extraordinary.
SERVICES
– The family will receive friends on Monday, June 4, 2018 from 4:00 pm-7:00 pm at Finnerty & Stevens Funeral Home in Great Barrington, MA.
A Quaker memorial service and celebration of Priscilla’s life will take place at Crissey Farms in Great Barrington on Tuesday, June 5 from 11:00 am-12:00 pm followed by a luncheon.
In lieu of flowers, please feel free to make a donation in Priscilla Burdsall’s name to the Egremont Land Trust or Hospice Care of the Berkshires c/o Finnerty & Stevens Funeral Home, 426 Main Street, Great Barrington, MA 01230. To send remembrances to her family please visit http://www.finnertyandstevens.com
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