Bridget "Nancy" Gleason

DANVERS- Bridget A. “Nancy” (Mescall) Gleason passed away on October 29, 2023. She was the wife of the late Louis E. Gleason, Jr., with whom she shared 48 years of marriage. She was born on January 28, 1931, and raised in Kilmaley, County Clare, Republic of Ireland, the daughter of the late Patrick and Jane (Quinlivan) Mescall. She travelled to London to learn the trade of Cosmetology and later immigrated to the U.S. and became a proud U.S. Citizen on September 13, 1974 (with a lovely write-up in the Salem Mass Evening News on October 7, 1974). She met her husband Louis E. Gleason, Jr. and they married in February of 1962. She established Miss Nancy's Beauty Salon in Danvers, MA and formerly in Peabody, MA. Until the onset of COVID19, she regularly provided her hair care services at elder care facilities. She is survived by two sons, Joseph M. Gleason and his wife Charlene of Lancaster, MA, and Louis E. "Pedro" Gleason, III and his wife Ann of Danvers, MA, three grandchildren, Louis E. Gleason IV, Anthony J. Gleason and Matthew J.C. Gleason. She was predeceased by her brother, Joseph Mescall. Her Funeral services are private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her name to the Kaplan Family Hospice House, c/o Care Dimensions, 75 Sylvan Street, Suite B-102, Danvers, MA 01923 or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Online condolences are available at www.LyonsFuneralcom.