Priscilla D. (Caswell) Daniels

Priscilla D. (Caswell) Daniels, 81, of Cohasset, on October 8, 2011. Beloved wife of the late Edwin E. Daniels and loving mother of Scott and his wife, Peggy of Hull, Kim Blakeslee and her husband, Jim and Stephen and his wife, Susan, all of Norwell. Sister of Howard T. Caswell, Jr. of Belmont, NH. Priscilla is also survived by 7 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.

Born in Lynn, Priscilla graduated from Swampscott High School in 1947 and the New England Conservatory of Music in 1951, where she earned her BA degree in Piano Forte, graduating Magna Cum Laude.  She received her Mass State Teaching Certification from Boston University in 1952. She continued to pursue a degree in Psychology at Northeastern University 1971-72 and later completed graduate classes in poetry and writing at Harvard University Extension School.  She was an active member of Pi Kappa Lambda, the Cohasset Women’s Club, Garden Club and Historical Society and past president of AXR and the Norwood Women’s Club.

A gifted musician, Priscilla played piano for June’s Dance Studio in Lynn and taught piano at the Lincoln Public Schools, and out of her homes in Norwood and Cohasset. In her middle years, she publically shared her improvisational talent playing popular dinner music at weddings and restaurants such as the Parker House in Boston, the Whiton House in Hingham and Hugo’s Lighthouse in Cohasset.  For many years she directed the children’s choir at the Second Congregational Church in Cohasset.

Priscilla enjoyed reading, antiquing throughout New England, and designing and decorating Colonial homes; she collaborated with her husband, Ed, on the design of homes he built on Lantern Lane in Cohasset.  Her passion for writing and reading poetry led her to improvising piano music to accompany her poems.  Priscilla cherished her family, drawing her greatest joy from attending her grandchildren’s birthday parties, backyard football games, family barbecues, musicals, band concerts and graduation ceremonies.  

A Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 11am at McNamara-Sparrell Funeral Home, 1 Summer St. (across from St. Anthony Church), Cohasset. Visiting hours Tuesday from 5-8pm. Interment at Woodside Cemetery, Cohasset. In lieu of flowers, donations in Priscilla’s memory may be made to Norwell VNA & Hospice, 120 Longwater Cir, Norwell, MA. 02061.

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