Teacher and tireless mother loved golfing and quilting
Published in the Melrose Weekly News on May 22, 2026
MELROSE — Surrounded by her devoted family, Lorna Bernice Hanselman Priestley passed away peacefully on May 16, 2026, in Peabody, Massachusetts, at the extraordinary age of 104. Her long life was marked by resilience, warmth, humor and…
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MELROSE — Surrounded by her devoted family, Lorna Bernice Hanselman Priestley passed away peacefully on May 16, 2026, in Peabody, Massachusetts, at the extraordinary age of 104. Her long life was marked by resilience, warmth, humor and