Priscilla M. (Sweeney) Nadeau

Priscilla M. (Sweeney) Nadeau, 92, wife of the late Robert Nadeau, died Thursday morning  November 6, 2025  in a local nursing home.  Born in Ipswich on  September 26, 1933  she was the daughter of the late John and Yvonne (Roy) Sweeney.

     Priscilla lived more that half her life in Ipswich.  She worked at Sylvania in Ipswich for a number of years before meeting Robert.  Once they started their family she became a homemaker.  Robert and Priscilla moved to Beverly to start his construction company, Nadeau’s Construction.  They also co-owned a bar in Ipswich, Bannons.  She was the bookkeeper for both companies while raising her children.  They also enjoyed traveling all over the world, and especially spent numerous winters in their Florida home.  Traveling the country in their motorhome was especially important to them.  Upon selling the construction company they moved back to Ipswich for retirement which is where they lived out the rest of their lives.  Robert predeceased Priscilla on  July 21, 2018.

     Priscilla is survived by her 2 daughters:  Karen Comeau, Kimberly and her husband Kenneth Cotreau, 7 grandchildren:  Katelyn, Zachary and Kristen, Lewis and Casey, Benjamin and Patric.  She is also survived by 5 great-grandchildren:  Jack and Noah, Gianna and Jasmine and Oleander and 1 sister  Ann Barclay.  Priscilla was also predeceased by her 2 sons:  Robert Nadeau, Jr., Ronald Nadeau and her son-in-law  Michael Comeau.

     A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday  November 15th.  at  10:00 A.M.  at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church  54 Linebrook Road, Ipswich.  Burial will follow in the Cowles Memorial Cemetery  29 Town Farm Road, Ipswich.  Visiting hours will be Friday  November 14th.  from  6:00 to 8:00 P.M.  in the Morris Funeral Home  45 North Main Street, Ipswich, relatives and friends are respectfully invited.  In lieu of flowers please make a donation in Priscilla’s name to:  the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur  30 Jeffreys Neck Road, Ipswich, MA  01938.  To send a letter of condolence to the Nadeau family please go to:  MorrisFH.com . 

To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Priscilla M. (Sweeney) Nadeau, please visit our floral store.