Lucille Sally Marcus Gidseg passed away on February 17, 2021 at the age of 98. Her long, rich life was full of meaningful and joyous pursuits including being a nurse, businesswoman, author, comedienne, accomplished bridge player and teacher, bingo ace, talented artist, golfer, investor in and supporter of Israel, preparer of delicious matzah ball soup and brisket holiday meals, and much more. She was a beloved mother, daughter, sister, wife, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt and friend.
Lucille was born on November 24, 1922 at Brooklyn Jewish Hospital in New York and spent her childhood in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. She is predeceased by her parents Leonard Marcus and Ethel Chatcuff Marcus, and siblings Dorothy Cassell, Eleanor Marcus, and Arnold Marcus. She is survived by her sister Rita Foreman and brother-in-law Edward Gidseg and wife Kathy Gidseg.
Lucille met the love of her life, Murray Aaron Gidseg, in the early 1940s when a mutual friend asked Murray, as a favor, to drive into New York City to pick up Lucille at Penn Station. What was to be a simple car ride turned out to be love at first sight. Lucille and Murray married in 1943 and Lucille became Murray’s “Lovey Lu” forevermore. Lucille and Murray lived for decades in Holliswood, Queens, New York raising their family in a home they designed and built together.
A registered nurse, Lucille co-authored and co-published several books in the 1950s with her aunt Dorothy Sara, such as The Home Nurse’s Handbook and The New American Baby Book featuring “aiding in maintaining the health and development of the baby, and giving joy to the parents in watching the child grow into an integral part of the family’s life.”
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