Priscilla "Gidget" Lee Bazsali

Priscilla “Gidget” Lee (Willey) Bazsali, 82, of Black Earth, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully in her sleep on November 2nd, 2025, two years after a severe stroke, at her nursing home in Waunakee, Wisconsin. Priscilla was born on September 19, 1943, to Frederick D. Willey II and Eleanore A. (Glod) Willey and grew up in Bensenville, Illinois. She attended Northern Illinois University before working for Hotpoint in Chicago. In 1966, she married Gordon Bazsali Sr. and moved to Hampshire, Illinois in 1970 to raise their two sons. Later they moved to Black Earth, Wisconsin, where they remained happily married for the rest of their lives. In Hampshire, Priscilla was deeply involved at Zion United Methodist Church, singing in and directing the church choir, teaching Sunday School, and developing holiday programs for the children. She worked for several years at Hampshire High School as the main office secretary and was beloved by those who attended and worked there. In the 1980s she worked as a receptionist at Pemco, Inc. She was active in the local Cub Scouts, Webelos and Boy Scouts as a den mother and merit badge counselor. In 2010 Priscilla moved with Gordon to Black Earth, Wisconsin, to be close to her granddaughter, Sylvia. There she fulfilled her longtime dream of remodeling a new home, which she did with love and expertise. She happily lived there with Gordon until 2023 when she moved into a nursing home in Waunakee, Wisconsin. Priscilla was a devoted mother and delighted in hosting family gatherings. Her personal hobbies included gardening, collecting bells, and creating large scrapbooks documenting the lives and times of her family throughout her life. She was known to all who knew her as an energetic, creative, humorous, and steadfastly positive person. She is survived by her two sons, Gordon R. (Misun) Bazsali Jr. of Busan, South Korea, and Colin A. (Alissa) Bazsali of Madison, Wisconsin; a granddaughter, Sylvia Bazsali of Madison; her brother-in-law Bruce G. Bazsali of Casa Grande, Arizona; nieces Jennifer (Robert) Bazsali Atkinson of Crystal Lake, Illinois, and Amanda (Andy) Willey Lucaszczyk of Murfreesboro, Tennessee; and great-nephews Jake, Ryan, and Corey Atkinson. She was preceded in death by her father in 1981, her mother and her brother, Rick, in 2007, and husband, Gordon Sr. in 2023. Services will be held at Fredrick Funeral Home in Hampshire, Illinois, on January 3rd, 2026. Visitation will begin at 12:00 with a service at 1:30 pm, followed by inurnment at Hampshire Center Cemetery.

Priscilla "Gidget" Lee Bazsali

September 19, 1943 - November 2, 2025