Edyth Amy Jarett

Jarett, Edyth Amy (Donatelli) QUEENSBURY Edyth Amy (Donatelli) Jarett, 100 of Queensbury, and formerly of Providence, R.I. and Hudson, passed away on October 19, 2022. She was born on September 3, 1922, in Providence, R.I., the daughter of the late C. Frank Rocco and Grace (Ventura) Donatelli. Edyth attended St. Francis Xavier Academy and upon graduating, went on to Rhode Island Hospital School of Nursing, earning her degree as an R.N. in 1943. She used her degree to be an operating room nurse throughout her career. She met her future husband, Dr. Lewis A. Jarett, when he was an intern at Rhode Island Hospital. They enjoyed 34 years of loving marriage before he passed away in November of 1987. Edyth was proud to serve with the United States Army Nursing Corp during World War II, where she served as a first lieutenant in the Philippines. She was a member of several organizations and had many interests including, Hadassah, American Heart Association, Columbia Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, Second Hand Thrift Shop in Hudson, Columbia Golf & Country Club, American Cancer Society, Planned Parenthood and Saratoga Jazz Festival. She was also featured as a gourmet cook in an article in the Hudson Register Star; she was Woman of the Year and was an advocate in fighting for women's rights and diversity. Edyth's greatest pastime was spending time with her family; she enjoyed golfing, especially with family and spending summer vacations with them on Cape Cod/Yarmouth Shores, Martha's Vineyard, Lake George and Costa Rica. She was a wonderful cook, enjoyed entertaining, listening to music, keeping up on current events, enjoying a good joke, had a great sense of humor and was a self-taught artist of landscapes and charcoal still-life drawings. Edyth was also an avid fan of both the N.Y. Yankees and N.Y. Giants. In addition to her parents and beloved husband, Lewis, she was predeceased by her brother, Henry Donatelli; and sisters, Elisa Falciglia, Rita Iacono, and Rose Lamborghini. Survivors include her children, Donna (Stephen) Nicholson of Rumford, R.I., Dr. Jeffrey Jarett of Queensbury, and Richard (Myrna) Jarett of Middle Village, N.Y. She was lovingly known as MiMi to her grandchildren, Jennifer (Frank) Nicholson Nunez of Huntington, N.Y., Jarett Nicholson of Charleston, S.C., Jason (Shannon) Jarett, Wakefield, Mass, Sean Jarett, of New York, N.Y., Jamie Jarett of New York, N.Y. and Jennifer (Charles) Aguilera-McKeon of Glen Cove, N.Y. Also surviving are her great-grandchildren, Skylar Nunez, Amelia Jarett, Isabel McKeon, and Rosalia McKeon, along with several nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 12, at 1:30 p.m. at the Singleton Sullivan Potter Funeral Home, 407 Bay Road, Queensbury. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to your local chapter of either the American Heart Association or Planned Parenthood organizations. Those who wish may make online condolences by visiting our website at sbfuneralhome.com.