Gloria M.

Jarvis

Gloria M. Jarvis died peacefully at home on Nov. 12 at the age of 98. Most obituaries end with the names of those left behind, but Gloria wanted them to be mentioned first. What she loved most was her family.

She is preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Charles Jarvis; her infant daughter, Colleen; her parents, Anna and Michael Misurelli; her brothers, Donald and Vincent Misurelli; her daughter-in-law, Bridget Jarvis; and her son-in-law, Paul Reid. She'll live on in the loving memories of her sisters, Arlene Griffith and Sandy Costanzo, as well as her six children, their spouses and her 18 grandchildren: William and Sufang Jarvis and their children, Valerie and Gregory; Thomas and his children, Katherine, Bradley and Stephanie; Jacalyn and Michael Brennan and their children, Nicholas, Logan, Keelia and Mari; Jamie Jarvis and her children, Ashley and Devin; Jennifer and Richard Stark and their children, Regan, Tierney, Ross and Haidyn; and Julie Reid and her children, Connor, Griffin and Wyatt. She also had 16 great-grandchildren, and spending time with them was a highlight of her later years.

Gloria was born January 19, 1928, in Saratoga Springs, New York—the third of five children. Her father, Michael, immigrated from Italy in 1920, and her mother, Anna, was a first-generation Italian-American. She attended Saratoga Springs High School, then received her B.S. in nursing from Keuka College in 1948. Soon after, she met Charles Jarvis on a blind date, and they were married in December 1951 at St. Clements Church in Saratoga Springs.

Care defined Gloria’s life. After graduating from college, she went on to work as a surgical nurse at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City, an E.R. Nurse at Saratoga Hospital and a general nurse at Glens Falls Hospital. After a long career caring for others, she spent 10 years handing down her wisdom as a nursing instructor at Adirondack Community College, where she was highly regarded by her students. At home and amongst friends, Gloria showed her care in her baking, sewing and knitting, talents she passed on to some of her daughters and granddaughters.

Gloria and Charles first lived in an apartment in his family home in Glens Falls, New York, before moving next door to begin their family. Later, they built a new home for their growing family in Queensbury. They raised their six children there, and their home was a gathering place for decades as those children got married and had their own kids, and then those grandkids did the same. Though her family had dispersed over those years, they always came home for Mom or Gramma—and for each other—and that love is her legacy.

A celebration of Gloria’s life will be held at a later date.