Sarah J. “Sally” Jarossi

Sarah J. “Sally” JarossiB1934 – 2024BTHOMASTON – Sarah J. “Sally” Jarossi, 90, of Thomaston passed away peacefully with her husband of 60 years by her side on Nov. 16, 2024, at her home after a six-year battle with Alzheimer’s. Sally was born Sept. 30, 1934, in Calais, Maine to Frederick Hollingdale and Charlotte Lello Hollingdale. She grew up in Augusta and graduated from Cony High School in the class of 1952. She later attended Fisher College in Boston.

Sally worked as the insurance coordinator for the town of Tewksbury, Mass., for many years. Sally was a trendsetter and was significantly ahead of her time as a woman. She was a fiercely determined person who would do whatever it took to reach her goals. She was feisty, very intelligent, caring, selfless, devoted and loved all of her family above everything else.

Sally enjoyed reading, listening to good music, spending time with her children, grandchildren and husband. She shot her first moose, a 770-pound bull in 2012 at the age of 78. She was a member of the Knox County Republican Party. She was predeceased by her parents; and two sisters, Mary Proulx and Frances Wadliegh.

She is survived by her husband, Arthur Jarossi of Thomaston; son, John Jarossi and his wife Linda of Ypsilanti, Mich.; daughter, Linda Lafortune of Inman, S.C., grandson, Rob Lafortune of Inman, S.C., granddaughters, Kate Shanks and her husband Jim of Ithaca, N.Y., Molly Green of Ann Arbor, Mich., Tara Lafortune, Rock Hill, S.C., great-grandson, Sam Shanks of Ithaca, N.Y., various nieces and nephews.

A service to celebrate Sally’s life will be held at 1 p.m., on November 22, at Hall Funeral Home, 78 Main Street, Thomaston. Burial will follow in the Village Cemetery in Thomaston.

Arrangements are entrusted to Hall Funeral Home in Thomaston.

Condolences may be shared with the family at hallfuneralhomes.com.

Memorial Donations may be made in Sally’s memory to the Alzheimer’s Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., FL. 17, Chicago, IL 60601.