{"id":25466,"date":"2015-08-17T23:21:05","date_gmt":"2015-08-18T05:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/?p=25466"},"modified":"2015-10-13T06:49:31","modified_gmt":"2015-10-13T12:49:31","slug":"memorial-service-for-adele-adatto-to-be-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/memorial-service-for-adele-adatto-to-be-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Graveside, memorial service for Adele Adatto"},"content":{"rendered":"

ADELE LEVY ADATTO, a former nurse and a community volunteer, passed away peacefully in her home on August 14. She was 94.<\/p>\n

Adatto was a graduate of the first class of the Louisiana State University combined bachelor’s of science- registered nurse (B.S.-R.N.) program. \u00a0Following graduation, she continued her training at Columbia University in New York, where she received a master’s degree.<\/p>\n

An active volunteer for many community organizations, she was president of the Touro Sisterhood, and was involved in several positions with the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods. Adatto served on the board of the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) and was trained to be a docent there. She loved sharing her love of art history with visitors she would meet there.<\/p>\n

As co-chair and editor to NOMA’s Artist’s Palette Cookbook, Adatto published her most treasured family recipes. Her famous ‘Bayou Brownies’ and ‘Heavenly Hash’ cakes were always well stocked in her freezer and readily available. Encouraged by family members, she authored Del’s Delicious Dinners, a cookbook full of her staple dishes and named by her great-grandchild.<\/p>\n

She was predeceased by her husband, Dr. Carl P. Adatto, M.D. The couple\u00a0were world travelers, finding time to hike to Machu Picchu, tour the Great Wall of China, and ride elephants in the jungles of the Indian sub-continent among their many excursions. Many artifacts from these trips adorned their home and they regaled family and friends with tales of their global adventures. \u00a0They also became avid bird watchers and traveled all over Central and South America on birding trips, making many new friends along the way. <\/span><\/p>\n

Adatto was a competitive swimmer as a youngster and continued to practice her sport as an adult, eventually becoming certified as a scuba diver. She and her husband also enjoyed playing many rounds of competitive golf with other couples, sometimes bringing grandchildren with them on the Audubon Park course to feed the ducks along the bayou there.<\/span><\/p>\n

She is survived by her son Dr. Kenneth N. Adatto, M.D. (Be-Be), Carol Adatto Nelson (Eric) and Phyllis Smith (Tim) of Houston, TX.\u00a0Other survivors 10 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.<\/p>\n

A private graveside service was held on August 16. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to your favorite charity\"\"<\/a> or New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA 70124. To view and sign the guest book, visit www.lakelawnmetairie.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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