Jane Picone

Jane F. Picone (nee Liffers), age 93, of Wayne, New Jersey, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, with her family by her side.

Born and raised in Union City, Jane was the younger of two children of Robert and Marie Liffers. She was a proud graduate of Holy Family High School in Union City, Class of 1949. Shortly after graduation, she began her career as a dental assistant for a local dentist, a position she held for five years.

After marrying, Jane spent several years living in Norfolk, Virginia.  She then moved back to her hometown of Union City where she began raising her family. She welcomed her three children, Michael, Patricia, and Robert, while living in Union City. In 1962, the family settled in Weehawken, New Jersey, where they remained until 2003, when Jane relocated to Wayne.

After the birth of her first child, Jane devoted herself wholeheartedly to being a full-time homemaker. Later in life, she returned to the workforce as a bank teller in Weehawken, working for several financial institutions located in the same building, including Provident Bank, Wachovia, and Wells Fargo. She found great fulfillment in her work, cherished the relationships she formed, and was truly loved by both clients and colleagues. She retired from full-time employment at age seventy, though she continued to work part-time for another decade in the banking industry. Jane’s love for staying active led her to continue working as a receptionist at Llanfair House Nursing Home in Wayne well into her mid 80’s.

She was an outgoing and social member of her community.  Jane was involved with the Weehawken Adult Club that frequently attended Broadway shows, a pastime she greatly enjoyed.  She was also a member of the Golden Age of Wayne.  Jane was a woman of deep Catholic faith and a longtime and active parishioner of St. Lawrence Church in Weehawken, later becoming a parishioner of Our Lady of the Valley Church in Wayne.

Jane loved spending time with friends and family, especially playing Bingo and Rummikub. In her younger years, she enjoyed biking through Weehawken and cherished her annual September trips to Cape May.

Above all, Jane was a devoted mother whose greatest joy in life was her family. Nothing in the world meant more to Jane than providing for and spending time with her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She will be remembered for her warmth, spontaneity, quick wit, and wonderful sense of humor. She was a truly special person who loved her family deeply and will be profoundly missed by all who knew her.

Jane is survived by her three children; Michael Picone and his wife Lynn of Scotch Plains, NJ, Patricia Picone and her husband Andy of Ottsville, PA, and Robert Picone and his wife Eileen of Rivervale, NJ, five grandchildren; Greg Vigilante of Myrtle Beach, SC, Lauren Ramos of Scotch Plains, NJ, Katie Picone of Morganville, NJ, Matthew Picone of Warren, NJ, and Andrew Quartuccio of Hoboken, NJ, and three great grandchildren; CJ, Ryan and Enza.  Jane was predeceased by her sister Marie Liffers.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Jane’s name may be made to St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St Jude Place, Memphis TN 38105.