Obituary of Jean Amico

Jean Amico, age 96 passed away peacefully on June 14, 2020 in her residence at The Bridge at Hickory Woods in Antioch, TN.

She was born in Passaic, NJ. To the late Joseph and Ninfa “Martha” Salvaggio.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband Sal; two brothers; two sisters.

Jean was a long-time member of Saint Joseph Catholic Church in Palm Bay, Florida prior to moving to Tennessee in 2017.

Jean is survived by her sister Rose Kallas and husband Pete of Brentwood, CA; son Robert “Bob” and wife Beverly of Saint Cloud, FL; daughter Diane Amico and friend Angie Newsom of LaVergne, TN; grandchildren Robert “Bobby” Amico and wife Terry of Chapel Hill, NC. And Janeen and husband George Livings of Staten Island, NY; great grandchildren Evan, Erik, and Ella Amico of Chapel Hill NC. and Alex and Jonah Livings of Staten Island, NY: several nieces and nephews in California, New Jersey, and Florida.

Jean met her husband at Western Electric in NJ. They married June 17, 1945 and moved to Orlando Florida in 1957. She was a stay at home Mom, selling Tupperware and Venus Jewels until they moved to Palm Bay in 1970. She worked at Harris Corporation in the Printing Department until she retired.

She was a member of the Italian American Club, Red Hat Society, and the Palm Bay Senior Center where she was a regular Bingo player.

Due to Covid-19 the family has POSTPONED her graveside service scheduled for Saturday, November 7, 2020.