Jean Everts passed away peacefully on February 17, 2023 at Doylestown Hospital. Jean was born in Brooklyn, NY, on January 12, 1932 to Anna & Antonio Anziano. Jean graduated from Franklin K. Lane H.S. in Brooklyn, where she met the love of her life, John Everts, who she married in 1951; they were married for 45 years until he passed away. Jean spent her career working for the NYC Board of Education. She loved her job, through which she helped teachers & students alike.
Jean loved her life, and her family was always her number one priority. Jean is beloved Mother to John Everts, Joyce & Paul Milione, Maria & Michael La Fiura, and Anthony & Valerie Everts; beloved Grandmother to Christine La Fiura Beim, Charles La Fiura, Christopher Milione, Cara Milione, and A.J. Everts & Allison Everts; and beloved GG (Great Grandmother) to Leah, Natalie & Celia.
Jean is survived by her brother, Salvatore Anziano, along with numerous nieces and nephews.
Jean was a talented cook. She did most of her cooking in a humble galley kitchen on Staten Island, but she was fond of saying that many a huge meal came from that tiny kitchen. Over the course of her life, she perfected her famous spaghetti & meatballs and eggplant parmesan, scores of family members tried to replicate these dishes, but no one succeeded at cooking them quite like her.
Jean was also a long-time parishioner of St. Patrick’s Church on Staten Island, NY, where her lifelong love of music led her to sing in the choir. Upon her passing, she was a member of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel church in Doylestown, PA.
Should family & friends desire, Memorial contributions may be sent to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church, 53 St. Patrick’s Place, Staten Island, NY 10306
Immediately after Mass Jean will be entombed at Moravian Cemetery, 2205 Richmond Rd., Staten Island, N.Y. 10306