Jan Marlyn Picker
1948 – 2025
Jan Marlyn Picker, of Yardley PA, passed away on Thursday, December 18, 2025.
Born in Trenton, NJ on February 20, 1948, she graduated from Trenton High School (1965) and Douglass College (Rutgers University) in 1969.
Jan met her life partner and love of her life, Jeffrey, on a blind date in October 1966, they would have been married 57 years this January.
She and Jeffrey have three wonderful children Jonathan (Lisa), Debra Rednik (Joshua), Eric (Lisa) and seven loving grandchildren: Daniel, Benjamin, Sydney, Ethan, Reese, Lyla and Drew. Jan and her sister Ronnie Fliss were extremely close.
She was a life member and supporter of Hadassah as both a volunteer and professional, serving as a regional president and member of its national board.
She began her work life as a nursery school teacher at United Hebrew Institute in Kingston, PA and worked at Hadassah in Baltimore, and for Guard Insurance Group as an event planner.
Jan bravely fought her medical challenges which deeply affected her mobility for the past ten years. Through Alzheimer’s and repeated hospital and rehabilitation stays, she never gave up.
Jan was preceded in death by her parents Franklyn (“Buddy”) and Lea Davis.
She will be deeply missed by her loving husband, children, grandchildren, sister, Ronnie and brother-in-law Allan, niece Jessica, nephew, Ian Fliss and his wife Nim, and her dear extended family, friends and everyone she touched in life.
Funeral services are private on Monday, December 22. Burial will follow at Washington Cemetery in Monmouth Junction, NJ.
Jan would be honored if contributions in her memory were made to the Alzheimer’s Association or to Hadassah.
Dear Jeffrey and family,
I am reading this from Israel. My deepest condolences. Jan was a mentor, a friend and a treasured colleague. May her memory be for a
Blessing.
Love Marcie
Jeff and family,
I first met Jan & the Picker family many years ago when my sister Lisa married Jon.
Everyone was so welcoming and super nice. Kristy & I share our deepest thoughts & condolences to the Picker family.
Jan’s sister, Ronnie, is my neighbor and she spoke so often and so lovingly of Jan and of how very close they were. We send our deepest condolences to Jan’s family. May her memory be a blessing.
Jan Picker was a lady with many gifts, among them a quick wit and a mischievous sense of humor. For some time, she and I were followers of opposing political philosophies. I will always cherish the memories of the political practical jokes we played on each other during those years. I recall how delighted she was to learn that I had finally come to my senses, as she put it. May she spend eternity in peace, remembered with love and affection by all whose lives were fortunate to have been touched by hers.
Jeff,
I am so very sad to hear about Jan. She was so much a part of my early married life as it was impacted by Hadassah. She was my mentor and my friend, always positive and always available. Her visits to our home were filled with laughter and love.
Capable and caring, never wavering in her support of Israel.
I know she will be missed terribly. May her name forever be a blessing.
Jo Apple Steinhart
Ronnie, I just heard about Jan and I’m so sorry. I remember from years ago how close you and she were. May her memory be a blessing.