Jane Quagliata Kelly, 80, of Trinity, Florida, passed away in the early hours of November 25th, 2022, after spending a wonderful Thanksgiving day with her family. Janie was born in 1942 in Lyons, New York, to parents Frank and Flora (DeJohn) Quagliata.

Janie was predeceased by her husband and best friend of 47 years, Jim, in 2012.  Their love was like no other and they were an inspiration to all they met throughout their lives.   Janie is survived by her children: Bray (Talene) Kelly, Megan (Jim) Anderson, and Mike (Beth) Kelly; by her beloved grandchildren: Quinn, Seamus, Reilly, Erinn, Grant, Scarlet, Paige, and Dempsey; by her brother and sisters: Bud (Gayle) Quagliata, Linda (Paul) Kenney, Barbara (Ken) Parker, Becky (Lee) Matteson, Lori (David) Kneut; by her brother-in-law Tim Kelly; and by many nieces and nephews.

Janie grew up in Newark, NY as the 2^nd oldest of 6 siblings.  Janie excelled in academics and graduated from Newark High School in 1960.  She then attended St. Joseph’s School of Nursing in Syracuse, NY and graduated in 1963 as a Registered Nurse.   Her commitment to learning new areas of medicine along with Janie’s compassion for others, lead to a lifelong career in nursing.  This was a great benefit to her siblings, children, nieces, nephews and friends over the years that were always calling upon her for medical advice, which she gave happily.

Janie worked in many areas of health care beginning with St. Joseph’s Hospital in Syracuse, NY, and then in the nursing department at the Carrier Manufacturing Facility in Syracuse.  As Janie’s family began to grow, she worked as a night nurse at Stonehedge Nursing Home, so she could be home during the day with her kids.  She later became a workers compensation rehabilitation nurse, traveling to patient’s homes throughout upstate NY, to manage their care and rehab.  Janie loved this type of work because it gave her flexibility to accommodate her patient’s needs as well as her family’s.  Janie’s dedication to her patients went far above her medical skills as she continually purchased groceries and other supplies for her patients in need.  She would load up her car with bags of groceries, clothing for her patient’s children, anything that was needed, and never gave it a second thought.  She and Jim always had a very generous nature and were extremely giving to those around them.  Janie continued with her workers compensation nursing, even in her later years, after moving to Florida.  In addition to her love of nursing, Janie was an integral part of managing the office for Jim’s refrigeration companies, TRI and Floratech, in Syracuse, NY, and with her own interior decorating business, JKI.

Family and friends will remember Janie for her endless love and laughter.   Janie battled many obstacles in her life, survived breast cancer, and through it all, she always kept her sense of humor.  Janie’s love for her husband and entire family was incredible.  She especially loved spending time with her grandchildren – their hugs, kisses, texts, face-time calls, jokes, watching them play sports, hearing stories about their activities, hours of playing Yahtzee, cards, and cooking with them – they were all the greatest joy of her life.  Janie was also an avid reader, she loved vacations in the Outer Banks, picnic dinners at the beach, playing golf both with her family and in many golf leagues over the years, Syracuse University basketball, cookouts with the family, dinner parties, baking, a good banana split, and any time spent with her family.

A Memorial Mass for Janie will be held at St. Peter, the Apostle Catholic Church in Trinity, FL on Thursday, December 29, 2022 at 10:30am. Interment of Jim and Janie’s ashes will follow the Mass at Trinity Memorial Garden.  In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, www.stjude.org, (800)608-3023.