Judith Ann Emanuel (“Judy/Gram”) was born December 9, 1942 to Erna and George Kraus in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She married her grade school sweetheart and First Holy Communion partner, James Ralph (“Jim”) Emanuel, on June 29, 1963. Judy worked as an office assistant putting Jim through graduate school. Judy is survived by Jim and their four children and spouses, Deborah and Conley Rank, Sandra and James Emanuel, Barbara and Marc Patel and Kelly and John Emanuel. She had 3 siblings George Kraus (deceased), Erna Handyside and Ralph Kraus. The lights of “Gram’s” life were her eight grandchildren: Max and Abbey Rank, Kate and Jane Patel, Nick and Matt Emanuel and Blake and Kayley Emanuel. Judy’s little dog, Maggie, was a constant companion and source of joy in sickness and health. Judy adored her family and friends and showered them all with handwritten cards, cookies and kindness. She was a wonderful and devoted spouse, mother, grandmother, sister and friend who will never be forgotten by those who were blessed to know her.
In lieu of flowers, Judy’s family is requesting that donations be made to a charity of choice or to the scholarship fund for the American Nurses Foundation (“ANF”). The ANF is a philanthropic organization with a mission to transform the nation’s health through the power of nursing. Judy and her family experienced firsthand the extreme power of healing and comfort in the hands of dozens of angels on earth working as nurses and therapists. The link to donate to the ANA is https://ebiz.nursingworld.org/anfdonation?_ga=2.259442830.504601848.1542559867-122698536.1542559867.
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