JEANNETTE ANOLIK MEDGAUS: On September 11, 2024, Jeannette Anolik Medgaus, daughter of Irwin and Miriam Anolik, beloved wife of the late Morris (Maish) Medgaus, passed away three months shy of her 100th birthday. "Mom" to her children - Beverly Jones (Douglas), Carl Medgaus (Norma), and Daniel Medgaus; "Grandma," "Bubbie J" and "Bubbie" to her grandchildren and great grandchildren, Shanky to her cousins, "Aunt J" to her many nieces and nephews, and "Mom" to her former daughter-in-law Michele Babuscio (Dan) - she was deeply loved. After graduating from Schenley High School, she had a variety of secretarial jobs, ultimately working full time at the University of Pittsburgh Medical School, and later as Executive Secretary to the Dean of the University of Pittsburgh Dental School. She loved music - a love she passed along to her children- she played the piano and had a lovely soprano voice. Jeannette was also active in the community and served as Vice President of a B'nai Brith chapter. She was a dedicated volunteer at both the Rodef Shalom Biblical Botanical Garden, the Hillman Cancer Center and Forbes Regional Hospital. Jeannette was also the last surviving member of the "Aaronians," a group of married couples who met every month for more than fifty years for cards, drinks, food and laughs and vacations to Avon on the Lake and the Nevele Resort in upstate New York, where she and Maish won every dance contest. Lauded for her baking and cooking, she was known to some as "The Banana Bread Lady" who would not share her recipe. Jeannette was the proud Grandma, and Bubbie to Lee Kweller, of blessed memory, Bari, Melanie, Connor, Lexy and Nathan Medgaus, Adria and Martin (Erika) Jones, and great grandmother to Tony Stigler, Jayda Medgaus and Marcel Jones. Contributions may be made to United Cerebral Palsy (ucp.org) and The Jewish Association on Aging (jaapgh.org). Services were held at the Ralph Schugar Chapel, Inc. Interment Shaare Torah Cemetery. www.schugar.com
