Ruth Kelner

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Ruth Kelner, 92, of Atlanta, Georgia, widow of David Kelner, died suddenly Wednesday afternoon, September 22, 2010, at her home in Atlanta.
She was born a twin to Frank Miller and Sadie Schein Miller, Eastern European immigrants who owned a grocery store, on September 14, 1918, at their home in Long Branch, N.J. She married David A. Kelner in 1944 and had two beloved children, Paul and Beverly. She and Dave, a professional pianist, moved to Savannah, Ga., in 1980, to be with Beverly and her family. While in Savannah, Ruth spent her time with several activities, even learning to play Mah Johngg and working for a short time at Gottlieb's Bakery, and she spent a lot of time helping with her grandchildren. She moved to Atlanta in 2005 to live in the Zaban Tower and be with two of her three grandchildren, and eventually, her great-grandchildren. She lived for her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and anyone will tell you how much she spoke of them. She loved her family fiercely. She loved to speak Yiddish, kept up with current events, attended every event at the Zaban Tower, and followed her Atlanta Braves. In addition to her parents, twin brother, and younger brother Irving Miller, she is predeceased by her husband Dave and daughter Beverly, both from cancer.
She is survived by her son Paul and daughter-in-law Lenore Kelner, grandson Steven Greenspan and his wife Alison, granddaughter Becky Slemons and her husband Shawn, grandson Dennis Kelner, great-grandchildren Sam and Bennett Greenspan and Brady, Bayla, and Harper Slemons, and other family.
The funeral service will be held at 10 o'clock Sunday morning at the graveside, Bonaventure Cemetery, conducted by Rabbi Kenneth R. Leitner.
In lieu of flowers, donations should be made to Weinstein Hospice, 3150 Howell Mill Road NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30327-2108, through which she made some of the best friends of her life.