Ruth Lorberbaum Wiesen

Ruth Lorberbaum Wiesen died on Saturday, July 4, 2009, at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta of natural causes, at the age of 95. She was born on Jan. 28, 1914, in New York. She graduated from Adelphi University in Long Island with a bachelor's degree. She moved to Dalton with her husband, Bill, in 1938 and raised her family there. She was active in the Sisterhood of Temple Beth-El and was a teacher at Pleasant Grove Elementary School after her children were grown. Ruth loved to play bridge and to create needlework, and excelled in both hobbies. She loved her family more than anything and was a devoted wife and mother. She was adored by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and was known to be a kind, gentle and wonderful person.In their later years, Ruth and Bill relocated to Atlanta, and finally to Buckhead.Ruth was preceded in death by her parents, Isador and Minnie Lorberbaum; her beloved husband, William (Bill) Wiesen; her son, Ronald Wiesen; her brothers, Seymour Lorberbaum, William (Billy) Lorberbaum, Moe Lorberbaum, Saul Lorberbaum, and sisters Frieda Saulsman, Ella Cowan and Sylvia Hatz.She is survived by her son Kenneth Wiesen and his wife, Juanita, of Marietta; her daughter Barbara Parker and her husband, Derek of Yazoo City, Miss.; her granddaughter, Lane Warren and her husband Alex; and her great-grandsons Sam and Tate Warren, all of Cartersville. She is also survived by her brother, Leonard Lorberbaum and his wife Caroline of Dalton, and her sister-in-law who was like a sister to her, Blossom Lorberbaum of Delray Beach, Fla.. She is also survived by a special angel, Paulette James, who assisted her after her husband Bill died.Sign online guest book at www.edressler.com.In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the charity of your choice. A graveside service will be on Friday at 2 p.m. at Crestlawn Cemetery with Rabbi Barry Coffsky officiating. Arrangements are by Dressler's Jewish Funeral Care, Atlanta (770) 451-4999.