lit a candle 19h agojust read her obituary online, 77, cared for her brothers after their dad died in 61. that stayed with me.
Their story
Judy Keller Liedtke was a longtime resident of Lilburn, Georgia, remembered by her family as a devoted wife, sister, mother, aunt and grandmother, and as a lifelong reader and bird watcher. She was born Judy Keller on September 12, 1948, in Roanoke, Virginia, to Walter W. Keller Jr. and Audrey…
Judy Keller Liedtke was a longtime resident of Lilburn, Georgia, remembered by her family as a devoted wife, sister, mother, aunt and grandmother, and as a lifelong reader and bird watcher. She was born Judy Keller on September 12, 1948, in Roanoke, Virginia, to Walter W. Keller Jr. and Audrey Howell Keller. In 1955, when she was still a young girl, the Keller family moved to Atlanta, where she was raised alongside her younger brothers.
Her father died in 1961, when Judy was a teenager, and her brothers later recalled that she stepped into the role of principal caregiver for them in the years that followed. She graduated from North Fulton High School in Atlanta and attended West Georgia College before transferring to Georgia State University, where she earned a bachelor's degree in Spanish. After her studies she went to work at the Rich's department store at Lenox Square in Atlanta. It was there that she met Aldo Liedtke. The couple married on January 20, 1979, and settled in Lilburn, Georgia, where Judy lived for the rest of her life.
Judy Liedtke was not a public figure in politics, entertainment or business, and no Wikipedia biography exists for her. The record of her life that survives in the public sphere is the family obituary published by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, which describes a private life shaped by caregiving, a long marriage, and quiet pleasures shared with relatives in Georgia and Virginia. She loved reading and watching birds, and she kept close ties to family on both sides of that geography.
Judy Liedtke died in Lilburn, Georgia, on August 29, 2026, at the age of 77. The published notice does not state a cause of death. She was preceded in death by her parents, her daughter Lisa, and her grandson Billy. She is survived by her husband Aldo; her brothers Jim Keller (Susan), John Keller (Barbara) and Bud Keller (Diane); and nieces Jennifer Bryson (Todd) and Catherine Keller.
A memorial service is scheduled for Thursday, September 24, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church in Duluth, Georgia, the church the family attended. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made for the benefit of the church. Funeral arrangements are under the care of Tom M. Wages Funeral Service in Snellville, Georgia.
Biography adapted from Obituary published by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Legacy.com (Sep. 20, 2026); Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, Snellville, Georgia.
In their own words
“Judy is fondly remembered by her younger brothers as being a principal caregiver after the death of their father in 1961.”
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