Rosalind Pomerance Taranto

FUNERAL SERVICE: A graveside funeral service will be held at 12:30 PM on Thursday, January 22, 2026, at Riverdale Cemetery, 1000 Victory Dr, Columbus, GA 31901. 

SHIVA: The family will receive guests beginning at 6:45 PM on Thursday, January 22, only at the home of Marci Haber: 665 Huntwick Place, Roswell, GA 30075. 

Rosalind Ada Pomerance Taranto, age 86, of Atlanta, passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2026.

Rosalind, or Rozzie, as she was known by her grandchildren and great granddaughter, was born on September 4, 1939, in Columbus, Georgia to Philip and Ada Berman Pomerance.

Rosalind is survived by her three loving daughters, Marci Taranto Haber, Lisa Taranto Schiffer (Doug) and Viki Taranto Stein (Eric), as well as her grandson Austin Schiffer (Molli), granddaughters Alexandra Schiffer, Emily Stein, and Amanda Stein, and her great granddaughter, Stella Dickson. Rosalind was predeceased by her grandsons Justin Haber and Jared Haber, and her brother Warren Pomerance.

Rosalind was a true matriarch and was adored by her family. She loved her family celebrations, her friends, her faith, and the state of Israel. Fewer things made her happier than celebrating birthdays, cuddling her yorkie dogs, traveling, reading, attending the ballet, the symphony, singing in the choirs at Temple Beth Tikvah and Temple Emanu-El, and volunteering at The Bremen Museum and Cultural Center.  As a young girl, Rosalind split her summers between Tybee Island, with her cousins, and Camp Blue Star in North Carolina, where she made lifelong friends. As an adult, she was an advocate for Jewish summer camps, and an avid member and former regional president of Hadassah Women’s Organization.   

As an owner of the Kiddie Shoppe in Columbus, Georgia, Rosalind was beloved by the many families who were so fortunate to know her for decades. She was a true trailblazer, as someone who ran her own business at a time in Columbus when that was rare.     

Rosalind’s abundant love, kindness, and heart of gold, will be missed by all who knew and loved her. 

Please consider signing the online guestbook at www.edressler.com. Graveside services will be held at 12:30 pm, Thursday, January 22, 2026, at Riverdale Cemetery, Columbus, Georgia.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to The Bremen Museum, the Hadassah Hospital in Israel, or Temple Beth Tikvah.