Elizabeth Schneewind

1940 - 2021

Elizabeth Hughes Schneewind, 81, died on the 12th of June, 2021, in Brooklyn, New York. She was born May 11, 1940, in Chicago, Illinois. She attended the University of Chicago Lab School and in 1959 graduated from the University of Chicago with a B.A. in philosophy. She went on to attain an M.A. in philosophy from Brown University (1962) and passed comprehensive exams for a PhD. in philosophy at Yale University in 1963.

On February 23, 1963, Elizabeth married Jerome B. Schneewind in Baltimore, Maryland. They resided in New Haven, CT; Pittsburgh, PA; Brooklyn, NY; and Baltimore, MD. They returned to Brooklyn upon retirement.

While residing in New York City, Elizabeth served as a field supervisor with the Foster Grandparents program from 1980 to 1982. She then received a Master's in Social Work from the University of Maryland in 1985. She worked at Jewish Family Services in Baltimore, MD, as part of her long career in geriatric social work. She also published several articles on geriatric care, and was an accredited translator of German philosophy.

Elizabeth served on the board of Women in the Urban Crisis, a group in Pittsburgh, PA advocating for better access to schooling by underserved urban communities. Later she donated her time and passion to several groups that advocated for services regarding, and provided education about, Alzheimer's Disease.

Elizabeth is survived by her husband of 58 years, Jerome B. Schneewind; three daughters, Sarah, Rachel, and Hannah Schneewind; four grandchildren, Leonora, Elizabeth, James, and Sebastian; and her sister, Helen Brock. She is also survived by her son-in-law, Bruce Tindall; her daughter-in-law, Janelle Heideman; and her son-in-law, Nickolas Gikas. She is also survived by a niece and nephew. She was predeceased by her parents, Everett Cherrington Hughes and Helen McGill Hughes.

A funeral was held at St. Paul's Episcopal Church on Tuesday, June 15.

The family requests donations to the American Civil LIberties Union in lieu of flowers.