Barbara Ann Schneidewind

Schneidewind, Barbara

Barbara “Bobbie” Ann (MacWhinney) Schneidewind, aged 94, passed away unexpectedly in the morning of Tuesday, October 31, 2023.

Barbara was born on October 17,1929 to Bruce and Oril MacWhinney in Short Hill, New Jersey. She graduated from Kent Place School located in Summit, New Jersey and then graduated from Douglas College, the women’s college of Rutgers University, where she met her future husband William “Bill” Schneidewind, Jr. Bobbie and Bill were married in June of 1951 and spent 68 wonderful years together. During their marriage they lived in Fort Benning, Georgia; New Brunswick and North Plainfield in New Jersey; and Wellesley, Massachusetts before settling down in Atlanta, Georgia. Bobbie was an exceptional woman who loved hosting family and her many friends. She worked at the Atlanta Mart for many years and volunteered as a docent for the High Museum of Art and Atlanta Symphony. Additionally, she was a longtime member of the Junior League, the High Museum of Art, Pine Forest Garden Club, and Cherokee Town Club. In 2011, she and her husband sold their house in Sandy Springs, Georgia and moved to Canterbury Court where they enjoyed retirement and gained many new friends.

Both Bill and Bobbie loved to travel the world. They visited 74 countries including most of the Caribbean. Some of their favorite travel memories were from the annual family trip to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina and the numerous family cruises.

Barbara was preceded in death by her husband William Schneidewind, Jr., brothers Jim and Alan, as well as her daughter Donna Gilli in 2022. She leaves a son William Schneidewind III with granddaughters Kerry Schneidewind and Kelly Schneidewind in Texas, her son-in-law Marcel Gilli with grandchildren Sara Ausburn, Chris Gilli (Christina), Kevin Gilli (Alina), Sean Gilli (Joylayne) and Allison Gilli (Chris Everett), and great-grandchildren Henry Ausburn and Ivy Ausburn in Georgia.

Barbara’s celebration of life will be held on Monday, November 13th at Peachtree Presbyterian Church in the Kellett Chapel at 3pm.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Salvation Army.