Ruth Scott Schnering

Ruth Scott Schnering, 96, longtime resident of Baltimore County, MD, died December 7, 2013. Born on March 10, 1917, in Greensburg, IN, Mrs. Schnering was the daughter of Harry Preston Scott and Lulu Bills Scott.

Mrs. Schnering lived in Evanston, IL, until 1959, when the family moved to Baltimore, MD. She attended Rollins College where she became a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. Mrs. Schnering earned a BA in Early Childhood Education from National College of Education in 1939.

Mrs. Schnering was active in the Infant Welfare Society of Evanston and the Junior League. In Baltimore, she served for many years with the Union Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, culminating in the office of President. At Broadmead, their retirement community, she was a Cluster Representative, worked in the gift shop and barn sale, volunteered in Hallowell Hall, and was involved in the establishment of the Low Vision Support Group. For many years, she and Mr. Schnering spent time in Harbour Island, Bahamas, in the winter, and in Maine in the fall.

Mrs. Schnering was predeceased by her husband of 72 years, Philip Blessed Schnering. She is survived by her children Sally (Richard) Hutchins, Sandra Freese, Philip (Susan) Schnering, Judith (James) Hengerer, Wendy (Mike) Meehan, and Edwina Eichner; her grandchildren Kim Shelton (Dimitris Demopoulos), Jim (Karin) Shelton, Amy Freese Renner, Robin Mellen, Lucas (Lee) Hutchison, Russell (Maureen) Hutchison, Brian (Bethany) DeHerrera-Schnering, Penny Schnering (Dale) Smythe, and Steven (Nancy) Eichner; and her great-grandchildren Kassie Demopoulos, Grayson and Cole Shelton, Charlotte and Marshall Renner, Nicholas Mellen, Amelia, Atticus, and Bennett DeHerrera-Schnering, Chelsea and Grant Hutchison, Keegan and Reed Hutchison, and Eloise Smythe.

Services and interment are private. A memorial will be held at Broadmead in the future. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to the Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, 415 Park Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21201-3603. Please make checks payable to “Friends of the LBPH”.