> At a Glance
> – Tatiana Schlossberg, 35, died Dec. 30 from acute myeloid leukemia
> – Private funeral held Jan. 5 at St. Ignatius of Loyola, same church as Jackie O memorial
> – Attendees included Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, David Letterman, Maria Shriver
> – Why it matters: Granddaughter of JFK and environmental journalist leaves behind two young children and powerful climate legacy
Tatiana Schlossberg, the Yale- and Oxford-educated journalist and granddaughter of John F. Kennedy, was remembered at an intimate yet high-profile funeral following her Dec. 30 death from a rare, aggressive leukemia.
The Service
The Jan. 5 liturgy took place at St. Ignatius of Loyola on Manhattan’s Upper East Side-the same stone Gothic church that hosted Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’s 1994 funeral. A family source said mourners filled the pews while:
- Jack Schlossberg welcomed attendees
- George Moran, Tatiana’s husband, delivered the eulogy
- Rose Schlossberg gave a Scripture reading
Cameras captured Caroline Kennedy carrying 1-year-old Josephine down the front steps, while Moran held their toddler son Edwin, born in 2022.
Public Tributes
The JFK Library Foundation posted a recent family photo-Moran, Schlossberg, and the two children-on Instagram the morning of the funeral. Hours later, Jack Schlossberg shared a quote from his sister’s 2019 book Inconspicuous Consumption:
> “It’s up to us to create a country that takes seriously its obligations to the planet, to each other, and to the people who will be born into a world that looks different than ours has for the last 10,000 years or so.”
A Writer’s Final Words
In a New Yorker essay published Nov. 22-exactly 62 years after President Kennedy’s assassination-Schlossberg disclosed her terminal diagnosis. She praised her family’s devotion:
> “My parents and my brother and sister, too, have been raising my children and sitting in my various hospital rooms almost every day for the last year and a half.”
The Harvard Law graduate and former New York Times science reporter had spent her career spotlighting climate change, telling TODAY in 2019:
> “I think climate change is the biggest story in the world… if I could help communicate about it that might inspire other people to get involved.”
Key Takeaways
- Service drew political heavyweights and entertainment icons
- Schlossberg’s environmental journalism defined her professional life
- She is survived by her husband, daughter Josephine, and son Edwin
- The family requests privacy as they grieve
As mourners exited the historic church, a hush fell over Park Avenue, honoring a life that championed both family and planet.
