Arnold Schrier

May 30, 1925 - January 6, 2016

Arnold (Arnie) Schrier, Ph.D., passed away peacefully on January 6, 2016 at the age of 90. Arnie was born on May 30, 1925 in Bronx, New York and lived there until his family moved to Mt. Rainier, MD in 1941. Upon graduation from high school in 1943, Arnie enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served in the Navy and Naval Reserve, reaching the rank of Lieutenant until he resigned in 1969. Arnie received his B.S., M.A. and Ph.D. in History from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL, where he met his wife Sonny. They married in 1949. While doing research for his dissertation, Arnie and Sonny lived in Dublin, Ireland for a year. In 1956 he and his wife Sondra (Sonny) moved to Cincinnati when he joined the faculty of the University of Cincinnati’s History Department. He was a member of the Cincinnati Historical Society, the Library Guild, the Ohio Academy of History, The American Historical Association, the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies, the Literary Club of Cincinnati and the World History Association. He was also the founding president of the Ohio Valley World History Association. In 1972, Arnie was honored by UC with appointment as Walter C. Langsam professor of modern European History and in 1992, received the Distinguished Service Award from Ohio Academy of History. He held visiting professor appointments at Northwestern University, Duke University, Indiana University and was a distinguished visiting professor at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. He was co-editor and co-author of three widely used high school world history textbooks, and was an accomplished published author of several historical books. Arnie retired from UC in 1995 but continued to teach through the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UC for several more years. He will be remembered as a great scholar, fantastic teacher, life-long learner and outstanding handball player until he was 80. In addition, Arnie will be remembered for his unbridled devotion to his family. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Sonny (Weinshelbaum) Schrier, his four children Susan (Jay,deceased) Davis, Jay (Sarah) Schrier, Linda (Steve) Tissiere, and Paula (Tom) von Korff. Arnie was the devoted grandfather to his 10 grandchildren, Dana and Brandy Barrett, Leeann von Korff, Ben and Will Schrier, Jennifer (Mike) Windisch and Samantha Davis, Alex, Jackie and Matt Tissiere and his two great grandchildren, Cohen Barrett and Elle Windisch. He was also devoted brother to Edward and Morty Schrier, both deceased, and his youngest brother Gene, as well as many nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held on Sunday, January 10, 12:00 Noon at Weil Funeral Home, 8350 Cornell Road, Cincinnati, OH 45249. Visitation begins at 11:30 A.M. Family will receive friends follow the interment at the Rolling Hills Condominiums Clubhouse in Wyoming, Ohio. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to Hospice of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 633597, Cincinnati, OH 45263-3597 or https://29829.thankyou4caring.org/www.hospiceofcincinnati.org/give; or a charity of your choice.