New York — Caroline Kennedy stood with her grandson outside St. Ignatius of Loyola Church
on January 5, 2026. She cradled her granddaughter in her
arms as family and friends prepared to enter for a private
funeral service. The solemn gathering marked
the farewell to her daughter, Tatiana Schlossberg,
who died at age 35 after a battle with leukemia.
Tatiana, a respected environmental journalist and author,
was the daughter of Caroline Kennedy and Edwin Schlossberg.
She also was the granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
Tatiana died on December 30, 2025, after
a fierce struggle with acute myeloid leukemia,
a rare and aggressive blood cancer. Six weeks earlier,
she had publicly shared
her terminal diagnosis in an essay for The New Yorker,
describing how the disease was
discovered shortly after the birth of her daughter.
In her essay, Tatiana wrote about her
love for her family and the fear of leaving
her young children behind.
She also detailed months
of treatment, including
chemotherapy, stem‑cell
transplants, and clinical trials.
