Donald Don Chester SNIEGOWSKI

12 FEB 1935 - 18 SEP 2018

• BIRTH: 12 FEB 1935, Toledo, Lucas, OH
• DEATH: 18 SEP 2018, South Bend, IN

• MARRIAGE: 1958

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[N19774] Donald Chester Sniegowski
Feb. 12, 1935 - Sept. 18, 2018

SOUTH BEND, IN - Donald (Don) Chester Sniegowski was born on February 12, 1935 in Toledo, Ohio. He passed away on September 18, 2018 at the age of 83. He was the oldest son of Chester and Josephine Sniegowski (nee Szymanowski) and brother to Loretta Schwind (nee Sniegowski) and Robert Sniegowski. He married Barbara Sniegowski (nee Nowakowski) in 1958. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; his brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Sandi Sniegowski; his son, Paul Sniegowski and daughter-in-law, Gail Kienitz; daughter, Anne Costello and son-in-law, Matthew Costello; and son, Peter Sniegowski and wife, Jamie Sniegowski. He was a grandfather to nine children: Emma, Simon, Alban, Ben, Mahlon, Eppie, Trudy, Annie, and Lea. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews of the extended Sniegowski and Nowakowski families. He was considered, in the words of one of his grandchildren, the center of gravity in his immediate family. Don attended Central Catholic High School in Toledo, Ohio where he was valedictorian, received his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame, and his doctoral degree from Yale University. In 1956 he studied at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. His career was spent as an English professor at the University of Notre Dame, where he won the Thomas Madden and Charles Sheedy Awards for Teaching. He also served as Assistant Dean for the College of Arts and Letters. His academic expertise and interests included nineteenth-century Victorian poetry and African literature. He was known to students and colleagues alike as the epitome of an informed, intelligent, engaging teacher and life-long mentor. He was also an active and respected volunteer within the South Bend community. Visitation will be held from 2 to 8 PM on Friday, September 21, 2018 at the Kaniewski Funeral Home, 3545 N. Bendix Drive, South Bend, IN, 46628. The funeral service will also be held at the Kaniewski Funeral Home at 10 AM on Saturday, September 22, 2018. Burial will follow in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Notre Dame, IN. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent to the Near Northeast Neighborhood Center (South Bend, IN), the St. Joseph County Public Library or The Food Bank of Northern Indiana. To send online condolences, please visit www.kaniewski.com