She was born in New York City, the daughter of Carrie (née Friendlich 1871–1950), and Morris Lazar (1865–1935).
Horman was also an art educator working in schools and giving guest lectures.
[4] Her son Charles Horman's disappearance and death in 1973 in Chile was a major news story of the time.
Her husband, and her son's wife, Joyce, went to Chile to attempt to uncover the details of his disappearance.
[5] Elizabeth lived in the same building as her daughter-in-law Joyce Horman and died at the age of 96 in 2001.