Carol A. Shaaber

Carol Ann Shaaber, 68, formerly of Muhlenberg Township, died March 5, 2013 in ManorCare Health Services, Muhlenberg Township.

Born April 10, 1944 in West Reading, she was a daughter of the late Louis E. Shaaber and Oralea H. (Bingaman) Sweitzer.

Carol was a graduate of Reading High School and Kutztown University, where she earned her B.A. and M.A and was an alumnus of Collegiate Who's Who.

She was employed as an elementary school teacher in the Albany Building of Kutztown School District for 25 years, retiring in 1990.

Carol was a member of Good Shepherd U.C.C., Muhlenberg Township.

Surviving is her brother, Orville L, husband of Darlene K. Sweitzer of Alpharetta, GA.

Other survivors include a niece, Valerie L. Smith of Oley and a nephew, Stephen O. Sweitzer of Southampton, PA.

Services will be Saturday at 11:30 a.m. in Walter R. Christ Funeral Home, Inc., 3300 Kutztown Road, Laureldale. A viewing will be held one hour prior to the service in the funeral home. Burial will be in Laureldale Cemetery, Muhlenberg Township.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to: Good Shepherd U.C.C., 170 Tuckerfon Road, Reading, PA 19605 and/or Humane Society of Berks County, 1118 N. 11th St., Reading, PA 19604.

For online condolences, visit www.christfuneralhome.com.