Carol Christman Obituary

Carol Elizabeth (Krick) Christman, 80, of Oley, ascended into heaven on Wednesday, February 5, after a brief illness.

Born on July 7, 1933 in the city of

Reading, Carol was the daughter of the late Mary E. (Gaenzle) and Charles E. Krick.

She spent a large portion of her childhood in the city until her family relocated to Oley Township in the 1940s. Carol was salutatorian of her graduating class of 1951 from Oley Valley High School. She furthered her

education at Penn State, Main Campus, but was soon drawn to the life of a wife and mother.

On June 12, 1953, Carol married Leonard Leroy Christman. They were

married sixty years and to their union six children were born.

Family, children, and

animals (particularly cats) were the great loves of

Carol's life. She was devoted to her family, spent time as a den mother for the Boy Scouts of America, taught Sunday school, and welcomed several cats into her home over the course of her life. She spent many years babysitting for her grandchildren and other children in the community. Her grandchildren were her pride and joy and she carried photos of them along with the rest of her family to show to anyone willing to look at them.

Carol had a love of history and was a great reader. She was often found with her nose in a book, particularly those about Ancient Egypt or Victorian England. In the winter of her life she also

acquired a fondness for Jane Austen and the Regency

period. Her simple pleasures included the great MGM musicals, Gilbert & Sullivan operettas, doll collecting, and embroidery.

Carol is survived by her husband and her six children: Leonard L., husband of Deanna (Rindge) Christman, of Allentown; Robert C., husband of Karen L. (Cassidy) Christman, of Fleetwood; Suzanne L. Mest, wife of Randel S. Mest, of Boyertown; Carol D. Kneeream, fiancée of George Broadfoot, of Laureldale; James R. of Oley; and Charles E., husband of Marybeth (Conway) Christman, of Muhlenberg township; sixteen grand-children, seven great-grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren.

She is also survived by her sister, Jean Louise (Krick) Angstadt, of Fleetwood, and brother, Charles E. Krick Jr., husband of Lola (Russell) Krick, of Albemarle, North Carolina. She was

predeceased by her sister, Gwendolyn Denise Krick of North Carolina, in 2006.

Memorial services will be held on Wednesday, February 12 at 11:00 a.m. in Kuhn-Stitzel Funeral Homes & Crematory, Inc., 423 Main Street, Oley. Family and friends are invited to visit on Tuesday, February 11, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Wednesday, February 12, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Interment will be at the

Lobachsville Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to One by One Cat Rescue at One by One, Inc., P.O. Box 272, Temple, PA 19560 or through their website: 1by1catrescue.org. Condolences can be made at www.kuhnstitzelfuneralhomes.com.