Carol Wall Obituary

Carol L. Shelhamer Wall, 63, of Dallas and formerly of North Centre Twp., died Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023, at the Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Dallas, following a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

Born Nov. 27, 1959, in Berwick, she was a daughter of Kent D. Shelhamer Sr., of North Centre Twp., and the late Mary J. Holmes Shelhamer, who died April 1, 2022. She and her loving husband, Jerry C. Wall, would have celebrated their 37th wedding anniversary on Dec. 6.

Carol was raised on the family orchard in North Centre Twp., near Orangeville, and was a 1977 graduate of Central Columbia High School and a 1981 graduate of Bloomsburg State College, where she was a member of Phi-Kappa-Phi. She was a news intern for WNEP in 1980.

She was employed by Commonwealth Telephone Company from 1982 to 1987 in public relations and for College Misericordia for a year. She was also self-employed as a freelance writer from 1990 to 1993. She had also been employed by Convergys, Cellular Billing Systems and later, Alltel.

Carol and Jerry met and dated at Commonwealth Telephone Company in 1982 and were married on Dec. 6, 1986.

She enjoyed family vacations to Virginia Beach, Ocean City, Md.; Cape May, N.J.; New England, Boothbay Harbor and Monhegan Island, Maine; Mt. Washington, N.H.; and day trips to Gettysburg battlefields.

Carol was a faithful member of Ebenezer United Methodist Church, where she served as the pianist and choir director. She was also very involved in the community with leadership Wilkes-Barre; the American Cancer Society; the Back Mountain Arts Association; and the Dallas Harvest Festival.

Surviving, in addition to her loving husband, Jerry, are her father, Kent D. Shelhamer Sr.; brother, Kent Shelhamer Jr. and his companion, Lori; two sisters, Rebecca Knorr and her husband, Bob; Cindy Sides and her husband, Fred; sister-in-law, Carolyn Shelhamer; nieces and nephews, Carl Shelhamer; Molly Flick and her husband, Jarrod; Jenna Hutchison and her husband, David; Jeff Knorr and his wife, Stephanie; Jean Elizabeth Knorr; Julie Youssefi and husband, Tony; Bryan and John Shelhamer; and four grand-nephews: Zakariah, Elias and Joseph Youssefi; and Maxwell Shelhamer.

Along with her mother, Mary, she was preceded in death by a brother, Steven L. Shelhamer, on May 24, 2022.

A time of visitation will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday in Stillwater Christian Church, 39 McMichael St., Stillwater. The funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in Stillwater Christian Church, with the Rev. Scott Lyons officiating. Interment will be in Ebenezer Cemetery, North Centre Twp.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in her memory to Ebenezer Cemetery, c/o Donald Edwards, 89 Mountain Road, Berwick, PA 18603.

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to McMichael Funeral Home Inc., Benton.

For condolences or information, visit www.mcmichaelfuneralhome.com.