Carol Stabinsky

Carol S. (Rathman) Stabinsky, 89, died peacefully on January 10, 2023, with friends and family by her side at Birch Bay Village in Bar Harbor, Maine. She was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, the eldest daughter of Jacob and Flora (Schorn) Rathman. Carol graduated from Central Catholic High School in Reading, PA. She earned degrees in both nursing and anesthesia from Saint Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing in Reading. She worked for many years as a nurse anesthetist at Pottstown Memorial Medical Center alongside Frank, her husband of 41 years, until their retirement in 1995. Carol was a kind and generous soul, deeply loved by her many friends and family. After Frank's death in 1996, Carol was a tireless volunteer. In Reading she was particularly active with the Alvernia Senior College. In 2005, she joined the Secular Order of the Discalced Carmelites. Carol was preceded in death by her husband, Frank, and her son, David. She is survived by her daughter, Doreen Stabinsky, and son-in-law, David Feldman of Mount Desert, Maine; her sisters Mary Schmeck of Reading, PA, and Gail Wentzel of Hanover, MD; her granddaughter, Lena Kai Nash, of Louisville, KY; three great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. A funeral mass will be held at 10 am on January 21 at Holy Guardian Angels Church in Reading, PA, with visitation starting at 9 am. She will be interred next to her husband and son in Berks County Memorial Gardens, Fleetwood, PA. Donations may be made in Carol's name to Island Connections (www.islconnections.org) and the Jesup Memorial Library (jesuplibrary.org). For the full obituary, please see www.StitzelFamilyFuneralHomes.com