Carolyn Schulz Church, 92, of Beaver Falls, (Chippewa), passed away on November 3rd, 2025. She was born in Oswego, New York on November 11th, 1932, the daughter of the late Henry F. Schulz and Mildred I. Matott, who died soon after Carolyn’s birth. Henry later married Mildred’s sister Cora B. Matott, who became her mother and raised her and her older brother. The family later moved to Watertown, New York. She attended Watertown High School and the House of the Good Samaritan School of Nursing, graduating in 1953. Upon graduation, she became an Operating Room nurse. She married John “Jack” Church in 1956. In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by a brother, Henry F. Schulz Jr. and a nephew, Henry F. Schulz III. Survivors are her daughter Karen L. Church of Chippewa and son John R. (Nancy) Church III of Delanson, New York, two grandchildren, Kyleigh (Jared) Cleghorn of Alexandria, Virginia, and Brett Church of Delanson, New York, a nephew, Christian (Sandy) Schulz of Olney, Maryland and her nephew’s widow, Leslie Schulz of Silver Spring, Maryland. She was a member of Brush Run Church in Beaver Falls and a member of their Willing Workers. She was also a member of the Chippewa Woman’s Club. She enjoyed Antiquing, Knitting, and working on Genealogy. She also enjoyed Bossa Nova, jazz and all music by Frank Sinatra.
A visitation will be at Gabauer-Lutton Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc., Chippewa Twp., 117 Blackhawk Road, Beaver Falls, on Saturday, November 8th, from 10:30 A.M. until time of services at 2 P.M. Burial will be private at a later date.
The family would like to thank the staff of Pinnacle Hospice and Dr. Carl Sestito. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Brush Run Church – 1216 Blackhawk Road, Beaver Falls, PA 15010 or the Beaver County Humane Society – 3394 Brodhead Road, Aliquippa PA 15001.