Carol Lee LaBelle (Berger) Beccaria

Carol Lee LaBelle (Berger) Beccaria, 91, originally of Cressona, passed away peacefully on May 27,2025 in Scottsdale, Arizona, surrounded by her family.

Born in Pine Grove on April 18, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Dorothy (Weiss) and Charles M. Culbert.

Carol Lee was preceded in death by her late husband, Robert L. Berger, who passed away in 1994.They were married 41 years.

She is also preceded in death by her second husband, the late George Beccaria, who passed away in 2022 after sharing 23 years of marriage together.

Carol Lee graduated from Cressona High School in 1952.

Carol Lee was the ultimate homemaker while raising her children and later helping with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She also worked at Bergers Store in Cressona, her family-owned grocery store for many years.

Carol Lee was a member of St. Mark’s United Church of Christ, Cressona; Goodwill Fire Co. Ladies Auxiliary; Cressona American Legion Post 286; and was a past Matron of the Cressona Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star.

Carol Lee loved spending time with her family and traveling. She enjoyed an occasional trip to the Casino and weekly card playing with friends. Carol Lee enjoyed gardening and sharing the bounty with friends and family, also making zucchini bread and jelly. Carol Lee enjoyed fishing and boating, usually besting her fishing partner.

She is survived by a son, Todd Berger, husband of Laura, of Ashaway, RI; a daughter, Terri Lynn, wife of Edward C. Keyworth III, of Orwigsburg; and a daughter-in-law, Michele, wife of Scott MacKenzie, of Collegeville, PA. She is also survived by grandchildren: Samantha Clark, Nicole Berger-Burns, Ashley Bielicki, Courtney Keyworth, Lauren, Sydney, and Dawson Beccaria, Cadon MacKenzie; and great grandchildren: Blakely and Stassia Bielicki, and Melody Burns.

A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 on June 14, 2025 at Ebling Stabingas Funeral Home, Cressona. A visitation will be held from 10:00 until the start of the service. Interment will follow at Cressona Cemetery.