Mae E. Schultz, 95, of Frederick Living, and formerly of Emmaus, died peacefully Nov. 22, 2013, surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Dr. Claude A. Schultz Jr. Born in Emmaus, she was a daughter of the late Jonathan R. and Blanche (Knauss) Deischer.

She was a 1938 graduate of Kutztown State Teachers College and taught in the East Penn Union School District for many years.

She was a member of the Palm Schwenkfelder Church and the Ladies' Aid Society.

She was a charter member and past president of the Emmaus Women's Club; and a member of the Lehigh Valley, PA and American Optometric Auxiliaries.

She was a life member of the Knauss Homestead Preservation Society, as well as the Shelter House Society of Emmaus, the Emmaus Historical Society and the Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center.

She is survived by daughters, Barbara and her husband Gerard T. Colvin, of Hatfield, Jean and her husband Gregory B. Ross, of Emmaus; grandchildren, Peter Colvin, Andrew Colvin and his wife, Erica, Daniel Colvin and his wife, Justine, David Colvin, Christopher Ross, and his wife Kimberly, Emily Ross; great-grandchildren, Andrew and Thomas Colvin and Ian Ross; nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by siblings, Dr. Claude K. Deischer, Howard K. Deischer, Irene E. Deischer, Clara M. Kreider, and Albert K. Deischer.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Palm Schwenkfelder Church, the Emmaus Historical Society, 563 Chestnut St., Emmaus, 18049; or the Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center, 105 Seminary St., Pennsburg, 18073.

Arrangements were made by the Falk Funeral Homes & Crematory, Pennsburg.