Carole Ann (Oschwald) Ball, 71
, passed away on Monday. Born in Newark, N.J., she grew up in Warren. She received bachelor's and master's degrees from Westfield State University as a reading specialist, and taught for several years in the Enfield public schools. Although she left teaching to raise her family, she continued to assist in the classroom as a volunteer in the West Springfield Public Schools and as a CCD teacher for second and ninth grade at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, where she was a communicant. She was an avid reader and enjoyed cross-stitch, gardening, music and the companionship of her beloved dogs.