Inger Barbara (Sandberg) Schaller, 85 formerly of Mendota passed away peacefully in her home in Jacksonville, FL on March 24, 2019.

Funeral services will be Saturday at 11:00 a.m., at St. John's Lutheran Church TeDeum Chapel with Rev. Harold Grafe officiating. Burial will be in Restland Cemetery, Mendota. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota is handling arrangements.

Inger born September 12, 1933 in Joliet to John and Astrid (Linden) Sandberg, Swedish immigrants. A graduate of Illinois State University, she taught school for five years in the Chicago area. She married Harry Schaller of Mendota on April 1, 1956.

After moving to Allentown, PA in 1965, she became very active in the community, serving as President of the Muhlenberg Elementary PTA and later as a director of the Allentown School Board, the Library Board, the Vocational Technical School, The Swain School, the Lehigh Valley Community College, the YWCA, and the Joint YM/YW CA. She was on the Society of the Arts Board of the Allentown Art Museum and a docent at the Museum for years.

She is survived by husband Harry of Jacksonville, FL, children Greta (Michael) Bates of La Moille and Kurt (Denise) of Brandon, FL, grandchildren Kyle Schaller, Christopher Scanlon, and Leslie (Jacob) Weber, as well as sister Judy (Charles) Simonich of Mokena and brother Arne (June) Sandberg of Cody, WY.

She is predeceased by her parents and a sister Gee Gill.

Memorials may be directed to the Mendota Museum and Historical Society or to the Allentown Art Museum, 31 N 5th St, Allentown, PA 18101.