Carol L. Geels

Carol L. Geels, 71, a resident of Subiaco, passed away Saturday, November 16, 2019, at the Paris Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born February 15, 1948, in Paris to the late Paul B. and Magdalene (Wewers) Geels. Carol was very active in St. Benedict's Parish as lector, cantor, choir member and Eucharistic Minister. Early in her career, she worked at Stephens, Inc. in Little Rock. She also worked as business manager and board member at St. Scholastica Monastery in Fort Smith, manager of the Coury House at the Subiaco Abbey, member of the city of Subiaco Town Council, and a Saturday worker at the Paris Veterinary Clinic in Paris. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a brother, Fabian Geels and a brother-in-law, Emil Schluterman. Survivors include three brothers, Daniel Geels and wife, Joani of Bothell, Washington, James Geels and wife, Eve of North Richland Hills, Texas and Gerald Geels and wife, Lois of Carrollton, Texas and two sisters, Patricia Schluterman of Paris and Theresa Klein and husband, Fred of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Carol was loved deeply by her thirty nephews and nieces and by many great and great-great-nephews and nieces. She is treasured by countless cousins and devoted friends. Carol was the center of her family, keeping all connected, informed and loved. Rosary will be 7:45 p.m., Tuesday, November 19, 2019, at the St. Benedict Catholic Church in Subiaco. The funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, November 20, 2019, at the St. Benedict Catholic Church with Fr. Mark Stengel, OSB officiating. Burial will follow in St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery in Subiaco under the direction of Roller Funeral Home in Paris. Carol requested memorials be made to the Coury House, c/o Subiaco Abbey, 405 North Subiaco Avenue, Subiaco, Ark. 72865 or the Charleston Dog Shelter, P.O Box 118, Charleston, Ark. 72933.