Carolyn Rose Berlau Obituary (2006) - Kansas City, Missouri

Carolyn Rose Berlau, 79, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away on August 20, 2006. Graveside services will be 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 23, 2006, at Rose Hill Cemetery, 6900 Troost. Carolyn was born August 10, 1927, in Kansas City, Missouri, the oldest of four children of Harry and Clara Small. She attended J.C. Nichols Elementary School and graduated from Southwest High School. She attended the University of Texas in Austin, where she was a member of Delta Phi Epsilon sorority. One semester shy of graduation, she married Alvin Berlau on June 19, 1948. Soon thereafter, she briefly worked at the family-founded business, Parkview Drug Stores. Carolyn was a lifelong resident of Kansas City, Missouri. Carolyn was a member of The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah, its Sisterhood, Oakwood Country Club, and was a patron of the Harriman Arts Program of William Jewell College.Carolyn was preceded in death by her parents, husband, brothers Willard and Paxton Small, nephew Eric Small, and family friend Ada Lopp. She is survived by her son, Charles Berlau, sister and brother-in-law Shirley and Marcel Matson, their children David, Risa, Jeffrey and Gregg, and their families, aunt Ruth Small Helfgott, nephew Keith Small, cousins Debbie and Jordan Abel and Maynard Small, and good friends Margie and Fred Schoenfeld. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to the Clara Small Floral Fund at Congregation Beth Shalom, Kansas City Hospice House, c/o Kansas City Hospice, 9221 Ward Parkway, Suite 100, Kansas City, Missouri, 64114, or a charity of one’s choice. (Arr: The Louis Memorial Chapel 816-361-5211).