Carol Cacile Meisels died on Saturday, December 30, 2006, after a six-year battle with cancer. She was born in Portland, Ore. on November 23, 1933 to Milton and Anita Gevurtz.
Carol was raised in Portland, where she graduated from Lincoln High School. Following graduation from Stanford University in 1955, Carol worked in the stocks and bonds field in San Francisco. There she met her husband, Stan. They were married on February 6, 1964, while he was a student in rabbinical school.
Subsequent to Stan’s ordination, the couple and their children lived in the Chicago area, Fresno, Calif. and Los Angeles, where she worked in special education for the Los Angeles Unified School District. In 1989, Carol and Stan returned to the Northwest and resided in Bellevue from then on. Carol was an active member of the Eastside Interfaith Social Services Council, a member of the Temple De Hirsch Sinai social action committee, and a passionate supporter of animal protection efforts.
Next to her family, her friends were her greatest delight. She was the consummate “people person.” Her friends loved her, and she was a blessing to her husband, children and grandchildren.
Carol is survived by her husband of 42 years, Rabbi Stanley Meisels; brother Dr. John Gevurtz; children Julie Meisels and David Meisels; and two grandchildren, Mellissa and Gavin.
Funeral services were held at Temple De Hirsch Sinai on January 3, 2007. Memorials may be made to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, your local SPCA, or MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger.