Carol Weis STOHS

Carol Stohs passed away peacefully in the comfort of loving family members on August 23, 2025. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on October 4, 1928. Carol grew up in the small town of Concordia, Missouri, where her father, Emil Weis, was an English professor and coach at St. Paul’s College. Her husband of 70 years, Milton Edward Stohs, was a student at the College and played on the baseball team that Emil coached. Carol earned her art education degree at Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas, where she fell under the influence of landscape artist Birger Sandzén and other art department faculty who taught there. After graduating from Bethany, she married Milton in 1952, before spending the next 11 years supporting his congregational ministry in Brevard County, Florida, and Gadsden, Alabama and starting a family. Milton and Carol moved to St. Louis in 1964, where they remained for the rest of their lives together. After raising her family, Carol returned to her early passion for art, coming into her own as a painter and photographer, while learning how to use a personal computer and applying computer techniques in her artwork. Carol was a gentle, loving support for her family and all who were fortunate enough to know her. She brought out the best in others, and was an inspiration to many through her passionate pursuit of art during her retirement years. She had a chef’s intuition for cooking and enjoyed playing tennis as a youth and with her kids as a mother. She loved classical music and was a frequent attendee at concerts by the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and other performing ensembles, especially ones that included her son Stephen. Her enduring marriage to Milton was a model of a happy union for all who knew them. She will be remembered for her depth of perception, her inspired artwork, and steadfast love for her family members and friends. Her influence and spirit will live on in our lives forever. Carol was preceded in death by her husband, Milton, her parents, Emil and Clara Weis, her siblings Earl and Ellie, her brothers-in-law Leonard, Reuben, and Eugene, and her sister-in-law, Lois (Earl). She is survived by her sisters-in-law Anita (Eugene) and Shirley (Leonard), her children Carolyn (Bob), Stephen (Joanne), Miriam, and Jennifer, her grandchildren Rachel (Scott), Alisa, Alexandra, Benjamin, Luke, Cameron, and Daniel, and her great-grandchildren Peyton, Mila, and Henry, as well as many nieces, nephews, and their children. A Celebration of Life service will be held on Thursday, October 2, 2025, at 10:30 am in the chapel at the Breeze Park Retirement Community, 600 Breeze Park Drive, Weldon Spring, MO, 63304. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to 9 PBS (ninepbs.org), St. Louis NPR (stlpr.org), Humanitri (humanitri.org), or the Breeze Park Benevolent Fund.

Carol Weis STOHS

October 4, 1928 - August 23, 2025