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Carl Grummer

d. July 26, 2015

Carl Grummer

Carl Fredrick Grummer, Jr., 69, of Little Rock, passed away July 26, 2015. He was born February 8, 1946 to Carl F. Grummer, Sr. and Florence Beshara Grummer, and was a member of Our Lady of Holy Souls Catholic Church.

Carl was a 1964 graduate of Subaico Academy and earned his Bachelor and Master's degrees from the University of Central Arkansas. He taught in the Little Rock School District for 38 years, was Teacher of the Year, and the first CAD (Computer Aided Drafting) teacher in the district. He was an avid duck hunter, a member of Ducks Unlimited, an extremely skilled wood worker, and active in what is now Skills USA.

He is survived by his wife of 31 years, Dinah Grummer; daughter, Andrea Rabeneck and husband, Brandon of Little Rock; stepsons, Shawn Kessler of Benton, Todd Kessler and wife, Susan of Searcy, and Jeremy Kessler and wife, Angela of Little Rock; and grandchildren, Drew Lawrence, Madelle Kessler, Haeden Rabeneck and Eben Rabeneck; three brothers, Gerald Grummer (Andrea), Robert Grummer (Lou Ann) and Mark Grummer (Sherry); and five sisters, Angela Rogers (Stan), Catherine Seidl (Erwin), Olga Luyet (Jim), Marguerite Brewer (Larry) and Theresa Dodson (Jim).

Visitation will be Thursday, July 30 beginning at 6:00 p.m., followed by the Rosary at 7:00 at Little Rock Funeral Home, 8801 Knoedl Ct. (NW corner I-630 and Barrow Rd.). The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Father Tom Marks on Friday, July 31 at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Souls Catholic Church.

Memorials may be made to New Outlook at CHI St. Vincent, #2 St. Vincent Circle, Little Rock, AR 72205 or to the Arkansas Cancer Research Center (designate for colon cancer research), 4301 W. Markham, #721, Little Rock, AR 72205.

Arrangements by Little Rock Funeral Home, (501)224-2200. Mr. Grummer's online guestbook may be signed at www.littlerockfuneralhome.com.

Visitation

JUL 30. 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM (CDT)

Little Rock Funeral Home
8801 Knoedl Ct
Little Rock, AR, 72205

Rosary Service

JUL 30. 7:00 PM (CDT)

Little Rock Funeral Home
8801 Knoedl Ct
Little Rock, AR, 72205

Funeral Mass

JUL 31. 11:00 AM (CDT)

Our Lady of the Holy Souls Catholic Church
1003 N. Tyler St.
Little Rock, AR, 72205
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