Carolyn Lee Bagala, age 79, passed away Friday, February 7, 2025, in Rogers, Arkansas. A longtime resident of California, Carolyn moved to Rogers in 2019. She was born November 24, 1945 in Petaluma, California, the only child of the late Frank and Henrietta Kumre O'Rear.
Carolyn was a registered nurse during her career, and she held that vocation at her core, even long after she had retired from nursing. She had a lifelong passion for music, starting with singing in a choir when she was young, and was an avid reader of historical fiction. She was a
member of St. Stephen Catholic Church in Bentonville.

Carolyn is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Ken and Antonietta Hunter of Rogers; daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Brian Solomon of St. Charles, Missouri; and six grandchildren.

The Mass of the Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, February 14, 2025 at St. Stephen Catholic Church in Bentonville with Monsignor Scott Marczuk and Deacon Ken Hunter presiding. A Rosary will be recited at 9:30 a.m. before the Mass, and the inurnment will
immediately follow at the St. Stephen Catholic Church Columbarium.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to one of the causes Carolyn was passionate about: Serving the poor and those in difficult financial circumstances Society of St Vincent de Paul or Dignity of Life and Pro-Life Awareness and Support