Warren E. Carroll, 87, of Walpole, died, Sunday, June 15, 2008 at Boston Medical Center. He was the husband of C. Jean (Hendrickson) Carroll who died in 2005.
Born in North Waldoboro, Maine on November 11, 1920, he was a son of the late Perl and Ada (Peaslee) Carroll. Mr. Carroll was a resident of Walpole for most of his life. He grew up in North Waldoboro and graduated from Waldoboro High School, Class of 1939.
Mr. Carroll was a WWII Army veteran, attained the rank of Private First Class and received the Good Conduct Medal, the European African Campaign Ribbon and the WWII Victory Medal.
Before his retirement, Mr. Carroll worked for 10 years at the former Halliday Lithograph Co. in Hanover and had also previously worked at the former Plimpton Press in Norwood for 29 years.
He enjoyed spending time with his family and loved antique cars and big band music.
He is survived by; a daughter, Gay McCarthy and her husband, James of Walpole, three sons, Peter Carroll and his wife, Barbara of Foxboro, Dennis Carroll and his wife, Kathy of Norwood and Paul Carroll and his wife, Sandy of Foxboro.
He is also survived by eleven grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and his beloved dog, Dottie.
He was a brother of the late Homer and Arthur Carroll.
Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend graveside services on Tuesday, July 8 at 10 a.m. in Rural Cemetery, North St. in Walpole. A memorial reception will follow at the Bethany Congregational Church, 3 Rockhill St. in Foxboro at 11 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to the Boston Veterans Center, 665 Beacon St., Boston, MA 02215.