George Anthony Carroll

George Anthony Carroll
April 21, 1915 – June 10, 2011

George Anthony Carroll was born in New York City on April 21, 1915 to John Carroll of New York City and Margaret Dougherty Carroll of Ireland. Shortly thereafter the family moved to Brooklyn, NY to the Bay Ridge area where George grew up as the fifth of six children, five of whom were boys. Educated at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Grammar and High School, George also spent several years at a small Catholic Preparatory Seminary in Pennsylvania. Moving to Binghamton, N.Y. to be with his sister and one brother, George lived there for several years before enlisting in the U.S. Army in March, 1941. Serving in the Asiatic-Pacific Theatre, George was discharged as a sergeant in December, 1945 and returned to New York where he married Elizabeth (Betty) Reilly of Astoria, Queens, N.Y. on October 26, 1946. George worked for several companies before taking a partsman job at Long Island Lighting Company in Hicksville, L.I., N.Y. where he remained until his retirement in 1970. Their first son, George Joseph, was born on August 16, 1947 and second son, Charles Thomas, on December 6, 1949. In August, 1955 George and Betty moved to Bethpage, N.Y. where they lived until 2001. Active in St. James Catholic Church, George managed the altar boys along with another parishioner for many years. He was also active in visiting the sick and providing transportation for the Parish's priests and nuns and in the Marian Prayer society. George's wife Betty predeceased him in 1990 and he also lost his oldest son, George. George was blessed with daughters-in-law Lucy Carroll of Olathe, KS and Patricia Carroll of Mifflinburg, PA. George is also survived by granddaughters Angela Nightengale of Mulberry FL, Marissa Carroll of Olathe, KS, Courtney Guinn of Miami, FL, Allison Maurer of Mifflinburg, PA and Andrew Carroll of Mifflinburg, PA. Great Grandchildren are Travis Maurer, Jr and Trent Maurer of Mifflinburg and Michael Carroll of Miami, FL.