Michael J. Carroll

PORT ORANGE, Fla. - Mr. Michael (Mickey) J. Carroll, formerly of Lynn, died after a brief illness at his home in Port Orange, Fla. He was the husband of the late Catherine (Wood) Carroll, with whom he shared 66 years of marriage.He was born in Lynn, the son of James M. and Mary I. (Kelly) Carroll. He graduated from St. Joseph's Institute in 1935 and from Lynn English High School in 1939. He and his late wife relocated to Port Orange, Fla., in 1981.Michael served as a military policeman in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was employed at the General Electric Company in Lynn from 1946 until his retirement in 1981. He was a trained electrician and completed the apprenticeship program. He retired as the manager for Turbine Testing for the Land Turbine Division.Michael was an active athlete all his life. He was a light weight boxing champion during his Army days. He starting jogging in the 1960s at Lynn Beach long before jogging became the norm. He was an excellent fast pitch softball player, tennis player and golfer. He was a member at the Thompson Golf Club in North Reading, and later a longtime member at Gannon Golf Club in Lynn.Michael was a communicant at St. Pius V Parish in Lynn where he was a Boy Scout leader for many years. After relocating to Florida, he was a communicant at the Church of the Epiphany, Port Orange, Fla.Michael is survived by his three daughters, Mary P. King and her husband John of Marblehead, Joan S. Carroll of Hanover, N.H., and Catherine E. Bransfield and her husband Kirk of Lynn. He is survived by three grandchildren, Katherine King Mahan and her husband Matthew of Marblehead, Kevin Bransfield and his wife Sandy of Lynn and Liam Bransfield of Lynn. He is survived by two great grandchildren, Madeline K. Mahan of Marblehead and Emma Linh Bransfield of Lynn.Service information: Memorial services will be held in Port Orange, Fla. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Home Base Program to support local veterans through www.massgeneral.org/give orwww.redsoxfoundation.org/donate. Arrangements by LOHMAN Funeral Home, Port Orange, Fla.