Francis Roger Carroll Sr.

Francis Roger Carroll Sr., 82
LIMERICK - Francis Roger Carroll Sr., veteran, business man, civil servant, devoted son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, known by many in Limerick as F.R., died on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, at the age of 82, after a short illness. Frank was born on St. Patrick's Day, March 17, 1934. He graduated in 1952 from Limerick High School. His wife Barbara was one of six in his graduating class. F.R. was a Korean war time veteran who also served in the Reserves.
In 1952, Frank started his aggregate, concrete and paving business, which employs 60 people today. F.R. started out with a hand shovel and a dump truck, in which he took Barbara to dances. At the age of 21, Frank became the youngest road commissioner in the State of Maine. F.R. plowed and maintained the roads in Limerick as well as Lake Arrowhead for years. He soon traveled the State of Maine with his cousin, Gerard Cote (employee of 52 years), unloading salt and working on the roads with his dump truck, a swing shovel, and a cable backhoe. In the winters, Frank built camps for his father John on Sokokis Lake. In the summers, he did excavation and foundations. In the early 1970s, Frank borrowed some money and put up his concrete plant and screening plant. In the 1980s, Frank added a crushing plant, and an asphalt plant. In the 1990s F.R. bought F.H. Scott Paving and started paving roads. Frank also was one of the founding members of the grassroots organization called "The Maine Aggregate Association."
Frank was very active in his community. He served on the Limerick Planning Board, Limerick Business Park Committee and Limerick Development Corp- oration, as well as donating time and materials to the Limerick baseball fields and Tibbetts Memorial Park, and helped in the restoration of many local cemeteries in Limerick.
Frank was a devoted Roman Catholic and parishioner of St. Matthew Catholic Church in Limerick. He was a member of the parish council at St. Matthew Parish. He spent hours helping plan, build, and maintain the church he loved. He also was a member of the Knights of Columbus.
Frank was a loving, devoted son who brought his children to visit with their grandparents after church every Sunday. Frank and his brothers were fortunate to care for both of their parents at home, until the day they passed.
Frank was pre- deceased by his father John P. Carroll; mother Marie D. Carroll; brother John H. Carroll; infant sister Louise Carroll; nephew John P. Carroll II; and nieces Jennifer Carroll and Susan Marie Carroll.
Frank is survived by his wife of 61 years, Barbara (Hamilton) Carroll; his brother Ronald Carroll and wife Joanne of Brunswick; sister-in-law Dolores Carroll of Limerick; six children: Deborah Furlong and her husband Patrick and son Patrick of Temecula, Calif., Donna Welch and her husband Albert and sons AJ, Michael and Connor of Holliston, Mass., and Francis R. Carroll II and his wife Katherine and daughters Kourtni and Nicole and great-granddaughter Arianna and son Nathan, Denise Benton and her husband Timothy and daughters Brittany and Hallie and son Timothy Jr., Michael Carroll and his wife Maureen and daughters Allison and Megan and sons Brady and Justin, and Kathleen Colby and her husband Steven and son Brandon and daughter Kayla, all of Limerick; as well as many nieces and nephews. Frank considered his closest friends, as well as his employees, to be a part of his extended family.
The family would like to thank the staff at New England Cancer Center for their exceptional care. We also would like to thank the dedicated caregivers at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House for helping us through this difficult time.
Visiting hours will be on Sunday, Aug. 7, from 5-8 p.m. at St. Matthew's Parish, 19 Dora Lane, Limerick. A funeral Mass will be on Monday, Aug. 8, at 10 a.m. at St. Matthew Parish in Limerick. There will be a reception at St. Matthew's following a private burial service. Online condolences may be expressed at: www.wnyfuneralhome.com

In lieu of flowers, donations in
Frank's memory may be made to:
Tibbetts Memorial Park
Veterans Monument Fund
55 Washington Street
Limerick, ME 04048