Austin L. Carroll

Austin L. Carroll, 93, of 57 Turnpike Road, died at Heywood Hospital, Monday, August 31, 2009 after an illness. Austin was the husband of 64 years to the late Helen K. (Ukkolla) Carroll who died June 10, 2001. He leaves one daughter and her husband, Kathleen E. Carroll and Ronald White of Westminster; one daughter-in-law, Janet Carroll of Arizona; one grandson, Scott Carroll; one granddaughter, Shannon (Carroll) Lehr and one great-granddaughter, Kallie Lehr. He is also predeceased by his son, Ret. U.S.M.C. Gunnery Sergeant Austin L. Carroll, Jr. who died October 22, 1993. Austin was born in Bel Air, Maryland on January 13, 1916 a son of the late Joseph L. and Margaret B. (Ryder) Carroll. He grew up in Worcester and was a 1936 graduate of Commerce High School in Worcester. Austin moved to Westminster in 1950 and has been a figure of the community for more than 59 years. He worked as a Bus Operator for the Worcester Bus Co., the Worcester Regional Transit Authority and the Worcester Street Railway Co. for over 40 years retiring in 1978; He was also a Westminster Police Officer from 1957 -1995. Austin served for many years on the Westminster Liquor Commission. He served as the Chairman of the Democratic Committee in Westminster and the Second Worcester District. The Funeral will be held on Thursday, September 3, 2009, from the Sawyer-Miller-Masciarelli Funeral Home, (www.masciarellifamily funeralhomes.net) 123 Main Street, Westminster, with a Mass at 10:00 a.m. in the St. Edward the Confessor Church, 10 Church Street, Westminster, MA 01473. Burial will follow in the Woodside Cemetery, 9 Narrows Road, Westminster, MA 01473. Calling hours will be on Wednesday from 5:00-7:00 P.M. in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Westminster Police Association, 7 South Street, Westminster, MA 01473 or the St. Edward the Confessor Building Fund, 10 Church Street, Westminster, MA 01473.