Grove Eugene Carroll Jr. Obituary (1920

Grove Eugene Carroll Jr., 95, a resident of the Hillsboro community passed away on Friday morning, May 6, 2016 at his home. A Memorial service will be held at 3:30 PM, May 16 at Rosewood Park's Emperor Room in Hillsboro. Grove was born on October 14, 1920 in Monongahela, PA. He was one of three children born to Grove and Marie (Caldwell) Carroll, Sr. He was raised in Monessen, Pa and attended Monessen High School, graduating with the Class of 1938. He enlisted in to the US Army Air Corps during WWII as a communications officer and served his country for over two years in the South Pacific having an honorable discharge in 1946 as a 1st Lt.He met his future wife, Rosadele Bonari while at a USO Dance in PA. They soon began dating and were married on June 8, 1946 in Monessen, PA. They made their home and raised their family in Port Vue, PA until 1975. They both then traveled across the US in their RV and resided in Tucson, AZ until 2007 when they settled in Hillsboro to be closer to their daughters. Grove and Rosadele were married almost 70 years. Grove was an electrician for the US Steel company for over 30 years. Grove volunteered on the Port Vue School Board, the building committee for the new Port Vue Methodist Church and chaired the Authority that built the new high school. Upon retiring he enjoyed traveling, square-dancing, building and repairing electronics, and reading. He was a member of a bowling team and enjoyed working on his computer. He is preceded in death by his parents, and two siblings; Robert Carroll and Esther Clark.Survivors include his loving wife; Rosadele of Hillsboro, two daughters; Diane Carroll and Janis Carroll of Hillsboro, two grandchildren; Nathan and Kate and five great grandchildren. The family suggest donations in Grove's name to the American Cancer Society.