- Date Of Birth: November 21, 1945
- Date Of Death: July 25, 2021
- State: Illinois
Charles W. Carroll Jr “CW”, 75, of Ottawa Illinois, passed away on July 25th, 2021, after a long battle with throat cancer.
Charlie was born on November 21, 1945, to Charles W. Carroll Sr. and Arvy, (Goode) in Marseilles, Illinois. After graduating from Marseilles High School in 1963, and a short time at Western University in Illinois, Charlie was drafted into the US Army, where he served as a medic, stationed at Fort Sam Houston & Fort Hood, both in Texas, from 1966 to 1968. Shortly after he left the US Army, he returned home to Ottawa and begin work at Marbon/Borg-Warner plastics plant (now Sabic), where he worked for 36 years, retiring in 2004.
Charlie was an avid bowler & pool player, playing in several local leagues around Ottawa and Marseilles from 1968 till 2010. Like his father, he had a passion for horse racing. It was a main stay of his life.
Charlie is survived by his children, Curt W. (Jill) Carroll, Elizabeth Nugent, Leslie (Steve) Fischer; 5 grandchildren, Kyra (David) Gibson, Christopher W. Carroll, Drew Carroll, Stella Fischer, Owen Nugent; 1 great grandchild Bentley Gibson; and 2 sisters, Wanda (Dave) Prybylinski and Barb (Ken) Lane. He was preceded by his parents Charles & Arvy Carroll, and a granddaughter Lily Mae Fischer.
