Frank R. Carroll
“If I die tomorrow, just know I had a good time!”
Frank R. Carroll, age 66, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Newbury Township on Tuesday, June 25, 2024.
The Carroll namesake was born to Phyllis (nee Czerr) and Frank M. Carroll on Feb. 4, 1958, at the Corey Hospital in the village of Chardon.
Frankie’s childhood was spent working hard and playing mischievously on the family farm on Sherman Road in Munson Township. Almost his entire life was spent in Geauga County, where he made and kept many friends and was never too far from family.
He held a couple different jobs when his children were young, then followed his uncles into the trade of house painting, eventually starting his own painting business.
He was a long-standing member of The Ohio Bottle Club and his favorite pastime was bottle digging — the hobby of researching, finding and digging up antique glass bottles that have been buried for over a century. There isn’t a field, patch of woods or river’s edge, anywhere in this area, that he didn’t hike in search of a dig.
In addition to bottles, he also collected antiques and other cool stuff he found at auctions, garage sales or even dumpster diving.
Frankie was a bit eccentric, incredibly kind, and a thoughtful man. He faced many trials and tribulations throughout his life but made the best of each day. Never missing a special family occasion, whether it be a holiday, reunion, birthday or just a beautiful day for a picnic.
In the past few years, he was sure to spend time a couple days a week with his mother, going for walks in the park, frequenting garage sales, playing BINGO at the senior center, enjoying time together and making cherished memories.
Frankie is survived by and was so proud of his two sons and their families, Frank W. and Robin Carroll (nee Gordon) and Frankie G. and Addie, of Highland Heights, and Matt and Shonna (nee Banholzer) Carroll, and Soaran and Willow, of Brunswick. His grandchildren were the greatest love and joy of his life.
He also is survived by his mother, Phyllis Carroll (nee Czerr), of Chagrin Falls; siblings, Teri Nemeth (nee Carroll), of Bainbridge Township, Tim Carroll (Melinda), of Mentor, and his little sister, Kathy Carroll-Lawrence, of Chagrin Falls; nephews and niece Brian Carroll (Alejanera), Robby Worrell (Melissa), Joey Jacobs, Zoey Nemeth (Brett Lonjak), Mike Nemeth (Logan), John Storaasli (Ellie) and Mickey Lawrence; grand-nieces and grand-nephews, Lexi and Lily Carroll, Robby and Elayna Worrell, Lena Lonjak, Remington Storaasli and Arthur Nemeth; Auntie Norma Bossman, of Willowick, and Auntie Janet Surckla, of Newbury Township; and all of his cousins and their families, especially Kenny Czerr, not only a cousin, but a best friend.
Those who have passed on before Frankie, all tragically lost too soon, are his father, Frank M. Carroll, of Painesville; and nephews Nick Nemeth, of Bainbridge, and TK Carroll, of Mentor.
Family and Friends are welcome to join us for Frankie’s burial service at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, at Fowlers Mill Road Cemetery, followed by a Celebration of Life, from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., held at Phyllis Carroll’s home at 8494 Tanglewood Trail, Bainbridge Township.
