CARIBOU – Carroll Philip St. Peter, 75, a 20-year honorably retired technical sergeant in the U.S. Air Force, went to meet his divine creator, Dec. 31, 2011, in Caribou, after a courageous and valiant battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born Jan. 9, 1936, in Caribou, son of Edmund and Ora (LaChance) St. Peter.
Carroll was a graduate of Caribou High School and earned two Bachelor of Science degrees – one at Ricker College, Houlton and the other in business management from Unity College. He was a devout member of Parish of the Precious Blood, Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Carroll enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in July 1955 as a master instructor in radio relay for test equipment and radar multiplex systems. He was stationed at bases all throughout the U.S., as well as abroad and served in Korea and distinguished himself by earning numerous medals and awards. Carroll was an active member of Lister Knowlton Post 9389 Veterans of Foreign Wars, Henry B. Pratt Post 15 American Legion, Loring Military Heritage Center and co-chair of Caribou Veterans Memorial Park Association.
Surviving, in addition to his mother, Ora of Caribou; are his four children, Joseph and his wife, Eva St. Peter, of Yorktown, Va.; daughter, Jean and her husband, Dylan Guy, of Brewer, James and his wife, Marianella, of Fayetteville, N.C., and John and his wife, Maria, of Spring Lake, N.C.; 10 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren; one brother, Maynard St. Peter and his wife, Velma, of Caribou; and one sister, Marilyn Hill and her husband, Gary, of Tallahassee, Fla. He also leaves behind his loving and devoted companion of 16 years, Ms. Norma Bouchard of Caribou. Mr. St. Peter was predeceased by his father; his loving wife, Charlotte (Chapman) St. Peter; one sister, Dina; and one grandson, Michael.
Friends may call 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Mockler Funeral Home, 24 Reservoir St., Caribou. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, at Parish of the Precious Blood, Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Spring interment will take place at St. Dennis Catholic Cemetery, Fort Fairfield. After the service, all are invited to a time of continued fellowship and refreshments at VFW Hall, Van Buren Road. Friends who wish to remember and honor Carroll may do so by donating to Veterans Memorial Park Association, an organization that is in the process of being built in Caribou thanks in large part to his efforts, care of Doug Michaud, 41 Garden Circle, Caribou, ME 04736 or Loring Military Heritage Center Museum, 101 Noyes Road, Caribou, ME 04736.
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