Jack A. Carroll, age 93, of Wells died Saturday, November 8, 2025 at United Hospital District-Blue Earth. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, November 15, 2025 at St. Casimir Catholic Church at 11:00am in Wells, MN. Visitation will be one hour prior (10:00-11:00am) to the Mass at church. Father Pratap Reddy Salibindla will be officiating, and burial will follow the mass at St. Casimir Catholic Cemetery in Wells.
Jack Allen Carroll was born May 26, 1932, in Lamesa, TX to Norma (Lann) and Jesse Carroll. Jack Lived in Lamesa until he was sixteen and the family moved to Kingsville, TX for 15 months. They then moved to Trinity, TX where he graduated from high school in 1951. He attended Sam Houston State College on a baseball scholarship and graduated with a business administration degree. He taught school briefly and went on to work in the oil industry in Central America, South America, the Middle East, Europe, and Africa for 30 years. He worked for various oil related companies, the last being Halliburton. After retirement he and his wife Sharon lived in Saudia Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan and then retired to Wells, Minnesota in 1996. They continued to travel the world until his passing.
While in the Middle East, Jack married Diana Tooney, and they had two children, Kimberly and Joseph. They divorced and he married Sharon (Clifford) Carroll in July 1986 in Alexandria, VA. Jack had many hobbies and collected just about everything including dolls, coins, stamps, old toys, model trains, and airplanes. He loved to “visit” and relay many tales of the oil business and Middle East adventures. His mom said that he would “talk to the clothes on the clothesline if there wasn’t anyone else around”. He loved his family, especially his 4 grandchildren, and visited them in Texas whenever he could. Jack remained rooted in Texas even though he loved his home in Minnesota. He spent summers gardening, golfing and was an avid football fan.
He was preceded in death by his parents and sister Polly, brother-in-law Bill Coble.
He is survived by his wife, Sharon; son Joseph (partner Cody Wilhite); daughter Kimberly (Craig) Whitehead; four grandchildren Benjamin (Jeana), Brandon (Lacey), Briana, and Bruce Whitehead; and great grandchildren Jace, Blake, and Cole; sister-in-law Sheila Clifford; brother-in-law Tom (Jean) Clifford; Nieces, Lynn (Todd) Stricker, Shelly (Jeff) Schaefer, Jill (Cale) Berry, Maggie (Jim) Wilson, Lauren Anderson; and nephew Bill Coble Jr.
My sympathies to Sharon and his family. Loved talking to him.
So sorry to hear! Hugs to Sharon and families! ❤️
Jack was so fun to visit with and his energy was unending. His stories were unmatched. Our sympathy to Sharon and his entire family.
So sorry to hear this!! Jack was a great guy!!
Sending my sympathy to Sharon and family it was nice talking with him he was one of a kind RIP Jack!
We had so much fun with both Sharon and Jack when we lived in Tunis, Tunisia in 1979-82. Our paths crossed from time to time and all we did was laugh together. Our thoughts and prayers are with you Sharon at this horrible time.
Sure enjoyed visiting with Jack. He had many interesting life experiences! Deepest sympathies to Sharon and all of Jacks family.
Thinking of all of you. He was a very interesting person and lots of fun
I always enjoyed visiting with Jack. He told a lot of good stories, he did enjoy life. Prayers to Sharon and all of Jack’s family and friends.
I always enjoyed visiting with Jack. He told a lot of good stories, he did enjoy life. Prayers to Sharon and all of Jack’s family and friends.
We loved to see Jack walk in the door at Wells Market Place. He made our day in the deli with his smile, stories, and always telling us to behave!! He will be greatly missed by us all. Much love and prayers to his family. He was truly a wonderful person💞💞
I always liked when Jack came to the Post Office, first thing out of his mouth “how ya doin?” So much fun to visit with
He will be missed
Fourteen years my senior, I watched Jack pushing a lawn mower through the years and thought, with admiration, “I won’t stop mowing until he does”, but I gave up years before he did. You could always tell which aisle Jack was in at the grocery store by the sound of people greeting him throughout the store. RIP is probably not how such an energetic man will repose.