Carl served in the Navy in the South Pacific during WWII. He has resided in this area all of his life and was a shoe-worker having worked at Jameson Shoe Company. He enjoyed working on cars.
Members of his family include his wife of 46 years, Helen (Calvin) Fogarty; four children, Carlton J. Fogarty, Jr., his wife Allison, and Aleita Fogarty, all of Rochester, Robert Fogarty of Eliot, Maine, Carleen (Fogarty) Plante of Somersworth, N.H.; grandchildren, Cheryl Smith and her fiancée Larry Marino, Alyssa Fogarty, Jordyn and Daniel Fogarty; and many nieces and nephews.