Lowell was born on October 11, 1920 in Glen Almond, Quebec. He was the first son of Joseph and Verna (nee Judge) Carriere. The family farm on Derry Road had descended from James, then Michael Judge to Verna Judge and later to Lowell's brother, Michael Carriere. Lowell worked on the family farm until enlisting at the age of 22. Lowell enlisted at the Recruiting Centre, RCAF in Ottawa, Ontario on November 18, 1942. He was then sent for training to Lachine, Quebec. In an excerpt from a letter from Lachine, Quebec dated December 8, 1942 to his sister, Verona, "Tootsie" Carriere, he wrote "I hope everything is going well with you as it is with me, cause its going very good. I got my uniform today; it fits me well. I near broke my back bringing all my stuff over from the store; there was about 50 lbs of stuff in my kit. Everything from an overcoat to a tie pin, including a "housewife", which means needles, thread, and buttons. I just finished shining buttons!"

Lowell was stationed at Botwood and Gander, Newfoundland in February, 1943, and was honourably released and transferred to reserve in October 1945. Although considered overseas in Newfoundland, which was not part of Canada at that time, he was never in the theatre of war. He started out as a construction hand and was promoted to LAC and High Trade Group.

He never spoke about his military experiences. He once told his son, Larry, that upon his return to Quebec he disembarked from the train in Masson, Quebec. Still dressed in his uniform he walked to the offices of the then newly established pulp & paper mill, MacLaren, and interviewed for a job. He was asked to start work the next day. He worked for McLaren's from 1946 to 1983 retiring as millwright. Along with his wife, Rose Murphy of Mayo, Quebec, they raised 5 children in Buckingham, Quebec.

Lowell was a lifetime member of number 54 Royal Canadian Legion in Buckingham, Quebec. He died on February 22, 2001 and is buried in the cemetery in Mayo, Quebec.

It should be noted that Rose Murphy, along with other women from the Mayo, Mulgrave and Derry municipalities also contributed to the war effort. Rose worked for the Inspection Board of the United Kingdom and Canada and was engaged in duties directly connected with the Inspection of War Materials for the Armed Forces at the ammunition factory in Buckingham, Quebec.