Marion Barnard "Red" Weale Obituary (1918 - 2013)

Marion "Red" Barnard Weale, age 94, of Horseheads, NY died Monday, January 7, 2013, at Founders Pavilion in Corning. Marion was born on August 28, 1918, in Caton to Robert and Ruth (Barnard) Weale. Growing up in Lindley on a farm alongside the Tioga River during the Great Depression, Marion developed a strong work ethic. After graduating from Corning High School, he headed to Buffalo to help build planes for World War II and join his hometown sweetheart and new wife, Helen, a student at Buffalo State Teacher's College. Returning at war's end to the Southern Tier, he worked in area factories and then settled in as a dairy foreman. He was with Houck & Sons Dairy for 17 years, and when that dairy was flooded in 1972, he joined Dairylea. Outside of work, Marion loved baseball, and his teammates could count on his back-stopping abilities when he played catcher on company softball leagues and the Westside Methodist Church softball team. Later, he shifted his attention to golf when his son Gary started caddying, and soon, Marion and wife Helen could be seen playing together on the links. He took the same competitive spirit indoors too as a tenacious Hoss & Pepper, Bridge, and Poker card player. Much later, not a day would go by without Marion and his beloved wife solving the daily newspaper Word Jumble and Scrabble games. Marion is survived by his wife of 72 years, Helen; daughter, Marilyn Guerrieri of California; son, Gary (Margaret) Weale of Connecticut; brother, Durland (Martha) Weale of Addison; grandchildren: Dan Weale of California, Liza Weale of Brooklyn, Edith Quiroz of California, Peter (Gina) Guerrieri of California, Michael McConnell of Baldwinsville, Christine McConnell of Baldwinsville, and Gregg McConnell of New Jersey; 6 great grandchildren; sister-in-law, Shirley Weale of Campbell; and several nieces and nephews. Marion was preceded in death by a daughter, Laraine McConnell, and a brother, Dean Weale. Funeral Services will be held at 12:00 Noon on Thursday, January 10th at Haughey Funeral Home, Inc., 216 E. First Street in Corning with Rev. Vincent W. Howell officiating. Burial will be in Rural Home Cemetery in Big Flats. Memorial donations may be made in Marion's name to the Alzheimer's Association, 435 E. Henrietta Road, Rochester, NY 14620.