Obituary of Kenneth C. Malone Sr.

New arrangements posted

Springwater – Kenneth C. Malone Sr., 74 years of age, passed away early Friday morning, July 6, 2019 at Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital in Dansville.

Ken was born November 25, 1944 in Rochester the son of Gilbert and Anna (Wescott) Malone.  He grew up in Honeoye and Springwater and has remained a resident of the Springwater area throughout the rest of his life.  Ken was a pipe insulator for Local #26 out of Rochester and upon his retirement he drove bus for the Wayland-Cohocton School District for 10 years.  Ken and Barbara Tuley were married June 14, 1986 and together have celebrated 33 years together.  His hobbies were many as he loved working on cars, especially his 1939 Ford!  Ken raced dirt track cars for years; was a huge NASCAR fan and loved classic cars.  He enjoyed country music, played guitar in a band in his younger years and continued to play the guitar until recently.  He also enjoyed dancing.  Ken took great pride in maintaining his property and he loved his dog “Snowball!”  Mostly though, Ken loved his family, especially the grands and greats!  He will be dearly missed by all.

Ken was pre-deceased by his parents, Gilbert and Anna Malone; his step-daughter, Lori Parsons; his sister-in-law Jean Malone; brothers-n-law Pete Belcher, Frank Hoerner and Carlton Hoppough.  He is survived by his wife, Barbara Malone of Springwater; his son Kenneth C. Malone Jr. (Karen Wright) of E. Williamson; his daughter, Sherry (Mark) Snider of FL; his step-son Fred Dugan of Wayland; his grandchildren, Mitchel, Neal, Jessica, Melissa, Rebecca and Freddie; his great-grandchildren, Trinity, Collin, Kade, Ayla and Madisen; his siblings, Jim (Ruth) Malone of Wayland, Shirley Belcher (Joe) of Bloomfield, Jack (Ruth) Malone of Livonia Center, Bill Malone of Wayland, Ann Hoppough of Springwater, Dick (Diane) Malone of Springwater, Linda (RJ) Pfuntner of Springwater, Carol Hoerner of Dansville, David (Beth) Malone of Webster, Kathy Malone (Dave) of Ontario, Fern (Russ) Pirino of Henrietta and Jackie Malone (Jan) of Springwater; his sister-in-law Kathleen Tripett of Rochester;  along with many many nieces and nephews. 

Ken's family and friends are invited to attend his funeral service on Saturday July 20, 2019 at 11am at the St. George-Forsythe Funeral Home, 109 West Naples St., Wayland. Committal prayers and interment  will take place immediately following at Covered Bridge Cemetery in Springwater.  Contributions in memory of Kenneth C. Malone Sr. may be made to a charity of your choice.