Calvin ìCalî MacNary, 73, of Hendersonville and formerly of Newburgh, NY, died Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at Mission Hospital.
He proudly served in the U.S. Navy from 1960 ñ 1964. He was a retired Heating Technician at Abbott and Mills, Newburgh, NY, where he worked for thirty four years. He and his wife Peggy retired to Hendersonville, NC in 2007.
Cal was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, friend and animal lover. He was an active volunteer in his community. Cal will be greatly missed by all.
He was preceded in death by his parents, N. Stewart and Hazel MacNary, and his sister and brother-in-law, Barbara and Ted Lockwood.
He is survived by his loving wife of fifty one years, Margaret ìPeggyî McInerney MacNary; a daughter, Lori MacNary and her husband Kevin of Newburgh, NY; a son, Michael MacNary and his wife, Tara of Weatherford, TX; grandchildren, Kerry Lampack, Ryan MacNary and his wife, Brittany, Derek MacNary and John MacNary; two great-grandchildren, Nathan and Connor MacNary; a sister Ethel Payne and her husband, Jack of Hudson, FL; and many nieces and nephews.
A funeral will be at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, February 9, 2014 in the Kirby Memorial Chapel of Shuler Funeral Home. Pastor Larry Rabon will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers memorials can be sent the ASPCA by calling 1-800-628-0028.
Greg posted on 2/9/14
Maybe it was surprise or shock or just an OMG for me, but for Uncle Cal it was disbelief for sure. First day at Ocean Beach for the annual family vacation at the shore. Anticipating this wonderful time together all year and finally sun sand and barbecue. We were doing the "man" thing (well I was 13, so only a wanna-be), but dad and Uncle Cal and probably John and maybe even Murph were sharing that first (well maybe a couple more) cold ones on the patio with the grill. The girls - Aunt Peg and mom in particular, were relegated to preparing salads, veggies, and you-know, the other stuff for the non-carnivorous. Apparently the "girls" felt left out when it came to sharing a cold-one. I think they accepted the role of inside, kitchen work that came with salad preparation, but decided to have their own party. So what was so shocking? It seems Aunt Peg and mom were a bit generous in their allotment of "piÒa" in their coladas. Who knows how many they had, but it was clear they were keeping up with the guys (OK, the guys were deep into the case from the IGA). So what was so shocking already??? Tossed salad. Uncle Cal, with me in tow, entered to find the salad indeed being tossed. From one end of the room to the other were Aunt Peg and mom realizing the art of "toss". Actually flying was more accurate. Zoom went the lettuce. Around the back and through the air went tomatoes. Cucumber bouncing off the ceiling. Score! Truly disbelief for Uncle Cal and just one of those life memories not forgotten.