

Mal enjoyed the art of fly tying creating custom lures for the many fly fisherman that visited his shop. As a woodcraftsman, he enjoyed carving intricate images of birds while in Florida. They both enjoyed the card table playing many games of euchre and bridge. It was here that they enjoyed with warmth of the sunshine while playing shuffleboard, a game he was accomplished with. Norma and Mal enjoyed over twenty- five years of wintering in Stuart, Florida. A man of great athleticism, Mal golfed and fly fished until the amazing age of 94 years young! Mal's memberships include over 60 years at Grace United Methodist Churches in Kokomo and Rochester, the Elk's Lodge of Rochester and the Optimist Club and the Power Squadron of Kokomo.

He played the game of golf in Rochester, Kokomo, Stuart, FL. It's been said that Mal has caught about as many blue gill as anyone on Goose Pond. During his early years he was an active participant with hunting and fishing and returned to Rochester to enjoy these activities.

Returning to Kokomo, Mal opened a sporting goods store "Mal's Out - O - Doors Store." He offered a variety of sporting goods but specialized with products used for hunting and fishing. Their union of over 67 years produced two handsome sons Tom and David. On September 8, 1946, Mal married his best friend and the love of his life, Norma Mayer, in her hometown of Defiance, Ohio.

A proud 1935 graduate of Rochester High School, he later attended and graduated from the Chicago Business College. Mal was born in Kokomo on Januthe son of Carl and Anna Wohrer Malaby. "Mal" Malaby 96, of Rochester, was surrounded by his loving family when he passed from this life to the next at Treasure Coast Hospice House in Stuart, Florida on Tuesday, April 17th.
