Frederick Daley

(Asbury Park Press)

FREDERICK DALEY
AGE: 81 SOUTH SEAVILLE
Frederick Daley, 81, of South Seaville, passed away peacefully at his home on September 10, 2009. Fred was born January 26, 1928 in Herbertsville, New Jersey and resided in Freehold NJ for thirty five years and in South Seaville for forty years. He served in the merchant marines during WWII and while serving in the army was deployed to Korea during the Korean Conflict. Fred was a Fourth Degree Knight in the Knights of Columbus and a member of The Tuckahoe American Legion Post. He worked for Gerald A Barrett Company for twenty years, over the twenty years he spent winters and weekends building the many processing plants for the pride of his life "Daley's Pit, after retiring from Barrett's he devoting his full time to operate Daley's Pit in Petersburg, NJ. He married the love of his life, W. Joan and they enjoyed fifty nine years of marriage while rearing and nurturing thirteen children. As a father, Fred was a provider, teacher, mentor and friend. To his children he provided many life lessons such as how to work hard, how to enjoy life and how to give and earn respect. Fred was a tinkerer who could create working equipment out of junked parts, his hobby was painting portraits, and he enjoyed a good debate which he usually won with his unique form of logic and wisdom.
Fred is survived by his wife W. Joan of South Seaville, sons - Stephen Daley and wife, Donna of Delray Beach FL, Thomas Daley and wife Margaret of La Place, LA, Joseph Daley and wife Debrann of Tuckahoe, NJ, Anthony Daley and wife Maria of Mahopac, NY, John Daley and wife Nancy of Amite, LA and Mathew Daley of Dennis Township, NJ, Daughters - Terry Sampson of Seaville, NJ, Maryann Azzato and husband John of Southport, NC, Christine Ternosky and husband Mark of Sea Isle City, NJ, Rose Daley of Encinitas CA and Kathleen O'Neill and husband Thomas of Ramsey, NJ., nineteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He is predeceased by his eleven brothers and sisters and by his daughter Bernadette and son Paul.
A Mass of Resurrection will be offered Monday morning, September 14, 2009 at 11 o'clock from The Church of the Resurrection 200 West Tuckahoe Road, Marmora, NJ where friends may call Sunday Evening from six until eight o'clock and Monday morning from 9:30 until 10:45. Burial will follow mass at St Elizabeth's Cemetery, Rt. 47, Goshen, NJ. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the charity of your choice or either the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, 30 Glenn Street, Suite 203, White Plains, NY 10603 or Holy Redeemer Hospice 1801 N. US Highway 9, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210. To email condolences, visit www.godfreyfuneralhome.com.