Ross M. Weale, 85, a 32-year resident of South Salem, died July 19 at his home on Lake Waccabuc. The cause of death was cancer.
He was born in Englewood, New Jersey, the only child of Gilbert and Margery (Ross) Weale. He went to primary school in Englewood and graduated from Trinity Pawling School in Pawling. He received his BA from Nichols College and took several graduate courses at Harvard Business School. In 1962, he married the former Carol Elizabeth Bowen.
He is survived by his children, Ross M. Weale, Jr. (Denise) of Croton and Sara E. Weale of Katonah, and four grandchildren.
Weale entered The Bank of New York’s Executive Management Program after graduating college. He served in several senior management roles as president of a Bank of New York subsidiary in Syracuse and regional president of the Bank’s largest retail division, the County Trust Region of the Bank of New York. In 1985, he co-founded Country Bank in Carmel. Ross finished his career serving as president of the Putnam County Economic Development Corp.
He was involved in many community organizations. He served as council president for the Westchester Putnam Boy Scouts of America, trustee of Northern Westchester Hospital Center and chair of the Westchester Health Fund. Other affiliations included director of the ReliaStar/Voya Life insurance Co., chair of the New York State Small Business Advisory Board during the Pataki administration and chair of the Tompkins Mahopac Bank’s Business Development Board.
Family members said his interests included photography, nightly cocktail cruises on Lake Waccabuc, annual trips to Cape Cod and international travel.
Friends may call at Clark Associates Funeral Home, 4 Woods Bridge Road, Katonah, on Saturday, Aug. 3, from 1 to 3 p.m. There will be a brief service at 2 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Guiding Eyes For the Blind, Inc. 611 Granite Springs Road, Yorktown Heights, New York 10598, or online at donate.guidingeyes.org