Isaac Zale Obituary (2007) - Overland Park, Kansas

Lt. Col. Isaac Zale USAF Retired, 82, of Overland Park, KS, passed away on January 4, 2007 in Harlingen, Texas. Services will be at 12 noon, Tuesday January 9, 2007 at Louis Memorial Chapel, 6830 Troost Avenue, Kansas City, MO. Burial at Mt. Carmel Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to Beth Shalom Synagogue or the Jewish National Fund. Isaac was born on July 13, 1924 in Pawtuckett, Rhode Island to Minnie and Elly Zalusky. He was a veteran of WW II, serving in the Army Air Corps in the European Theater, stationned at Heathrow, London, England. He flew 19 missions over Germany as a navigator in a P17. Following the war, he was in the active Air Force Reserve, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1984. Following WWII, Isaac opened his own retail fabric business in Sioux City, Iowa. In 1962, he moved to Overland Park, Kansas and became the Manager of the Necchi-Alco Sewing Center in Kansas City, Missouri, retiring in 1989. In his retirement, he was a Bar and Bat Mitzvah tutor at Beth Shalom Synagogue. He was a former member of The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah, a member of Congregation Beth Shalom and the Torah Readers of Congregation Beth Shalom, a member of B’nai B’rith, B’nai B’rith Sunday Morning Bowling League, the Jewish War veterans of Sioux City, IA and a Past Commander of the Kansas City U.S. Power Squadron. Preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, three brothers and son David A. Zale, he is survived by his wife of 27 years, Susan, daughter Rochelle A. Rhodes, son, Steven J. Zale, stepdaughters Judith A Mark and Regina A. Newell, brothers Joseph Zalusky and Dr. Ralph Zalusky, sisters Dorothy Rodriguiz and Rachel Biven, eleven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.