H/o Bernadine M. (Koons) Zale
This obituary is from the Press Enterprise Monday, December 3, 2012, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
A.J. ‘Al' Zale
State Police retiree was Purple Heart recipient A.J. "Al" Zale, age 87, 85 Avon Ave., Bloomsburg, died at 7:20 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where he had been a patient for two days. Previously he was a patient at Emmanuel Nursing Center at Maria Joseph, Danville, for two years. Born in Mount Carmel on March 21, 1925, he was a son of the late John and Catherine (Grinkevich) Zelinski. He was a 1942 graduate of Mount Carmel High School and resided in Bloomsburg for 55 years. A.J. served with the Pennsylvania State Police for 29 years, retiring with the rank of lieutenant in 1975. During his career, he served in Milesburg, Towanda, Hazleton and Bloomsburg. He then was employed by Columbia County in the Domestic Relations office for several years and last was the chief deputy sheriff under the late sheriff, Victor Vandling. He was a member of St. Columba Catholic Church, Bloomsburg. A.J. was an avid Penn State football fan and officiated at high school football games for many years. He served with the U.S. Army during World War II, participating in campaigns in France, Rhineland, Central Europe and Ardennes. He was wounded in the Battle of the Bulge and received the Purple Heart. He also received the Good Conduct Medal with four Bronze Stars. Surviving are his wife, the former Bernadine M. Koons, with whom he celebrated his 55th wedding anniversary on May 1, 2012; two sons: Stephen G. Zale, and his wife Nancy, Nazareth, and Kenneth J. Zale, Orlando, Fla.; two granddaughters: Sarah and Alyssa Zale, Nazareth; three sisters: Ramona Novack, Mount Carmel; Regina, wife of John Oszko, Kulpmont; Mildred Kashmere, Forestville, Md., and several nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday at 10 a.m. in St. Columba Catholic Church, 342 Iron St., Bloomsburg, with Msgr. Robert E. Lawrence officiating. Interment with State Police honors will be in Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Mount Carmel Township, Northumberland County. The family will receive friends at the church on Wednesday from 9-10 a.m. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Dean W. Kriner, Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 325 Market St., Bloomsburg. Condolence messages and photographs may be posted at www.krinerfuneralhomes.com
This obituary is from the Press Enterprise Monday, December 3, 2012, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
A.J. ‘Al' Zale
State Police retiree was Purple Heart recipient A.J. "Al" Zale, age 87, 85 Avon Ave., Bloomsburg, died at 7:20 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where he had been a patient for two days. Previously he was a patient at Emmanuel Nursing Center at Maria Joseph, Danville, for two years. Born in Mount Carmel on March 21, 1925, he was a son of the late John and Catherine (Grinkevich) Zelinski. He was a 1942 graduate of Mount Carmel High School and resided in Bloomsburg for 55 years. A.J. served with the Pennsylvania State Police for 29 years, retiring with the rank of lieutenant in 1975. During his career, he served in Milesburg, Towanda, Hazleton and Bloomsburg. He then was employed by Columbia County in the Domestic Relations office for several years and last was the chief deputy sheriff under the late sheriff, Victor Vandling. He was a member of St. Columba Catholic Church, Bloomsburg. A.J. was an avid Penn State football fan and officiated at high school football games for many years. He served with the U.S. Army during World War II, participating in campaigns in France, Rhineland, Central Europe and Ardennes. He was wounded in the Battle of the Bulge and received the Purple Heart. He also received the Good Conduct Medal with four Bronze Stars. Surviving are his wife, the former Bernadine M. Koons, with whom he celebrated his 55th wedding anniversary on May 1, 2012; two sons: Stephen G. Zale, and his wife Nancy, Nazareth, and Kenneth J. Zale, Orlando, Fla.; two granddaughters: Sarah and Alyssa Zale, Nazareth; three sisters: Ramona Novack, Mount Carmel; Regina, wife of John Oszko, Kulpmont; Mildred Kashmere, Forestville, Md., and several nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday at 10 a.m. in St. Columba Catholic Church, 342 Iron St., Bloomsburg, with Msgr. Robert E. Lawrence officiating. Interment with State Police honors will be in Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Mount Carmel Township, Northumberland County. The family will receive friends at the church on Wednesday from 9-10 a.m. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Dean W. Kriner, Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 325 Market St., Bloomsburg. Condolence messages and photographs may be posted at www.krinerfuneralhomes.com
H/o Bernadine M. (Koons) Zale
This obituary is from the Press Enterprise Monday, December 3, 2012, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
A.J. ‘Al' Zale
State Police retiree was Purple Heart recipient A.J. "Al" Zale, age 87, 85 Avon Ave., Bloomsburg, died at 7:20 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where he had been a patient for two days. Previously he was a patient at Emmanuel Nursing Center at Maria Joseph, Danville, for two years. Born in Mount Carmel on March 21, 1925, he was a son of the late John and Catherine (Grinkevich) Zelinski. He was a 1942 graduate of Mount Carmel High School and resided in Bloomsburg for 55 years. A.J. served with the Pennsylvania State Police for 29 years, retiring with the rank of lieutenant in 1975. During his career, he served in Milesburg, Towanda, Hazleton and Bloomsburg. He then was employed by Columbia County in the Domestic Relations office for several years and last was the chief deputy sheriff under the late sheriff, Victor Vandling. He was a member of St. Columba Catholic Church, Bloomsburg. A.J. was an avid Penn State football fan and officiated at high school football games for many years. He served with the U.S. Army during World War II, participating in campaigns in France, Rhineland, Central Europe and Ardennes. He was wounded in the Battle of the Bulge and received the Purple Heart. He also received the Good Conduct Medal with four Bronze Stars. Surviving are his wife, the former Bernadine M. Koons, with whom he celebrated his 55th wedding anniversary on May 1, 2012; two sons: Stephen G. Zale, and his wife Nancy, Nazareth, and Kenneth J. Zale, Orlando, Fla.; two granddaughters: Sarah and Alyssa Zale, Nazareth; three sisters: Ramona Novack, Mount Carmel; Regina, wife of John Oszko, Kulpmont; Mildred Kashmere, Forestville, Md., and several nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday at 10 a.m. in St. Columba Catholic Church, 342 Iron St., Bloomsburg, with Msgr. Robert E. Lawrence officiating. Interment with State Police honors will be in Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Mount Carmel Township, Northumberland County. The family will receive friends at the church on Wednesday from 9-10 a.m. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Dean W. Kriner, Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 325 Market St., Bloomsburg. Condolence messages and photographs may be posted at www.krinerfuneralhomes.com
This obituary is from the Press Enterprise Monday, December 3, 2012, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
A.J. ‘Al' Zale
State Police retiree was Purple Heart recipient A.J. "Al" Zale, age 87, 85 Avon Ave., Bloomsburg, died at 7:20 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where he had been a patient for two days. Previously he was a patient at Emmanuel Nursing Center at Maria Joseph, Danville, for two years. Born in Mount Carmel on March 21, 1925, he was a son of the late John and Catherine (Grinkevich) Zelinski. He was a 1942 graduate of Mount Carmel High School and resided in Bloomsburg for 55 years. A.J. served with the Pennsylvania State Police for 29 years, retiring with the rank of lieutenant in 1975. During his career, he served in Milesburg, Towanda, Hazleton and Bloomsburg. He then was employed by Columbia County in the Domestic Relations office for several years and last was the chief deputy sheriff under the late sheriff, Victor Vandling. He was a member of St. Columba Catholic Church, Bloomsburg. A.J. was an avid Penn State football fan and officiated at high school football games for many years. He served with the U.S. Army during World War II, participating in campaigns in France, Rhineland, Central Europe and Ardennes. He was wounded in the Battle of the Bulge and received the Purple Heart. He also received the Good Conduct Medal with four Bronze Stars. Surviving are his wife, the former Bernadine M. Koons, with whom he celebrated his 55th wedding anniversary on May 1, 2012; two sons: Stephen G. Zale, and his wife Nancy, Nazareth, and Kenneth J. Zale, Orlando, Fla.; two granddaughters: Sarah and Alyssa Zale, Nazareth; three sisters: Ramona Novack, Mount Carmel; Regina, wife of John Oszko, Kulpmont; Mildred Kashmere, Forestville, Md., and several nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday at 10 a.m. in St. Columba Catholic Church, 342 Iron St., Bloomsburg, with Msgr. Robert E. Lawrence officiating. Interment with State Police honors will be in Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Mount Carmel Township, Northumberland County. The family will receive friends at the church on Wednesday from 9-10 a.m. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Dean W. Kriner, Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 325 Market St., Bloomsburg. Condolence messages and photographs may be posted at www.krinerfuneralhomes.com
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