Donald James Zale
of Chelsea, Michigan formerly of Ann Arbor, age 85, died Thursday, June 30, 2016 at his home with his wife and children at his bedside. He was born September 22, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Joseph & Helen (Janus) Zalewski. Donald graduated from Lane Technical High School in Chicago in 1948. He attended Northwestern University and earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1953. Shortly thereafter he met Mary “Gretchen” Goeppel while she was still a student at Northwestern. They were married on May 7, 1955 while Donald was stationed in Pine Bluff, AK during his service with the the US Army in the Korean conflict.