Florence Joy (Zale) Gale

April 11, 1925 - August 7, 2010

Florence Joy (Zale) Gale, 85, Overland Park, KS, passed away gently Saturday, August 7, 2010 at Delmar Gardens of Overland Park. Funeral services will be 9:30am, Tuesday August 10 at The Louis Memorial Chapel, 6830 Troost Ave. Burial Rose Hill Cemetery. Kindly omit flowers, the family suggests contributions to Brandeis University Women or The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah A long-time resident of Kansas City, Florence had been very active in Scouting and the Johnson County League of Women Voters. She generously volunteered at Menorah Medical Center. She taught Montessori pre-school until her retirement. She was a life member of the Council of Jewish Women and was also a life member and past president of the Kansas chapter of Brandeis University Women and on their regional board. She was a member of the Main Stream Coalition and The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah. She was preceded in death by her parents, Simon and Zella Levitan, her son David A. Zale and great-grandson Samuel J. Holsapple. She will be dearly missed by her children Rochelle (Zale) Rhodes (William) and Steven Zale (Cynthia). Grandchildren, Jeffrey Holsapple, Kate Miles, Adrianna Zale, Hollace Zale, Lilly Zale, Sarah Horsley and Laura Wynn and 11 great-grandchildren.