Cleo D. Zalk Obituary (1927 - 2014) - Minneapolis, Minnesota

Cleo D. Zalk age 87, of Minneapolis, originally from Duluth, passed away February 20th, 2014 after a brief illness. A loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, she was preceded in death by her parents, Mary and Leo Deutsch; brothers, Jack and Jim Deutsch; and her beloved husband of 63 years, Charles Zalk. She is survived by sons, David, Stephen (Stacey Elder), and Douglas (Madison); grandchildren, Cody (Marissa), Erica, and Georgia; sister, Mary Ellen (Donald) Miller; and many nieces and nephews. She was a proud graduate of Duluth Denfeld High School, class of 1944, and served during WW II as a civilian employee of Wright Field Army Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. Following the war, while working for Oliver Iron Mining Company in Duluth, she met the love of her life, Charles Zalk, and the rest, as she liked to say, is history. She devoted her life to raising her three sons and enjoyed extensive travel with Chuck throughout the United States and around the world. In her later years, she and Chuck made a whole new circle of good friends in their winter home for the past twenty years, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. She will be dearly missed by her family and friends and will continue to live in the hearts of those who cherish her memory. Funeral service SUNDAY, 1:00PM, HODROFF-EPSTEIN MEMORIAL CHAPEL, 126 E. Franklin Ave., Mpls. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to Camp Nebagamon Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 331, East Troy, WI 53120 (to support non-profit camps serving disadvantaged children), or donor’s favorite charity. Immediately following the service the family will greet friends at The Carlyle, 100 3rd Ave. So., Mpls.