Jake George Zalumas, 96, passed away Monday, Sept. 16, 2019. Jake was a native of Thomasville, Georgia, and a Yorktown resident since 1945.
Jake served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II and served in the South Pacific. He was employed at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown and retired in 1980 as the deputy supply officer.
He was a member of Crooks Memorial United Methodist Church, where he served in numerous leadership capacities over the years. He was a 60-plus-year member and past master of the Yorktown Masonic Lodge No. 205 A.F. & A.M. He served with the industrial and commercial ministries, volunteering as a chaplain at Busch Gardens. In the 1980s, he filled a one-year unexpired term on the York County Board of Supervisors. He also volunteered at the York County Treasurer’s Office and in numerous organizations on the Peninsula.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Evelyn D. Zalumas; parents, Andrew and Daisy Zalumas; sister, Olga Leskanic; and brothers, Steve, Harry, James, Jack and Billy Zalumas.
He is survived by three daughters, Susan Brewer, and her husband, James Brewer, of Yorktown, Barbara Eidlin, and her husband, Dr. Martin Eidlin, of Virginia Beach, and Betsy Zalumas, and her husband, Michael Thompson, of Chesterfield.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., Monday, Sept. 23, at Crooks Memorial United Methodist Church. Private interment will be held in Peninsula Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Crooks Memorial United Methodist Church, 204 Cook Road, Yorktown, VA 23690; or YCCWU Food Closet, 300 Ella Taylor Road, Yorktown, VA 23692.
