Ische, Kenneth Franklin

War
World War II, 1939-1945
Unit
R.C.A.F.

A111142
Royal Canadian Army
RCAF
Corporal

Born: July 22nd 1926, South Easthope
Died: December 16th 2003, Oliver, BC
Attended: SS #4, South Easthope (Harmony), Stratford Collegiate Inst.
Enlisted: Joined the Canadian Army Militia in 1942; joined the RCAF in 1951 as a telecommunications technician
Trained: Camp Borden, North Bay, Clinton
Served: Zweibrucken, Germany; NATO Force No.1, Air Division until 1962
Discharged: April 1946, London
After the War: Worked at Zimmerman's, Tavistock; Burns Meat Packers; Dry Cleaners 1946-1951; retired Dec. 1976
Family: Parents - Josiah Abner Ische and Vera May (Voigt)
Sisters - Esther, Alice, Jean, Betty
Wife - Married Althea Murray of Kitchener on July 4th, 1953. Married for 47 years and had no children. Althea died March 9th, 2000.
Comments: Member of the Royal Canadian Legion in Comox and Oliver, BC. Enjoyed amateur radio clubs and volunteered in fixing used toys for needy children. Also, he and his wife enjoyed fishing.