Martin G. Valleskey, 85, of Marshall, Wis., Dane County, who organized the Collins State Bank and served as its cashier from 1914-1936, died Thursday evening at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Vernon Martin.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Monday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Marshall, conducted by the Rev. Alfred Nicolaus, and at 2 p.m. rites will be conducted at St. Peter Lutheran Church, Collins. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Valleskey was born Feb. 16, 1880, at Collins, son of the late Gustav and Ricka Matznick Valleskey. He married Anna Schwalbe Sept. 13, 1906, at Collins, and she preceded him in death in 1950.
Mr. Valleskey attended Collins school, and was a graduate of Reedsville High School and Manitowoc Business College. He was a self-taught telegrapher and worked for the Soo Line until 1914. He organized the Collins bank in 1914. After the death of his wife he moved to Marshall and became cashier of the Marshall Bank.
Surviving are three sons, Atty. Leslie J. Valleskey of Manitowoc, Russell of Sante Fe Trails, Calif., and Roy of Detroit; two daughters, Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Myrtle Ludwigson of Prescott, Ariz.; 17 grandchildren and five great grandchildren; four brothers, Adolph and Charles of Manitowoc, Gustave and Elmer of Collins; three sisters, Mrs. Elmer Voigt of Collins, Mrs. Selma Alheiser of Shawano and Mrs. Alvina Mahnke of Milwaukee.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Friday, May 14, 1965
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Monday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Marshall, conducted by the Rev. Alfred Nicolaus, and at 2 p.m. rites will be conducted at St. Peter Lutheran Church, Collins. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Valleskey was born Feb. 16, 1880, at Collins, son of the late Gustav and Ricka Matznick Valleskey. He married Anna Schwalbe Sept. 13, 1906, at Collins, and she preceded him in death in 1950.
Mr. Valleskey attended Collins school, and was a graduate of Reedsville High School and Manitowoc Business College. He was a self-taught telegrapher and worked for the Soo Line until 1914. He organized the Collins bank in 1914. After the death of his wife he moved to Marshall and became cashier of the Marshall Bank.
Surviving are three sons, Atty. Leslie J. Valleskey of Manitowoc, Russell of Sante Fe Trails, Calif., and Roy of Detroit; two daughters, Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Myrtle Ludwigson of Prescott, Ariz.; 17 grandchildren and five great grandchildren; four brothers, Adolph and Charles of Manitowoc, Gustave and Elmer of Collins; three sisters, Mrs. Elmer Voigt of Collins, Mrs. Selma Alheiser of Shawano and Mrs. Alvina Mahnke of Milwaukee.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Friday, May 14, 1965
Martin G. Valleskey, 85, of Marshall, Wis., Dane County, who organized the Collins State Bank and served as its cashier from 1914-1936, died Thursday evening at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Vernon Martin.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Monday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Marshall, conducted by the Rev. Alfred Nicolaus, and at 2 p.m. rites will be conducted at St. Peter Lutheran Church, Collins. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Valleskey was born Feb. 16, 1880, at Collins, son of the late Gustav and Ricka Matznick Valleskey. He married Anna Schwalbe Sept. 13, 1906, at Collins, and she preceded him in death in 1950.
Mr. Valleskey attended Collins school, and was a graduate of Reedsville High School and Manitowoc Business College. He was a self-taught telegrapher and worked for the Soo Line until 1914. He organized the Collins bank in 1914. After the death of his wife he moved to Marshall and became cashier of the Marshall Bank.
Surviving are three sons, Atty. Leslie J. Valleskey of Manitowoc, Russell of Sante Fe Trails, Calif., and Roy of Detroit; two daughters, Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Myrtle Ludwigson of Prescott, Ariz.; 17 grandchildren and five great grandchildren; four brothers, Adolph and Charles of Manitowoc, Gustave and Elmer of Collins; three sisters, Mrs. Elmer Voigt of Collins, Mrs. Selma Alheiser of Shawano and Mrs. Alvina Mahnke of Milwaukee.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Friday, May 14, 1965
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Monday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Marshall, conducted by the Rev. Alfred Nicolaus, and at 2 p.m. rites will be conducted at St. Peter Lutheran Church, Collins. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Valleskey was born Feb. 16, 1880, at Collins, son of the late Gustav and Ricka Matznick Valleskey. He married Anna Schwalbe Sept. 13, 1906, at Collins, and she preceded him in death in 1950.
Mr. Valleskey attended Collins school, and was a graduate of Reedsville High School and Manitowoc Business College. He was a self-taught telegrapher and worked for the Soo Line until 1914. He organized the Collins bank in 1914. After the death of his wife he moved to Marshall and became cashier of the Marshall Bank.
Surviving are three sons, Atty. Leslie J. Valleskey of Manitowoc, Russell of Sante Fe Trails, Calif., and Roy of Detroit; two daughters, Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Myrtle Ludwigson of Prescott, Ariz.; 17 grandchildren and five great grandchildren; four brothers, Adolph and Charles of Manitowoc, Gustave and Elmer of Collins; three sisters, Mrs. Elmer Voigt of Collins, Mrs. Selma Alheiser of Shawano and Mrs. Alvina Mahnke of Milwaukee.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Friday, May 14, 1965
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