Roscka Roth & Clapper Funeral Home - Monticello
Valentine Joseph (Val) Banks, Jr.
( July 1, 1932 - August 26, 2008 )
Residence: Monticello, Indiana
Died: Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Location: 1:30 a.m., in rural Monticello, Indiana
Age: 76
Date of Birth: Friday, July 01, 1932
Birth place:
Branch: Army
Service: Korean Conflict
Father: Valentine J. Banks, Sr.
Mother: Julia Hornick
Marital Status: Married
Resided in: Lived in the Monticello, Indiana area for the last thirty-eight (38) years.
Funeral Date: Friday, August 29, 2008
Funeral Location: 10:30 a.m. (EDT) at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, Monticello, Indiana.
Clergy: Father Gerald Borawski of the Our Lady of The Lakes Catholic Church of Monticello, Indiana
Burial will take place:
Hughes Cemetery in rural Monticello, Indiana
Visitation will be:
2:00 to 6:00 p.m.(EDT) on Thursday, August 28, 2008 at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, Monticello, Indiana
Biographical Information:
Val had lived in the Monticello, Indiana area for the last thirty-eight (38) years. He had also lived in Hammond, and Highland, Indiana communities. Val was a United States Korean Conflict Veteran. He had served from February 12, 1953 to February 11, 1955. Val was a Railroad Engineer for the Monon Railroad for forty-two and a half (42 1/2) years, retiring in 1994. He was a member of the Our Lady of The Lakes Catholic Church, and the Moose Lodge, both of Monticello, Indiana.
Special Services: Full Military Rites will be conducted at the cemetery, by the Honor Guard of the Monticello American Legion, VFW, and AmVets.
Memorial Information:
Marriage Information: On November 8, 1967, in Crown Point, Indiana, he married Rachelle "Shelly" Bruner. She survives.
Survivors include:
Wife, Rachelle "Shelly" Banks of Monticello, Indiana; Daughters, Diane (husband Cliff) Crownover of Hebron, Indiana, and Valerie (husband Ron) Felix of Monticello,, Indiana; Son, David (wife Sandy) Banks of Hebron, Indiana; Step - Daughter, Janet (husband John) Clark of Cincinnati, Ohio; Step - Son, Fred (wife Barb) Bruner of Brookston, Indiana; 12 Grandchildren;20 Great Grandchildren;Mother, Julia Banks of Huntington Beach, California; Sisters, Joan (husband Joe) Abatie of Highland, Indiana, and Mary Ann (husband Bill) Kilcullen of Huntington Beach, California; Brother, Matthew (wife Corrine) Banks of West Baden, Indiana.
Preceded in Death:
Father,Valentine J. Banks; Brother, Richard Banks.
Arrangements by:
Miller-Roscka Funeral Home
Died: Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Location: 1:30 a.m., in rural Monticello, Indiana
Age: 76
Date of Birth: Friday, July 01, 1932
Birth place:
Branch: Army
Service: Korean Conflict
Father: Valentine J. Banks, Sr.
Mother: Julia Hornick
Marital Status: Married
Resided in: Lived in the Monticello, Indiana area for the last thirty-eight (38) years.
Funeral Date: Friday, August 29, 2008
Funeral Location: 10:30 a.m. (EDT) at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, Monticello, Indiana.
Clergy: Father Gerald Borawski of the Our Lady of The Lakes Catholic Church of Monticello, Indiana
Burial will take place:
Hughes Cemetery in rural Monticello, Indiana
Visitation will be:
2:00 to 6:00 p.m.(EDT) on Thursday, August 28, 2008 at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, Monticello, Indiana
Biographical Information:
Val had lived in the Monticello, Indiana area for the last thirty-eight (38) years. He had also lived in Hammond, and Highland, Indiana communities. Val was a United States Korean Conflict Veteran. He had served from February 12, 1953 to February 11, 1955. Val was a Railroad Engineer for the Monon Railroad for forty-two and a half (42 1/2) years, retiring in 1994. He was a member of the Our Lady of The Lakes Catholic Church, and the Moose Lodge, both of Monticello, Indiana.
Special Services: Full Military Rites will be conducted at the cemetery, by the Honor Guard of the Monticello American Legion, VFW, and AmVets.
Memorial Information:
Marriage Information: On November 8, 1967, in Crown Point, Indiana, he married Rachelle "Shelly" Bruner. She survives.
Survivors include:
Wife, Rachelle "Shelly" Banks of Monticello, Indiana; Daughters, Diane (husband Cliff) Crownover of Hebron, Indiana, and Valerie (husband Ron) Felix of Monticello,, Indiana; Son, David (wife Sandy) Banks of Hebron, Indiana; Step - Daughter, Janet (husband John) Clark of Cincinnati, Ohio; Step - Son, Fred (wife Barb) Bruner of Brookston, Indiana; 12 Grandchildren;20 Great Grandchildren;Mother, Julia Banks of Huntington Beach, California; Sisters, Joan (husband Joe) Abatie of Highland, Indiana, and Mary Ann (husband Bill) Kilcullen of Huntington Beach, California; Brother, Matthew (wife Corrine) Banks of West Baden, Indiana.
Preceded in Death:
Father,Valentine J. Banks; Brother, Richard Banks.
Arrangements by:
Miller-Roscka Funeral Home