Thomas Victor "Zeke" Zeleske, 66, of Massanutten, passed away Feb. 5, 2010, at his home.

Mr. Zeleske was born Jan. 26, 1944, in Neenah, Wis., and was the son of the late Henry "Hank" and Gladys Butler Zeleske.

He served as a sergeant in the Army National Guard of Wisconsin. He retired from Banta Inc. after 30 years of service. He was an avid golfer and a member of the Lakeview Golf Club, the RMH Wellness Center, and was a lifetime fan of the Chicago Cubs and Green Bay Packers.

Mr. Zeleske is survived by daughters, Marnie Fuller of Appleton, Wis., and Monica Hampton-Leitzke of Manasha, Wis.; a sister, Barbara Gauthier of Appleton, Wis.; longtime love, Charlene Rice of McGaheysville; four grandchildren; and his beloved cats, Wrigley and Grace. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Mark Zeleske.

A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010, at the Kyger Funeral Home Chapel in Harrisonburg with Harvey Gasser officiating. Burial will be private.

A reception at Lakeview Golf Club will follow the service.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International, 26 Broadway, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10004.

Online condolences may be sent to the Zeleske family by visiting www.kygers.com.

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I played golf with Thom for over 20 years, and I always enjoyed it. Other than golf I occasionally had golf group parties at my house, and Thom came to a few of them. Though he never told jokes, you could count on him making funny comments. He was just a great person to be around. I'm so sorry for your loss. His golf buddies feel it to, and it's going to be double the pain when we finally get back on the course and find him not there. But I can assure you to the man, that we will not forget him. Baard Grindal 2010-02-17 14:04:26

Condolences My thoughts and prayers are with Tom's family and friends on his loss. I worked with Tom for 20 some years at Banta. Tom was one of the Menasha transplants and helped our plant get up to speed with web offset presses. A salt of the earth guy, and it was my privelage to know him. Don Roderick 2010-02-17 18:00:10

My heart goes out to Tom's family and friends, especially his daughters and grandchildren. Find comfort in your memories. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Candi Brown 2010-02-19 20:31:32

Brother in law I have know Tom all of my life. I played football, basketball, softball and golf with Tom. I have always known him as a tough competitor, especially in basketball where I played with him and against him for many years. My condolences go out to his daughters. grandkids, sister and many friends. We will get that BB game going again in heaven Tom. I hope to see you there some day along with the rest of our old teams. Butch Smith 2010-02-20 06:43:26

Niece The Cubbies are watching over you. My heart is so sad. I send many hugs to Moni and Marnie, to mom and our family. Thanks for being my uncle and loving me. Dodi Gauthier 2010-02-20 16:58:15

My heart goes out to all of Thom's family. I know you will miss him as much as I and the rest of his golf buddies. He is part of the namesake of our golf gang, "The Zeke and Rose group". As long as any of us are left, it will always be the "Zeke and Rose" group. My God bless. Jim Stader Anonymous 2010-02-22 16:22:21

My deepest sympathy to Tom's family. Zeke and I shared many happy times together as we grew-up in Menasha, Wis. I have only good memories of our friendship. My wife (Peggy) and I have you in our thoughts and prayers. Roy and Peggy Fickle 2010-02-23 10:05:59

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