Vincent Galbavy II and the United Stone Corporation quarry
Compiled and Edited by Michael R. Reilly
Last Revised 03/03/2005
Information source – Sussex Sun, issue Tuesday,Oct. 3, 2000, article ” Stone cutting was an art for Galbavy” by FredKeller (?)
Vincent Galbavy II was born on Sept.5, 1929 in the Fussville-Lannon area (?) of the Town of Menomonee to parentsVincent Galbavy I and Stella nee Micuda; recent immigrants from Czechoslovakiain the late 1920’s. He was the third child born, the first being a son, then adaughter.
His father was a stone cutter but due tohealth problems had to quit working at the local quarries and work onlypart-time as a janitor at the Lannon State Graded School. His mother went towork at hospitals in nearby Milwaukee becoming the main family bread-winner.
Exempt from WWII because his brother wasalready serving and he was needed at home, he finished through the 10th Grade atLannon but had to quit MFHS during his Senior year to help support his family.While at MFHS he played football for the Falls in the 4C Conference.
Vince was only 13-14 years old when he firststarted working in the quarries like Schneider Quarry, but later heworked for American Motors in Milwaukee. Work was inconsistent there and hefound himself working more and more at quarries such as Harvey Mann’s Quarryand Wislanco.
On Jan. 4, 1952 he married MadelineQuartaro (?) and had seven (or six?) children with one only living for ashort time, the fourth girl. His first four were girls, followed but fourboys.
In 1962, Vincent Galbavy II., working at theWislanco quarry, decides to buy a small 6-acre quarry located north of theBugline Railroad and just south of the Lannon Farmers & Merchants Bank (nowAssociated Bank) by about two blocks from brothers Brian and Patrick Cull.Today (Oct, 2000) known as the United Stone Corporation run by 1st son, VincentGalbavy III, a 1975 Hamilton High School graduate.
During 1965 he moved his family to Marcy Rd.about three blocks south of Good Hope Rd., within shouting distance of his quarry’s19200 Good Hope Road entrance.
Though retiring at age 65, he still workspart-time at the quarry helping out. The father and son team make whatever thecustomer wants – steps, stone caps, weather edge, veneer, flag stone, mantels,hearths, sills, and wall stone.