Raymond D. Galuska
Of Arlington Heights,
formerly of Mt. Prospect
Raymond D. Galuska was born
on January 29, 1924 in
Middletown, CT to John and
Honorata (nee Ganczarska)
Galuska. He passed away on
January 9, 2008 in Arlington
Heights.
Raymond was a veteran of
WWII having served in the
Navy on the USS Franklin. He
loved gardening, crosswords
and Big Red gum. He was
known for his owl
collection. Prior to his
retirement, Raymond worked
for International Harvester
during which time he
registered a patent while a
hydraulics specialist. He
was also a founding member
of the B, B and B Club.
Raymond is survived by his
wife of 58 years, Stella
(nee Kuro) whom he married
on November 24, 1949, his
children Raymond J. (Connee)
Galuska of Lindenhurst,
Denise (Paul) Rexroat of St.
Louis, MO, Lynn (Michael
Elsen) Galuska of Oak Park
and Ellen (Robert ) Paulson
of Round Lake, his 14
grandchildren and 8 great
grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by
his six siblings.
Visitation 3-7 PM Sunday,
January 13, 2008 at the
Glueckert Funeral Home,
Ltd., 1520 N. Arlington
Heights Rd., (4 blocks south
of Palatine Rd.) Arlington
Heights. Prayer service 7:00
PM. Interment private.
In lieu of flowers
contributions may be made to
the Alzheimer’s Assn. of
Greater Chicago, 4709 Golf
Rd., Suite #1015, Skokie IL
60076 or to the Fisher House
Foundation, Inc., 1401
Rockville Pike, Suite 600,
Rockville, MD 20852.