Arthur P. Travis Jr.
Of Palatine

Arthur Preston Travis Jr. was born March 29, 1926 in Chicago to Arthur Preston Travis Sr., and Harriet Burke. He died September 12, 2013 at Church Creek Assisted Living in Arlington Heights. 

Arthur was a 1944 graduate of Austen High School.  He served in the Army during WWII, serving two year overseas in the South Pacific.  Arthur worked in the insurance field for over 48 years until his retirement from Travis-Pedersen in 1995. 

Arthur is survived by his children Judith (Bud) Casella, Joy (Anthony) Geraldi, Scott (Margaret Mary) Travis and Janet (Tom Bloom) La Susa; his grandchildren Jonathan, Christopher, Alexander, Alec, Elizabeth, Emily and Lily; his great grandchildren Jacob, Jenna and Brandlyn.

Arthur is preceded in death by his wife Gloria E. (nee Hubbell) Travis and by his parents.

Visitation Monday, September 16, 2013 from 4 until 8 PM at the Glueckert Funeral Home, Ltd., 1520 N. Arlington Heights Road, (4 blocks south of Palatine Road) Arlington Heights. Interment at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to American Cancer Society 1114 N. Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights, IL 60004 or American Heart Assn. / American Stroke Assn., Memorials & Tributes 3816 Paysphere Circle, Chicago, IL 60674


 

 

Glueckert Funeral Home

(847) 253-0168

1520 North Arlington Heights Road

Arlington Heights, IL 60004