Travis Teske

November 2, 1989 - May 25, 2014

TRAVIS JON TESKE,24, OF MADISON PASSED AWAY AT HOME TOO SOON THE MORNING OF MAY 25, 2014. HE WAS BORN ON NOVEMBER 2, 1989 IN PAINESVILLE. TRAVIS WAS A BELOVED SON, BROTHER, FATHER, UNCLE, NEPHEW, GRANDSON, FIANCE AND FRIEND. A 2008 GRADUATE OF MADISON HIGH SCHOOL, TRAVIS GRADUATED FROM THE CULINARY ARTS PROGRAM AT AUBURN CAREER CENTER, THEN PURSUED A RESTAURANT BUSINESS DEGREE AT LAKELAND. HE WORKED AS A CHEF AT DINO'S IN MENTOR FOR SEVERAL YEARS WHILE WORKING TO LEARN DIFFERENT SECTIONS IN HIS FIELD. TRAVIS LANDED HIS DREAM JOB AS EXECUTIVE CHEF OF MADISON COUNTRY CLUB, WHICH MADE EVERYONE SO PROUD. HE WAS A MEMBER OF IMMACULATE CONCEPTON CHURCH AND LOVED SPORTS SUCH AS BASEBALL, BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL,SNOWBOARDING, SKATEBOARDING AND QUIET TIME BY THE POOL AND FISHING. TRAVIS WORE A SMILE ON HIS FACE THAT WOULD LIGHT UP YOUR WORLD. SURVIVORS ARE HIS LOVING PARENTS JOHN W.TESKE JR. AND PEGGY "P.J.>" (ETHERTON) TESKE, SISTER AND BROTHER IN LAW TIFFANY LEIGH (TESKE) GARDNER AND ANDREW DAVID GARDNER OF COLUMBUS, FIANCE SHANA SCHRAUFL OF MADISON DAUGHTER DELILAH MARIE TESKE GRAMPA JOHN W TESKE SR OF ENGLEWOOD, FLORIDA UNCLES AND AUNTS TED AND CAROL (ETHERTON) MALENSEK O F GENEVA, TOM AND LORI ZABUKOVEC OF MADISON, CHARLES (BUSTER) ETHERTON OF BELMONT, N.C. LARRY AND LAUREL SCAVNICKY OF WILLOWICK, NEPHEW BEAU DAVID GARDNER; COUSINS JOE AND CRYSTAL (MALENSEK) EVANS & THEIR CHILDREN DAKOTA, JARRETT, LANDON, ELEXIS OF GENEVA AMANDA MALENSEK (SON) CHAITAIN OF KY. , THEODORE CHARLES (TEDDY) MALENSEK OF GENEVA AND LETITIA SCAVNICKY OF WILLOWICK. HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY BROTHER JOHN W TESKE III, GRANDPARENTS CHARLES AND CAROL ETHERTON, JANET TESKE, MARIE TESKE AND AUNT REGINA CONE OF MADISON. FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE 11 AM THURSDAY MAY 29, 2014 AT THE POTTI FUNERAL HOME 2726 HUBBARD ROAD MADISON WHERE FRIENDS WILL BE RECEIVED FROM 4 TO 8 PM ON WEDNESDAY BURIAL WILL BE IN ARCOLA