Arthur Charles Kratovil

Arthur Charles Kratovil passed away peacefully at his home on May 18, 2024 in Boca Raton, Florida at the age of 94.  Art was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. 

 Art attended Washburne Trade School in Chicago, Illinois pursuing a career as a plumbing contractor.  During that time the Korean War began, and he wanted to serve his country so he enlisted in the US Navy as a Navy Seabee in the construction battalion and was stationed in Japan.  After his honorable discharge he went back to Chicago to continue his education at Washburne and graduated as a master plumber and started his career in plumbing working on many skyscrapers lining the city of Chicago.  Art’s father also was an accomplished plumber, and he had the honor of working with him learning the trade.  Art loved being a plumber and said if you do what you love it isn’t work.

Art and his wife Mickey moved to south Florida in 1967 with their two young daughters and was owner of Florida Plumbing and had a successful business for twenty-five years until he retired.

Art was an avid sports fan and lifelong Cub’s fan. He was thrilled to see them win the World Series and he never missed a Miami Dolphin game.  He shared his sports enthusiasm with his family which he adored.  Art loved going to his grandchildren’s sports events, playing checkers and telling jokes which he could tell like no other.

He attended Saint Ambrose Catholic Church, member of the Knights of Columbus, and the American Legion.

Art is survived by the love of his life and best friend Mildred married sixty-nine years, daughters Diane (John) and Kathy (Rick), sister Nancy, five grandchildren Jennifer (Jeff), Christine, Jeffrey, Daniel, Robert and four great grandchildren Brooke, Jake, Preston, Jace, many nieces and nephews and friends.  He was preceded in death by his parents Arthur and Rose, his sister Grace.

Services and a celebration of his life will be held at 11:00 AM on May 22nd at Glick Family Funeral Home in Boca Raton, Florida.  In lieu of flowers the family requests donations made to Tunnel to Towers Foundation to help our veterans or St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Deerfield Beach, Florida.