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Mr. Carmelino Vacca, age 82 years, passed away peacefully on August 9, 2021 in the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre. Carmelino was born on February 27, 1939 in Castelpetroso, Italy to Mario and Giuseppina Vacca.
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Ana Bene (nee Grahac) on March 29, 2021 at the age of 95.
Ana had a long and full life. She was born on November 30, 1925 in Budrovci in Draganici, Croatia. On February 2, 1946 Ana married Ivan Bene and they later immigrated to Canada.
Ana will be remembered for being extremely kind, generous and hard working. She was very proud of and devoted to her family, always cooking, cleaning and caring for them. When you visited Ana she would happily prepare a plate of food or give you a bowl of homemade soup. Although never having a sweet tooth herself, she would always have some baking or cookies to share and loved to see the joy in her guests’ faces. Ana was always happy to have visits and phone calls with her dear friends and family. She was recently introduced to video calls, which made her smile even more to see family that lived far away. She loved her family so much. Her heart broke on February 20, 2017 when she lost
Mr. Elias Uolevi Siirila passed away on January 15, 2021 at Roseview Manor, Thunder Bay. Elias was born in Ullava, Finland on May 1, 1932, and immigrated to Canada in 1957. Elias met his wife Aino (nee Viiperi) while working at a logging-camp in Beardmore and they were married in 1964. Elias worked as a carpenter and lead hand with numerous construction projects in Thunder Bay.
Elias was an avid fisherman and hunter and enjoyed spending time with Aino at their summer camp at Greenpoint. Elias and Aino visited Finland several times over the years, and maintained close contact with his relatives, with frequent visits from his Finnish relatives to Thunder Bay.
It is with both deep sorrow and joy at a life well lived, that the family of Frank Ivancic announce his passing away peacefully in his home on December 30th, 2020 with his wife and son, at his side.
He was born December 7th, 1926 in the village of Kamno. This small quaint Italian village would eventually fall under Yugoslavia and, later still, Slovenia. Frank’s Slovenian heritage played a formative role throughout his life and he returned to the Kamno Valley as often as he could.
Frank began his life in Canada in earnest integrating into the tightknit Slovenian community of Thunder Bay, finding work in the forestry industry, and meeting the love of his life, Mercedes. They married on April 19, 1961 and had two beautiful boys whom they raised dutifully in the Roman Catholic faith.