Obituary of Ana Lukic

LUKIC, Ana (nee Bekavac) Born on December 1st, 1936 in Lovrec, Croatia. It is with heavy hearts, we announce the peaceful passing of our dear Ana, at Hotel Dieu Grace Healthcare, Palliative Care, on March 25, 2019 at 82 years of age, after putting up an incredible effort to stay with us. Predeceased by her husband Ivan (1992) and her cherished son Jozo "Joe" (2007). Daughter of the late Toma and Ana Bekavac of Croatia. Cherished Mother "Majka" of Luka (Leslie), Marijana (Marianne), and mother in-law to Chris. VERY loved and cherished Baba to Megan, Emma, Olivia and Nicholas. Ana will always be remembered by those that knew her for her incredible spirit, great sense of humour, infectious smile, unlimited kindness and generosity!! She had an incredible love for her Husband Ivan, her 3 children and her 4 Grandchildren. Ana was an avid and 'MAGICAL' gardener…there was nothing that would not grow with her incredible hands and talent, and love of her vegetable and flower gardens. Many people driving by her house would stop to look at and admire her beautiful Gardens!! Outside of her gardening, Ana's incredible LOVE of cooking was something that was NOT work for her, but pure ENJOYMENT!! She relished cooking… but her LOVE of feeding EVERYONE at any time was her LIFE MISSION!! There were many of us that experienced her cooking and baking at the Croatian Centre for many years!! Ana worked for many years at Green Giant with her dear friends (Filomena,Peppa, Stanka etc) They all worked very hard and helped each other, and made sure to LAUGH as much as possible!! She retired from Quality Safety Systems after many years of dedicated service. Ana was a VERY proud member of the wonderful Windsor Croatian Community and St Francis of Assisi Church. Many thanks to everyone for all your care, help and support for our dear Mama. Hvala PUNO Draga Teta Maca Lalic i Draga Teta Stanka Pavlovic za pomoc i brige za Mamu. Naj ljepse Hvala Rodica Teta Andelka Katic iz Kitchenera, sto je uvjek zvala Mamu i brigala se za rodicu i za mene – Marijanu i za Luku. WE LOVE YOU ALL!!! Thank you to other friends, and all her wonderful neighbours on Glendale Avenue…..Jay and Aimee, we will NEVER be able to THANK YOU BOTH for the love, kindness, care and on-going help over many years that you gave to Mama. She LOVES you both like her own children and your boys, Jack and Alec like her Grandchildren!! (YES! Jay she knew you WOULD have given her Gingerale at the hospital anytime!!). Further thanks goes out to Marianne and Luke's friends in Windsor…you know who you are! Thank you all for your friendship, love, and care to us and Mama over the years!! Our sincere gratitude to Dr. Fortuna at WRH, Met. Campus for his care and guidance at a difficult time. A heartfelt thank you to the nurses at WRH, Met. Campus – 5th and 6th floors…for your care, compassion and endless hugs that will NEVER be forgotten!! Mama loved you all…(especially the BOY nurses LOL) Special thanks to Nurse Julie Lalic (5th floor) for taking care of Teta Ana right from the start. HVALA ti…xoxo Further kudos and thanks to EVERYONE at Hotel Dieu Grace Healthcare, Palliative Care for your compassionate care provided to Mama and comfort provided to our family in her final days with us. Many thanks to Dr. Aoun, for your care, kindness, and patience with our questions and concerns bypassed anything we imagined we would ever receive!! Visitation at WINDSOR CHAPEL (Central Chapel) 1700 Tecumseh Rd. E. 519.253.7234 on Monday, April 1st, 2019 from 2pm to 4pm and 7pm to 9pm, Parish prayers Monday at 8pm. Funeral service on Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019 at 9:15am from the funeral home then to St. Francis of Assisi Croatian Catholic Church for Funeral Mass at 10am. Interment to follow at Windsor Memorial Gardens. As an expression of sympathy and to honour Ana's life, memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer Society of Windsor-Essex or St. Francis of Assisi Church Building Fund. Cherished memories and condolences may be shared with the family at www.windsorchapel.com. Draga, Draga Mama you have worked so hard your entire life for everyone, it is now time for you to rest and be with Dragi Tata i Jozo!! Pocivaj u Miru.