Ljubica Violet Tica

Ljubica Violet Tica (née Tarailo) died peacefully after a short illness on December 19, 2014 in Valparaiso, Indiana at the age of 88. Violet is survived by her children, Joanne Tica Steiger, David (Sandra) Tica, Mimi (Dave) Bannon, Barbara Domer, Debbie (Dan) Sanchez, grandchildren Katie Bannon, Christopher Domer, Jordan Steiger, Zack Bannon, Nick Domer, Luba Tica, Sabrina Sanchez, Isadora Tica, Dominic Sanchez, Eli James Tica, and grand-niece Aleksandra Ramon, her sister and best friend Donna Mace, nephew Nick Tarailo and family, nieces Danica Blesich and Marija Ramon with their families, sisters-in-law Andja (Milan) Djukic, Simeuna Maric, Natalie Tica and their families, and many nieces, nephews and kumovi. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ilija Tica, her brother Bronko Tarailo, and her nephew Mitar (Mitch) Mace. Violet was born on June 24 in Gary, Indiana to Nikola and Mara Tarailo. She graduated from Emerson High School in 1944 and pursued her dream of stage performance until 1953, when she met and married her loving husband, Ilija “Eli” Tica, and began her life as a wife, mother and homemaker. Violet was a Roosevelt democrat, an engaged conversationalist on current events, and will be remembered by her children and grandchildren as a lover of the arts and as an accomplished artist and poet. She enjoyed listening to classical and contemporary music with her sister. Violet was a member of the St. Elijah Serbian Orthodox Cathedral in Merrillville and it's Circle of Serbian Sisters. Visitation will be held Monday, December 22, 2014 from 4pm to 8pm at the Burns Funeral Home, 1010 Broadway, Crown Point, IN with a Pomen service at 7 pm with Very Rev. Aleksandar Novakovic officiating. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at 10:00 AM at Burns Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will immediately follow the service at Calumet Park Cemetery – Merrillville. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that all donations be directed to The Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis (www.acceleratedcure.org/support/gifts) or to the Portage IN Food Pantry (www.portage-food-pantry.org/) For further information please contact Savich & Semplinski Funeral Directors at Burns Funeral Home (219) 769-0044.

Ljubica Violet Tica

June 24, 1926 - December 19, 2014