July 9, 1928 – June 19, 2018

Persida was born on July 9, 1928 and passed away peacefully on June 19, 2018. Persida (née Danilovic) was born in a small village in Yugoslavia, she had two brothers Peter and Branco and a sister Miriam. Life was not easy growing up in Yugoslavia and her family had to endure being exiled from Croatia at the onset of WWII. After the war her family returned to their farm where, as a teen, she met and married Marko. With dreams of a better life and nothing other than the clothes on their backs they fled Yugoslavia in the dark of the night and ran on foot over the Slovenian Alps to Austria. It was at the refugee camp in Salzburg where their oldest son George was born. They were put on a boat headed for Canada and settled in Hamilton, Ontario where their other two sons Dushan and Stevan were born. Eager for adventure, Marko and Persida travelled across Canada to BC and chose Chase to retire to. For many years, they maintained a house in Ontario, one in Florida and one in Chase, driving between the three every year. Persida was extremely talented at any hand work she attempted including pine needle basket weaving, crocheting, shell work and various needle crafts to name a few. She enjoyed working in her gardens where she grew wonderful flowers. She attended church whenever possible and met many friends along the way. Persida loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren with all her heart. She looked forward to visits from them whenever they could. She cherished time with children the most. Persida was predeceased by her husband Marko, grandson Dallas, her parents, brothers and sister. She is survived by their three sons George (Wendy) of Chase, Dushan (Val) of Victoria and Stevan (Lisa) of Kamloops, grandchildren Ani, Krystyna, Marcus, Erik, Boris and Mila, great-grandchildren Khoen, Diondre, Sawyer, Kane and Eli. Graveside Service will be held on June 22, 2018 at 2:00 pm at Hillside Cemetery, Kamloops, BC. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Kamloops Hospice Association would be greatly appreciated.

Condolences may be expressed at www.schoeningfuneralservice.com

• Date : 2018-06-19
• Location : Kamloops, B.C.