Majzelj, Marica
Majzelj, Marica (nee Bukovac )
August 30, 1952 – December 10, 2022Majzelj, Marica (nee Bukovac ) passed away peacefully from a short-term illness on December 10th, 2022 at the age of seventy. Beloved wife and best friend of Frank for fifty years. Loving mother of Denis and Mary-Ann Cafuta (Steve). Proud and loving grandmother to Nathan and Natalie Cafuta. Dearest sister of Zlatko (Ljubica), Nikola (Stanka) and Ljubica Hribljan (dec.) (Anton). Aunt to her nieces and nephews: Linda, Robert, Mario, Rude and Boris. Cousin to Ljubica Peršin (dec.) (Joe), Anton Golubič (Trudi), Ivo Golubič (Ljubica) and Nikola Golubič (dec.). Second cousin to Anne Trolio and Family, Rose Manzella and Family, Mira Stazinski and Family, Jasminka Stazinski and Family and Nikola Stazinski and Family. Brother-in-law Janez Majzelj (Irena) and Family. Confirmation Sponsor to Anne Trolio and Martina Malevich Bellemore. Her Croatian heritage connects her to many extended relatives and friends in Canada, Croatia and Slovenia.
Marica was born in Bubnjarci, Croatia and came to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada at the age of twenty with her husband Frank from Metlika, Slovenia. Arriving in Canada, she started a family with Frank and continued to work as a seamstress and be a loving housewife and mother. Marica was a devoted Catholic at St. Gregory the Great Slovenian Parish who loved people and her family. She loved her new home in Canada. She loved nature and gardening and spending time in the outdoors at Slovenski Park. She especially loved watching her grandchildren grow and thrive. Her generous and kind nature will be missed by all of those whose lives she touched.
Cremation has taken place and a celebration of life will be held at St. Gregory the Great Slovenian Church on January 4, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. The resting place will be at Our Lady of the Angels Cemetery in the Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, a memorial donation to a charity of your choice will be greatly appreciated and online condolences can be made at passagescb.ca.
