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October 23, 2010
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, October 26 from 7-9 PM and on Wednesday, October 27 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Thursday, October 28 from the funeral home, then to St. John the Baptist Serbian Orthodox Church, Paterson where at 10 AM a Funeral Service will be offered.
Sveto Cosic, age 70 of Oxford, New Jersey died on Saturday, October 23, 2010 with his family gathered at his bedside. He retired to Oxford five years ago and had lived in Garfield for thirty five years prior.
Sveto was born in Bosnia and after World War II his country experienced some very hard times. As a young man he realized that there were better opportunities out there, and many of them were in America. In his early twenties he made the journey out of Bosnia, through the mountains, and into Austria. He worked his way along and was eventually able to arrive in America. He had no relatives or friends here at the time, but he had a heart full of determination. He quickly made friends, socializing with fellow Serbians at a Paterson club, and he remained very close with many of those friends for his entire life. He started working in the construction business and established a reputation as a quality craftsman during his career. Shortly after settling in America, he made plans for his wife to come from Bosnia and join him here. Her journey took more than a month, but before long Mira found herself here with Sveto. They started a family and during their forty two years together they truly realized the American Dream through hard work and perseverance.
Thirty one years ago, Sveto discovered a perfect piece of property in Oxford Township where he planned to build his dream home someday. Over the years, he and his family would visit the property, camping there, enjoying family gatherings, and making great memories. Sveto was eventually able to build his dream home five years ago on that property in Oxford, and he retired there with Mira. Sveto had come to America, quite literally with the clothes on his back, and built a beautiful life for himself and his family - “He did it”.
Sveto is survived by his loving wife of forty two years, Mira of Oxford, NJ, his son Peter and his wife Karen of Ogdensburg, NJ, two daughters; Elizabeth Mladenovic and her husband Sava of Totowa, and Linda Roussis and her husband Billy of Bayside, NY, five grandchildren; Ashley Roussis of Bayside, NY, Nick and Alex Mladenovic of Totowa, and Antonio and Isabella Cosic of Ogdensburg, as well as many dear cousins and very close friends.
As expressions of sympathy, if friends so wish, donations may be made in Sveto’s memory to St. John the Baptist Serbian Orthodox Church, 119 Carlisle Avenue, Paterson, NJ 07501.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, October 26 from 7-9 PM and on Wednesday, October 27 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Thursday, October 28 from the funeral home, then to St. John the Baptist Serbian Orthodox Church, Paterson where at 10 AM a Funeral Service will be offered.
October 23, 2010
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, October 26 from 7-9 PM and on Wednesday, October 27 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Thursday, October 28 from the funeral home, then to St. John the Baptist Serbian Orthodox Church, Paterson where at 10 AM a Funeral Service will be offered.
Sveto Cosic, age 70 of Oxford, New Jersey died on Saturday, October 23, 2010 with his family gathered at his bedside. He retired to Oxford five years ago and had lived in Garfield for thirty five years prior.
Sveto was born in Bosnia and after World War II his country experienced some very hard times. As a young man he realized that there were better opportunities out there, and many of them were in America. In his early twenties he made the journey out of Bosnia, through the mountains, and into Austria. He worked his way along and was eventually able to arrive in America. He had no relatives or friends here at the time, but he had a heart full of determination. He quickly made friends, socializing with fellow Serbians at a Paterson club, and he remained very close with many of those friends for his entire life. He started working in the construction business and established a reputation as a quality craftsman during his career. Shortly after settling in America, he made plans for his wife to come from Bosnia and join him here. Her journey took more than a month, but before long Mira found herself here with Sveto. They started a family and during their forty two years together they truly realized the American Dream through hard work and perseverance.
Thirty one years ago, Sveto discovered a perfect piece of property in Oxford Township where he planned to build his dream home someday. Over the years, he and his family would visit the property, camping there, enjoying family gatherings, and making great memories. Sveto was eventually able to build his dream home five years ago on that property in Oxford, and he retired there with Mira. Sveto had come to America, quite literally with the clothes on his back, and built a beautiful life for himself and his family - “He did it”.
Sveto is survived by his loving wife of forty two years, Mira of Oxford, NJ, his son Peter and his wife Karen of Ogdensburg, NJ, two daughters; Elizabeth Mladenovic and her husband Sava of Totowa, and Linda Roussis and her husband Billy of Bayside, NY, five grandchildren; Ashley Roussis of Bayside, NY, Nick and Alex Mladenovic of Totowa, and Antonio and Isabella Cosic of Ogdensburg, as well as many dear cousins and very close friends.
As expressions of sympathy, if friends so wish, donations may be made in Sveto’s memory to St. John the Baptist Serbian Orthodox Church, 119 Carlisle Avenue, Paterson, NJ 07501.
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