Svetislav "Steve" Rancic

Svetislav "Steve" Rancic obituary, Chicago, IL

Svetislav "Steve" Rancic

Svetislav Rancic Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Muzyka & Son Funeral Home - Chicago on Feb. 14, 2022.

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Svetislav "Steve" Rancic, age 73, of Lombard, passed away February 13, 2022 in Elmhurst, IL. Born October 10, 1948 in Svetozarevo (Jagodina), Serbia, to the late Mirko and the late Danica, he was the beloved husband of Zorica; loving father of Dragan (Sladjana) and Violeta (Petar) Djordjic; cherished grandfather of Kristina (Danny) Ninkovic, Danijela (William) Halsey, Aleksandar, Danica (Devin) O'Barr, Petar Jr., and Dijana Djordjic and proud great-grandfather of 6; dear brother of the late Dimitrije (Marija) and uncle of Mirjana. Svetislav was a member of Painters District Council 14, Local 147. He will be missed dearly by his Kumovi, family and friends both in Serbia and in the United States. Visitation Friday, February 18, 2022 from 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. at Muzyka & Son Funeral Home, 5776 W. Lawrence Ave., Chicago, with Pomen (Wake Service) 7 p.m. Opelo (Funeral Service) Saturday, February 19, 2022 1 p.m. at St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Monastery, 32377 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville. Interment St. Sava Cemetery. For more information, please call (773) 545-3800.

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