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Frank Kraljic
December 24, 1926 - December 14, 2012
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<div itemprop="description"> <p> Born in Ljubljana, Slovenia on December 24, 1926, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, December 14, 2012.&nbsp; Frank is lovingly remembered by Marie, his wife of 61 years, and his children, Helen (Frank Ho&#269;evar), Tom and Andrew.&nbsp; Predeceased by his brother, Janez Kralji&#269;, and his sister, Francka Per&scaron;in Petkov&scaron;ek, he will be missed by his brothers, Jo&#382;ef Kralji&#269; and Anton Per&scaron;in of Slovenia, his aunts, Ana Zimmer and Marija Lavri&scaron;a of Toronto and Marica Lavrisha of Cleveland, Ohio, and many nieces and nephews as well as a multitude of cousins in Canada, Slovenia and the United States of America, to whom he was Cousin #1.&nbsp; Throughout his life, he faced many challenges, the loss of his father at age 9, imprisonment a few years later in a concentration camp on the isle of Rab, Croatia, escape to Austria, leaving his mother, step-father and siblings for a new life in Canada.&nbsp; He worked on a farm in Milton for a year, then settled and married in Toronto where he found a job sewing leather purses.&nbsp; He soon found work in his trade as a tool and die maker at John Wood Company and was eventually appointed Superintendant.&nbsp; He recommended many from the community when they needed a job and especially students for summer work giving them an opportunity to earn their tuition and better themselves through education. &nbsp;He always supported and encouraged his children to study and was proud of their accomplishments.&nbsp; He was also involved in many Slovenian groups, volunteering often and was a wonderful role model teaching his children to give back to the community. &nbsp;He was a founding member of Holiday Gardens in Pickering and the Slovenian Linden Foundation &ndash; Dom Lipa Nursing and Retirement Home in Etobicoke, and faithfully campaigned to raise funds to start construction of the initial building.&nbsp; The family will receive friends at the Turner and Porter Funeral Home, Yorke Chapel, 2357 Bloor St. W, Toronto at Windermere, east of the Jane subway&nbsp;from 6 &ndash; 9 on Sunday and 2 &ndash; 4 and 7 &ndash; 9 on Monday.&nbsp; A Funeral Mass will be held at Our Lady Help of Christians Church, 611 Manning Avenue, Toronto at 10 o&rsquo;clock.&nbsp; Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Yonge St. and Hwy. 7, Thornhill, Ontario.&nbsp; If desired and in lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memoriam to the Slovenian Linden Foundation (Dom Lipa). </p> </div>