elevated m5WOD October 8, 1937 ~ November 3, 2023

elevated m5WOD Visitation
Thursday, November 9, 2023 from 2 – 4 & 6 – 8 p.m.
Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home
211 Langstaff Road East, Thornhill, Ontario, L3T 3Z6

elevated m5WOD Funeral Service
Friday, November 10, 2023at 10:30 a.m.
Chapel of St. Joseph at Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home
211 Langstaff Road East, Thornhill, Ontario, L3T 3Z6

elevated m5WOD Interment
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery Section 40

elevated m5WOD Obituary
With profound sadness, the family of Ivan Orbanic announce his sudden death on November 3, 2023. Beloved husband, father and Nono, Ivan will be missed by family and friends in Istria and England.

elevated m5WOD Born in 1937, Ivan emigrated from the former Yugoslavia to Canada in 1960, settling first in Montreal and later in Toronto where he met and married Jennifer Bamforth, welcomed son Martin and daughter Emma-Jane, and, eventually, grandsons Luca, Jack, Jace and Benjamin.

elevated m5WOD Father-in-law to Jennifer Posthumus and Urbano Ciccarelli, step-Nono to Paige and Nicholas. Ivan is survived by his brother Germano and sister Milka in Istria. What a blessing that he visited them and their families just last month. Dog-father to Max and Charlie, beloved friend, neighbour and local Mr. Fix-It, Ivan was always ready and willing to lend a helping hand in exchange for a coffee spiked with rum or rakija.

elevated m5WOD No words can express how much you will be missed, dear Ivan, nor how long it will take us to clear out your garage

elevated m5WOD Laku noć, Nono. 

elevated m5WOD The family wishes to thank the doctors and nurses in the Stroke Unit at Toronto Western Hospital for their outstanding care and compassion.

elevated m5WOD In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Heart & Stroke foundation in honour of Ivan.