elevated e1c2K It is with deep love and gratitude for a life well lived that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, grandmother & great-grandmother Nada Katarina Palic on January 24, 2026 at the age of 86.

elevated e1c2K Cherished wife of 63 years to Antun (deceased), beloved mother of sons Joseph, Brian (Nomce), daughter Hilda (Michael) & their sons Philip (Natasha), Anthony (Jessica), Matko (Maddy) & much loved great grandmother to Antonia and Nadia.

elevated e1c2K Born November,1939 in Pribanjci, Croatia to Vjekoslav & Maria Iskra. Survived by sisters Angela Panijan & Ana Penca and many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by brother Mirko Iskra.

elevated e1c2K Nada emigrated to Toronto, Canada with a suitcase and $5 at the age of 19 with dreams of a better life in a new land. She worked briefly as a nanny until she met her beloved Antun at a dance in the Hrvatski Dom on Dupont. Together the cornerstones of their family life focused on their heritage, belief in strong faith and family beginning with their marriage on July 29,1961.

elevated e1c2K Nada was the heart of her family, a devoted wife, mother and grandmother whose love was felt most strongly around the kitchen table. Cooking and baking was her language of care, and through her meals she passed down Croatian traditions, stories and a sense of togetherness that will live on for generations.

elevated e1c2K Though she will be deeply missed, her legacy lives on in the recipes she shared, the values she instilled and the love that continues to bind the family together.

elevated e1c2K Nada lived with a strong faith in God that sustained her in her many health challenges.

elevated e1c2K Words are not sufficient to express how much we will miss her but we are comforted that she is finally at peace and with her beloved ‘Stari’.

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Draga nasa Mama, Baka i prabaka – S ljubavlju, ponosom i postovanjem sto smo te imali, cuvamo uspomene, tvoj lik, dobrotu i ljubav.Snivaj mirno svoj vjecni san, u nasem si sjecanju svaki dan. Pocivala u miru Bozjem.

elevated e1c2K Memorial Tributes
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Daily Bread Food Bank.

elevated e1c2K Visitation
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. 
Assumption Catholic Funeral Home Chapel
6933 Tomken Rd, Mississauga, ON L5T 1N4    

elevated e1c2K Funeral Service
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. 
Assumption Catholic Funeral Home Chapel
6933 Tomken Rd, Mississauga, ON L5T 1N4

elevated e1c2K Place of Rest
Interment at Assumption Catholic Cemetery
6933 Tomken Rd, Mississauga, ON L5T 1N4