It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Petar (Pero) Gjurasevic at age 93. After a brief stay, Pero passed away at Oakville Trafalgar Hospital on Monday January 21, 2013.
Reunited with his loving wife Josipa who passed away 20 years ago. Pero had tremendous love for his entire family and will be sadly missed by his devoted daughter Vladimira (Zahariev) and his granddaughters Andrea (Andrew Keyes) and Marian (Steve Thorpe). Deeply missed by his cherished great-grandchildren Ashley, Ryan, Maya and Tyler, he always had special treats for them whenever he saw them. Missed by all of his friends and family both here is Canada and back home in Croatia. Pero will always be remembered for the beautiful smile on his face and for his warm hearted nature which he showed to everyone he met. Thank you to all the nursing staff at OTMH who made Pero's stay as comfortable as possible. Visitation will be held at Kopriva Taylor Funeral Home, 64 Lakeshore Rd. W, on Thursdsay Jan. 24, from 7-9pm. Funeral will be held at St. Matthew Roman Catholic Church, 1150 Monks Passage, on Friday January 25 at 10am. If desired, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Alzheimer's Society would be greatly appreciated.