Sime Bradica

Sime Bradica
Sam
Born	1933 Crno, Croatia
Died	2018-05-18 Thunder Bay, Ontario
Occupation	master carpenter and contractor
Employer	Kauzlarick Construction
Father	Krsto Bradica
Mother	Tomasina Bradica
Partner	Victoria Bradica
Children	John Simon Bradica Marijana Szczepaniak William Bradica Christopher Bradica Michael Bradica Simon Bradica

Sime Bradica (died (2018-05-18)18 May 2018, aged 84) was a Croatian-born master carpenter and contractor who lived in Thunder Bay and was a member of the Carpenters & Joiners Union Local 1669.

Life and family

Sime Bradica, also known as Sam, was born in 1933 in Crno, a village near Zadar in Croatia. He was the son of Krsto and Tomasina. He immigrated to Canada in 1956. He was predeceased by his parents, his sisters Draga and Marica, and his brothers Giuseppe, Ivan, Nikola, Aldo, and two brothers who died in infancy. He was also predeceased by his mother-in-law Katherine Grmak.

A master carpenter by trade, he began his career in Canada with Kauzlarick Construction. He later worked for Gateway Building for many years before establishing his own contracting business in 1988. He was a long-term member of the Carpenters & Joiners Union Local 1669 and belonged to St. Margaret's Roman Catholic Church.

He was survived by Victoria, his wife of 58 years. His survivors included his daughter Marijana Szczepaniak and her husband Artur, and his sons John with wife Karen, William with wife Anne, Christopher with wife Crystal, Michael with wife Shelley, and Simon with wife Stacey. He was also survived by sisters-in-law Maria Bradizza, Ljuba Bradica, and Ana Bradica. He left behind thirteen grandchildren: Cailyn and her partner Darrik Smith, Jacqueline and her partner Jason Stephenson, Spencer, Alexandra, Mitchell, McKenzie, Mathew, Olivia, Kyle, Daniella, Owen, Gabrijela, and Nickolas. Other survivors included his nieces and nephews Lou Bradizza, Clara Bradizza and her husband Paul Stasiewicz, Rob Bradizza and his wife Arawn Therrien, Anita Bradizza, and Mary and her husband David.

Sime Bradica died on May 18, 2018, in Thunder Bay. A funeral mass was held at St. Margaret's Roman Catholic Church on May 24, 2018, officiated by Father Ciaran Donnelly. Arrangements were handled by Everest Funeral Chapel, and he was buried in St. Andrew's Cemetery.