Milica Maric

Milica Maric (nee Milovanovic), age 85, passed away peacefully on November 13, 2026. Mother of Paul Maric (Stephanie) and Natalie Appelbaum (Moishe), and grandmother of Sebastian, Christian, and Zoey. Daughter of Ljubivoje and Natalija Milovanovic.  

She was born in Bistrica, Serbia, and also grew up in Vrnjacka Banja. Milica enjoyed watching Cleveland sports teams on TV (especially the Cavs), listening to sentimental old school Serbian music, finding a good deal at retail establishments, and cooking delicious food from her homeland (“domaci” she would say proudly). 

She raised her two children in North Olmsted, while working at the Cleveland Clinic main campus front desk, where she greeted visitors and would try to comfort grieving families in small ways. She loved her grandchildren and family, and looked forward to holidays when they could all be together. As an immigrant to this country in the 1960s, she knew joy in her life in the U.S., but also sorrow at separation from rural Serbia (“selo”) and loved ones there. Milica had a laugh to fill the room, and everyone who heard it could not resist a smile. After suffering a stroke five years ago, the family thanks those in Milica’s life, whether friends or caregivers, for their visits and affection.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, November 16, 2026 at 8:30 AM at  St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, 2151 W. Wallings Rd.  V. Rev. Mijoljub Matic. Interment at St. Sava Cemetery.