Ilija Pilja Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Ilija Pilja (Niagara Falls, Ontario), who passed away on March 14, 2023, at the age of 83, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honour of Ilija Pilja or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Dane Pilja and Milicia Pilja; and his brother Dusan Pilja (Smilja). He is survived by: his spouse Ljuba; his daughter Tanya Pilja (Velibor Sitarica); his siblings, Bosa Sekulic (Ivica), Jovanka (late Dusan) and Nena Subic (Vlado); his siblings-in-law, Milka Milinkovich (Milan), Dane Mandic (Miholka), Luka Mandic (Milica), Savka Nikolic (Vaso), Soka Mandic, Branko Mandic (Danica), Stana Hotzkarin (Joseph) and Djuro Mandic; and his nieces and nephews, Marina, Alexandra, Vesna, Sarah, Dorothy, Goran, Vera, Sr., Nenad and Daniel.
