Nadezda Milojic

July 27, 1932 - January 15, 2019

She was born in Bolno, Macedonia and died in San Francisco; yet it’s what she managed to do over the course of many years and many miles that best define Nadezda “Nada” Milojic. The eldest daughter of Dmitrij and Marija Trajevski, Nada’s earliest years were spent in a country forcibly occupied first by Axis-Italian troops and later the Nazis. After WWII, Macedonia was pulled into the communist Yugoslav Republic as an almost secondary state with only the most marginal of powers. Despite occupation and political upheaval, Nada maintained her unwavering faith in God, pride in her birthplace, and love and generosity towards people of all nations and beliefs. Nadezda worked as a schoolteacher prior to moving to the United States in 1964 with husband Novica Milojic. The couple spent much of the rest of their lives in Columbus, Ohio. It was here that Nada helped start Worldwide Humanitarian Aid (“WHA”), a benevolence organization that was instrumental in providing medical relief to numerous countries, not the least of them being Nada’s beloved Macedonia. In order to facilitate these efforts, she met with countless politicians and heads of state—both in the US and abroad—and made innumerable trips back and forth to Eastern Europe to oversee distribution of donated medical supplies, clothing, and computers being shipped. Nada’s tireless work made her the subject of news articles and commendations from various organizations and countries, including one from the United Nations. Although Nada was otherwise oblivious to the accolades and press notice she received for her work with WHA, she was extremely proud of one award in particular: the National Service Cross she received from the Macedonian government. She was a truly kind person with an unshakable faith in God and an absolute belief in the underlying goodness of all people.

Nada is preceded in death by beloved husband Novica Milojic and survived by loving daughter Marija Milojic-Blair and son-in-law Richard Blair. She also leaves behind brother Dusan Trajevski and his wife Nada, their daughter Valentina and son Sasha; sister Nina Djordjevic and her husband Dragan, their son Vlado; brother Kire Trajcevski; as well as an extensive family that stretches not only back to Ohio, Macedonia, and Serbia but to Canada, Australia, France, Denmark, and beyond.

Evening service will be held on Tuesday, January 22nd at 6:00pm at Duggan’s Serra Mortuary, located at 500 Westlake Ave in Daly City. The funeral service will be held on Wednesday, January 23rd at 10:30am at the Serbian Cemetery Chapel, located at 1801 Hillside Blvd in Colma.