- Date Of Birth: June 17, 1922
- Date Of Death: January 22, 2014
- State: Indiana
Julia Sima, 91, passed away in St. Joseph Regional Center, Mishawaka, Indiana on Wednesday, January 22, 2014. She was born in Gai, Yugoslavia to the late Joseph Sr. and Veronica (Dobranski) Badar. She married Victor Sima Sr. in Saltzburg, Austria in 1947 who preceded her in death in 1982. Julia was also preceded in death by a sister, Sister Bogamila (Franciscan Order) and her two brothers Joseph Badar, Jr. and Victor Badar. Julia is survived by her sister, Sister M. Raphael, F.D.C. of Long Island, New York and two sons, Victor Sima Jr. and Joseph (Bonnie) Sima of South Bend, Indiana. Also surviving are two grandchildren, Anita Swope and Adam Sima as well as a great-grandchild, Cecila Swope. Julia is also survived by nieces, Mary Shuler and Monica (John) Hehl, and a nephew, Anthony Badar. Julia worked in nursing care at St. Mary’s Convent Infirmary, Notre Dame, Indiana for over 25 years and continued to volunteer as a nursing caregiver well into her retirement years. She was a parishioner of St. Anthony de Padua Catholic Church.
