Obituary of Milovan Uckar

Milovan Uckar of Brooklyn, NY passed away suddenly on Wednesday, September 17^th, 2025.

Funeral service will be held on Monday September 22nd from 4-8pm at Marine Park Funeral Home (3024 Quentin Road, Brooklyn, NY 11234) with a Mass held at 10:45am on Tuesday, September 23rd at St. Bernard R.C. Church (2055 East 69th Street; Brooklyn, NY 11234) Procession will follow to Resurrection Cemetery (361 Sharrott Ave Staten Island, NY 10309).

Milo was born on August 27^th, 1948 in Istria, Croatia to Milan and Zora Uckar and grew up in the small village of Hreljici with his three sisters - Livija, Rozalija, and Rina. He held his family dear and took great pride in the values instilled in him and the humble beginnings from which he came.

In his early twenties, Milo had an opportunity to gain engineering experience in the Maritime transportation industry which would launch his 40 year career and life in U.S. Milo returned to Croatia and found his love, his wife, Ljubica, before relocating to New York to truly live the American dream.

Milo was a simple man who worked tirelessly and selflessly to provide and care for his family. He was immensely proud of his career in the maritime industry, his Istrian roots, but most all the family he helped build. His greatest joy came from life’s simple pleasures—savoring traditional food, producing “vino” in his garage, and sharing of “rakija” with those he loved.

Milovan is survived by his beloved wife, Ljubica; his sons, Michael Uckar, married to Jessica, with their children Ella and Michael; Robert Uckar, married to Toni-Marie, with their children Nicolas, Anthony, and Joseph; and his daughter Vanessa Schindler, married to Bart, with their children Luka, Milo, and Violet. Along with many family and friends who loved him dearly.