Vlado Oroz, 62, of Cincinnati, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on September 25, 2022. He is survived by daughter Martina, of Chicago, Illinois, son Marko and Marko's wife Priska, of Lisbon Portugal, siblings Marinko of Bjelovar, Croatia, Andelka of Solin, Croatia, and Zvjezdana, of Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina, nephews Tomica, Mladen, Mario, Evelin, and nieces Dijana and Tea.

Vlado was born on June 9, 1960 to Tomo and Lucija in Breza, at the time, Yugoslavia. He was the youngest of four siblings. He spent his formative years in Breza, playing a variety of sports including volleyball and swimming, socializing with a large group of friends, and being a nuisance to his elder siblings. He studied in Novi Sad, Yugoslavia, after which he returned to Breza, met his future wife Tatjana Subotic, and had his first child, Marko, in 1989.

Soon after, the war in Bosnia broke out. Vlado spent the duration of the war working for Caritas, an international non-profit organization, delivering much needed aid to people in central Bosnia. After the war, he had his second child, Martina.

Having narrowly survived the war, Vlado worked tirelessly for over 4 years with Catholic and international refugee services to relocate his family to the United States. Sponsored by All Saints Catholic Parish in Montgomery Township, Cincinnati, Ohio, Mr. Oroz arrived on the Feast Day of St. Joseph, patron saint of fathers, families and immigrants, June 13, 2001. Welcomed by his new community of faith, Mr. Oroz began to transition his young family ages 5, 12 and 32. Sworn in some 5 years later, they all became naturalized citizens in 2006. Vlado was married for 33 years to Tatjana Subotic Oroz.

Vlado visited family and friends in Bosnia and Croatia after naturalization for special celebrations and weddings. He was lively, gregarious, and much all who knew him and according to his daughter, was sassy, kind-hearted, brilliant, generous, and resilient. In Cincinnati, he worked for Woodhouse Day Spa and enjoyed time with friends in Cleveland, Northern Kentucky, and St. Louis as well as Cincinnati.

A Prayer Service of Vlado's life will be held on Saturday, October 1 at 10:30 AM at All Saints Church, 8939 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, Ohio.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks for memorial gifts to be given to Saint Vincent de Paul at https://ssvpusa.org/donate/ or National Council of the United States, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Inc. at 66 Progress Parkway, Maryland Heights, MO 63043.