Nikola Marincic of O’Fallon Missouri passed away peacefully in the early morning of Sunday, September 27th, 2026 surrounded by his wife and daughter. He was 90 years old. Nikola is survived by his loving wife of 52 years Milka (Marich) Marincic; his daughter Maria (Tom) Britt; grandchildren Daniel and Madelyn Britt; sister Dusanka (+ Ivica); sister Ljubinka (NIikola); brother Miodrag (+Mirjana) and many nieces and nephews. Nikola is preceded in death by his father Pavle, mother Marija, sisters Magda and Angelina and brother Stevan (Mirjana).
Nikola was born July 17, 1936 in Dalmatinsko Kosovo. The eldest son of seven children (three sons and four daughters) to Pavel and Marija Marincic. In the winter of 1943, due to mounting pressure from the communist who were gaining control of the region his parents moved the family to Indjija, Srem (now Serbia) in search of a better life. Later, in 1963, Nikola, inheriting his grandfather’s thirst for adventure, set off to Paris, France. There he worked as a Tool and Dye Mechanic while he pursued different opportunities in Australia, South Africa and eventually settling on the United States. In 1969 Nikola settled in St Louis, Missouri with the help of his childhood friend Zoran Gavrilovich and sponsorship of Karl Ries.
From day one Nikola was welcomed into the Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church family. There he met lifelong friends. He was an active member serving on various boards and committees in both church and choir. Nikola often traveled with the choir around the country to different festivals and extravaganzas. On one such occasion he met and fell in love with Milka Marich. They married in July 1974. A few years later they welcomed their only child, a daughter, Maria born March 1977. In October of 2000 she married Tom Britt. In 2004 they welcomed twins Daniel and Madelyn. Nikola was a proud and dotting Deda (grandfather). He would always say greatest accomplishment was first and foremost his family; a close second was his love for his church. You could always find Nikola at the end of the bar when service was over having a drink and talking with his friends. If a new person walked through the door Nikola would be the first to welcome them and make them feel at home. He loved deeply and was loved by so many.
VISITATION: Monday, October 5, 2026 at Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church 1910 Serbian Drive, St. Louis, MO 63104 from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. with Pomen beginning at 7 p.m.
SERVICES: Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church at 10:00 a.m.
Interment Mount Hope Cemetery.
Family has requested flowers to be purchased by Always In Bloom https://www.alwaysinbloomstlouis.com/.
In lieu of flowers a memorial donation may be sent to Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church Choir.
ARRANGEMENTS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MICHEL FUNERAL HOME
