Ida Prester remembers grandmother’s life in zenica
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Ida Prester publicly remembered her grandmother, Ana, who was born in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and later moved to Zagreb in the early 1930s.
Ana worked in a bank and enjoyed playing the violin, singing, and following fashion. Prester described spending her early childhood with her grandmother, who cared for her and her brother Janko while their grandfather was already deceased. Ana entertained the children by turning household chores into games, having them dust furniture and mix baking creams.
Prester believes this was a clever educational method and that they adored their grandmother. The family now lives in the house that Ana and her husband, Đuka, began building. Prester reflected on her grandmother’s long and vibrant life, noting she remained vital until shortly before her death at age 101 from liver failure.
She recalled a final conversation with Ana, where she attempted to cheer her up by mentioning a potential partner, to which Ana playfully responded that eighty years old was too old for her. Prester believes people continue to live on through the memories others hold of them.
