Stephan Emanuel Drazinic, M.D.

Dr. Stephan Emanuel Drazinic, 90, of Eustis, passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2019. Born in Lastovo, Dalmacija, Croatia, he moved to Eustis in 1973 from Jacksonville, FL. Dr. Drazinic delivered more than 3,000 babies during his career at Waterman Hospital. He was the first OB-GYN to establish a solo practice in Eustis and was the first OB-GYN at Waterman Memorial Hospital. He was a founding member of the Waterman Memorial Hospital Medical Staff, was a Master Chess Player and was a member of St. Mary of the Lakes Catholic Church, Eustis. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Maria Drazinic of Eustis; 2 daughters, Sandra (Fredric) Petak of East Windsor, NJ, Carolyn Drazinic, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A. of Tallahassee, FL; brother, Veljko Drazinic of Lastovo, Croatia; 2 grandsons, Alexander Petak, J.D., Esq. of Los Angeles, CA and Daniel Petak of East Windsor, NJ. A funeral mass will be held at St. Mary of the Lakes Catholic Church, Eustis on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at 11:00 AM. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation or to the Central Florida Concerns of Police Survivors. Online Guestbook available at www.hardenpauli.com Arrangements by Harden/Pauli Funeral Home, Eustis.