Death
Raţiu died on July 25, 2002, at his home in Plainfield, Illinois, at the age of 86. On his deathbed Raţiu said, "Spiritual freedom gives us courage, the courage to preach. So I preached freely and defended the faith when the persecution began, and I rejoiced when I was arrested."
His funeral took place at the Romanian Greek Catholic Church "Sf. Gheorghe", in Aurora, Illinois, on the morning of July 27, 2002. He was interred in Plainfield.
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