CASSAR. On November 21, at Mater Dei Hospital, MARIANNE, residing in Sliema, passed away peacefully at the age of 70, comforted by the rites of Holy Church. She leaves to mourn her loss her children Christine and her husband Jesmond, Steve and his wife Francesca, Robert and his wife Francesca, her beloved grandchildren Rebekah, Max, Anna and Sophie, her brother Joseph Muscat, his wife Miriam, their daughter Martina Schembri and her husband Mark, other relatives and friends. Mass præsente cadavere will be said today at 2pm at Balluta parish church, St Julian’s. No flowers by request but donations to Hospice Malta will be greatly appreciated. Lord, grant her eternal rest.

CREMONA. On November 23 at Mater Dei Hospital, YVONNE, of Santa Venera, widow of Charles, passed away peacefully aged 90, comforted by the rites of Holy Church. She leaves to mourn her loss her beloved children Charlie and his wife Tania, Mariella and her husband Anthony, Alfred and his wife Carmen, her grandchildren Jaime, James, Simone, Adrian, Melanie, Rachel, Elizabeth and Christopher, her great grand­children Julian and Emma, her sisters Mary Spiteri and Aida Azzopardi, her brother Joe Galea and in-laws, other relatives and friends. The funeral cortège leaves Mater Dei Hospital tomorrow at 1.45pm for Santa Venera parish church where Mass præsente cadavere will be said at 2.30pm followed by interment at Santa Maria Addolorata Cemetery. No flowers by request but donations to Id-Dar tal-Providenza, Siġġiewi, will be greatly appreciated. Lord, grant her eternal peace.

EBEJER. On November 24, at Casa Antonia, Balzan, EMANUEL, widower of Mary, aged 97, passed away peacefully, comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He leaves to mourn his loss his son Eric and his wife Vicky; his daughters Irene and her husband Colin Hillman, Gladys and her husband Emanuel Cassar, Winnie and her husband Paul Fenech and Doreen and her husband George Depasquale; his son-in-law Louis Betts, widower of Yvonne; his grandchildren Stefan, Adrian, Ivan, Denise, Malcolm, Natasha, Geraldine, Nicola, Ian, Christine, Katya, Karl and Sandra and their respective spouses, his 21 great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends. – R.I.P. The funeral cortège leaves Casa Antonia on Wednesday, November 26 at 2pm for St Joseph parish church, Msida, where Mass præsente cadavere will be celebrated at 2.30pm, followed by interment at the Santa Maria Addolorata Cemetery. No flowers by request but donations to Id-Dar tal-Providenza, Siġġiewi, will be greatly appreciated. Lord, grant him eternal rest. The family would like to thank the nurses and carers at Casa Antonia.

GALEA. On November 22, at Mater Dei Hospital, CARMELO, of Mosta, aged 77, passed away peacefully comforted by rites of Holy Church. He leaves to mourn his great loss his beloved wife Tessie, his children Silvana and her husband Joseph Farrugia, Charlie and his wife Doris, Lorna and her husband Joseph Buhagiar, his beloved 14 grandchildren, his sister Katie and her husband Paul Caligari, and his nephews and nieces, other relatives and friends. Mass præsente cadavere will be said tomorrow at 2pm at Mosta parish church. No flowers by request but donations to Id-Dar tal-Providenza will be greatly appreciated. Lord, grant him eternal rest.

GALEA. On November 23, at Mater Dei Hospital, CARMELO (k/a Charlie) of St Paul’s Bay and residing at Guardamangia, aged 75, went to meet the Risen Lord comforted by rites of Holy Church. He leaves to mourn his loss his beloved wife Joan , his children Kevin and his wife Caroline, Neil and his wife Michelle, his grandchildren Abigail, Thomas, Luke and Ryan, his brother in-law Godwin and his wife Evelyn, his nieces, other relatives and friends. The funeral cortege leaves Mater Dei Hospital tomorrow at 7am for Our Lady of Sorrows parish church, St Paul’s Bay where a Mass praesente cadavere will be said at 8am followed by interment at Divine Mercy Cemetery, St Paul’s Bay. Donations to Hospice Malta will be greatly appreciated. The family would like to thank the staff of Urology Ward 2 and Surgical Ward 1 at Mater Dei Hospital for their care and dedication. Lord, grant him eternal rest.

GRECH. On November 21, at Mater Dei Hospital, VIOLET, of Birkirkara, aged 83, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. She leaves to mourn her loss her sons Silvio and his partner Therese, Mark and his wife Astrid, her daughter Therese and her husband Dex Fernandes, her grandchildren Michela, Gabriel, Matthew and Adriana, her brothers and sisters, in-laws, nephews and nieces, other relatives and friends. The funeral leaves Mater Dei Hospital today at 2pm for St Helen basilica in Birkirkara where Mass præsente cadavere will be said at 2.30pm followed by interment at Santa Maria Addolorata Cemetery. No flowers by request but donations to Hospice Malta will be appreciated. Lord, grant her eternal rest

TRIGANZA. On November 21, at Mater Dei Hospital, GUIDO, aged 88, widower of Roseanne, née Mifsud Kissaun, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family and comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He leaves to mourn his loss his daughters Joan and her husband David, Marthese and her partner Joe, Marlene and her husband Saviour, his son Alfred and his wife Ann, and his son-in-law Joe, husband of the late Donia, his grandchildren Susanne, Claire, Etienne, Jean Pierre, Ivan, Ariana, André, Ian and Sarah, his in-laws Steve, Esther, Annalise and Stephanie, and his great-grandchildren Kyle, Kelsey, Sean, Kieran, Zach and Kyra, other relatives and friends. The funeral leaves Mater Dei Hospital today at 2pm for St Joseph parish church, Msida, where a Mass præsente cadavere will be said at 2.30pm, followed by interment at Santa Maria Addolorata Cemetery. Special thanks to all the dedicated staff at Mater Dei Hospital. Lord, grant him eternal rest.

In Memoriam

CARBONARO – LUCY. On the eighth anniversary of her death. Always in our thoughts and prayers. Willie and Gay, Pawl and Stephanie.

CARUANA. In loving memory of my dearest mother ADELINA on the fourth anniversary of her death. Greatly missed by her son Joe and his wife May, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Lord, grant her eternal rest.

CUTUGNO – WILLIAM OSWALD. Cherished and unfading memories of a dear husband, father and grandfather, today the 16th anniversary of his death. Always in our thoughts and prayers, forever in our hearts. His wife Babs, his children Juliet, Andrew, Michael and Theresa, in-laws and grand­children. Please remember him in your prayers. Lord, grant him eternal rest.

QUATTROMANI – LAURA. In ever loving memory of a most precious mother on the 17th anni­versary of her demise. Fondly remembered and never forgotten by her children Graziella, Mariella, Fernando and Marina, relatives and friends. A prayer is solicited.

TABONE. In loving memory of our dearest father VICTOR, today being the eighth anniversary of his passing to eternal life. He is fondly remembered by his children Kay and Philip, Paul and Liz, George, Stephen and Angela, and Bobby, his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, may perpetual light shine upon him, may he rest in peace. Amen.

XUEREB – BRIAN. A very dearly loved brother, on his 23rd anni­versary. May he rest in eternal peace. Monica, Gordon, Norman and Patrick and the family.

Power cuts

Due to scheduled maintenance works on the electricity grid, there will be power cuts today in, or in parts of, the following areas:

Between 7.30am and 2.30pm in Ta’ Cilia Street and Tal-Qlejgħa ż-Żgħira Alley, Rabat.

Between 8.30am and 2pm in Chev. Lorenzo Zammit Haber, Ħġejjeġ, Tal-Kanal, Tal-Loġġa, St Joseph, Mġarr ix-Xini, Ta’ Ċappelli, Narrow and St Andrew streets, Xewkija.

Between 1 and 7am in Republic, St John, Zachary, South, Melita, Merchants, St Paul, Old Theatre, St Lucy and Treasury streets, and St John and Republic squares, Valletta.

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