BORG, on April 3, at Mater Dei Hospital, CARMEN née Busuttil, of Paola, widow of Charles, aged 81 years, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Catholic Church. She leaves to mourn her loss her children Alfred and his wife Mary, Carmel and his wife Ursula and Rosette and George Cauchi, her sister Geralda de Marco, nephews and nieces, grandchildren, other relatives and friends. The funeral leaves Mater Dei Hospital today at 2 p.m. for the church of Christ the King in Paola, where Mass praesente cadavere will be said at 2.45 p.m., followed by interment at Santa Maria Addolorata Cemetery. Lord, grant her eternal rest.
NAUDI. On April 1, MARY née Cefai, of Balzan, aged 89, widow of Joe H. Naudi, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. She leaves to mourn her great loss her devoted children Rosanne, Katherine and her husband Sunil Khosla, Pierre and his wife Elspeth, Louie, Margie and her husband Philip Micallef, George and his partner Stephania, her beloved grandchildren Chris, Andrew, Nowell and his fiancée Carole, Sarah, Nicholas, Matthew, Pippa and her husband Martin Calleja, Daniel, Adam and Ben, her sister Carmen and her brothers Victor and his wife Ione, Maurice, John and his wife Isabel, Paul and his wife Mabel, Tony and his wife Helen, and her sisters-in-law Maria Cefai, Marlene Cefai, Rita Naudi and Lina Pisani, nephews and nieces, other relatives and friends. The funeral leaves St Vincent de Paul today at 2 p.m. for Balzan parish church where Mass praesente cadavere will be said 2.30 p.m. followed by interment at Santa Maria Addolorata Cemetery. No flowers by request but donations to Id-Dar tal-Providenza, Siġġiewi, will be greatly appreciated. Grateful thanks to all the dedicated doctors, nurses and caring staff at St Vincent de Paul Residence, Mater Dei Hospital and Roseville Nursing Home. May God grant her eternal rest.
PISANI. On April 3, at Mater Dei Hospital, SALVINO, aged 68, of Birkirkara, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife Alice, his children Franco and his wife Jacqueline, Marisa and her husband Pierre Zammit, Simona, Sandra and her husband Alvin Abela, his mother Carmen, his grandchildren Stephanie, Kristina, Yazmin, Kurt and Ryan, his brothers and sisters Carmel, Michael, Frankie, Josephine, Mary, Lilian, in-laws, nephews, nieces, other relatives and friends. The funeral leaves Mater Dei Hospital tomorrow, April 5, at 1.30 p.m. for St Francis church, Msida Street, Birkirkara, where mass praesente cadavere will be said at 2 p.m. followed by interment at Santa Maria Addolorata Cemetery. No flowers by request but donations to Id-Dar tal-Providenza, Siggiewi will be appreciated. The family regrets they are unable to receive visitors. Lord, grant him eternal rest.
THEUMA, on April 3, 2011, at St Vincent de Paule Residence, SAVIOUR of Tarxien and residing in Sta Luċija, aged 84, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife Lora, his children Sandra and her husband Mario, Renald and Nathalie, his grandchildren Gianluca, Andrea, Michele and Lara, other relatives and friends. The funeral leaves St Vincent de Paule tomorrow, April 5, at 8 a.m. for Sta Luċija parish church, where Mass praesente cadavere will be said at 8.30 a.m., followed by interment at Tarxien cemetery. Donations to Id-Dar tal-Providenza, Siġġiewi will be greatly appreciated. Lord, grant him eternal rest.
VELLA. On April 2, JOHN of Hamrun, retired-employee of Farsons Brewery, passed away peacefully at St Vincent de Paule Residence, at the age of 87, comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He leaves to mourn his great loss his wife Ġiorġina, nèe Caruana, his children Salvinu, Marlene and her husband Eddie Cornelius, Maria and her husband David Church, Savino Addati, widower of his daughter Antoinette, his grandchildren Alessandra, Angela, Alison, Dorian, Audrey, Abigail and Marie Clare, his great-grandson Matthias, nephews and nieces, other relatives and friends. The funeral leaves St Vincent de Paule Residence tomorrow at 2 p.m. to San Ġorġ Preca chapel, Blata l-Bajda, where Mass praesente cadavere will be said at 2.30 p.m. followed by interment at Santa Maria Addolorata Cemetery. The family wishes to thank the doctors and all the medical staff at Fatima Ward at St Vincent de Paule Residence. No flowers by request, but donations to Id-Dar tal-Providenza, Siġġiewi, will be appreciated. Lord, grant him eternal rest.
In Memoriam
ABELA – ANTHONY M. Treasured memories of a beloved brother on the fifth anniversary of his death. Always in our thoughts and prayers. Lord, grant him eternal rest.
BORG – Lt Col L.A. (Gigi). In ever loving memory of our dearest Gigi on the 19th anniversary of his passing. Sadly missed and fondly remembered by Anthony and Bukurie, Anne and Herbert, Nathalie, and Matthew. Lord, grant him eternal rest.
SALIBA. Unfading, cherished, loving memories of our dear mother GIOVANNA. Always in our hearts and prayers. George, Violet de Marco and Madeleine Sophie James.
SULLIVAN. Loving and cherished memories of dear BERNARD, a beloved and loving husband and father, today being the ninth anniversary of his death. So sadly missed and fondly remembered by his beloved wife Pat, his children Chris, Lexi and Keith and his father Joe. The 7 p.m. Mass at St Julians parish church and the 9 a.m. Masses at St Patrick’s church, Sliema, will be offered for the repose of his soul. Always in our thoughts and prayers. Lord, grant him eternal rest.
SULLIVAN. Loving and treasured memories of our beloved BERNARD on the ninth anniversary of his demise. Deeply missed but always in our thoughts and prayers. Christine, Joe, Claire, John, Nikki, Charlotte, Andrew, Tacha, Sarah and Michael.
Water – Malta’s Silent Crisis
Tomorrow, Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar (FAA) will hold a talk entitled Water – Malta’s Silent Crisis about the present situation in Malta and about proposed projects and possible solutions.
The talk is to be delivered by Marco Cremona and Gordon Knox, leading experts in the field. It will be held at Obelisk Antiques, Mdina Road, Attard at 6.30 p.m.
It will be followed up by a visit to Tal-Papa Farm, Birżebbuġa, on Saturday.
Those wishing to participate at either of these events are requested to book at bookings@faa.org.mt or phone 9925 8519.
Lufthansa postmark
MaltaPost has launched a special hand postmark to commemorate the inaugural flight of the new Lufthansa Airbus A320. The postmark can be ordered from the Philatelic Bureau of MaltaPost at 305, Qormi Road, Marsa, or by calling 2596 1740, or by e-mail: philately@maltapost.com.
Power cuts
There will be power cuts tomorrow at:
From 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Id-Daħla ta’ San Tumas, St Thomas Bay and Torri Mamo and Il-Gardiel streets in Marsascala.
From 8.30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Rabat Road, Il-Mungbell and Luzzu streets and surrounding areas in Marsalforn.
Art and antiques
An art and antiques exhibition in aid of Inspire Foundation is on until April 27 from 10 a.m. till 6 p.m. at 18, Republic Street, Victoria.