OBITUARIES

BRAY. On December 8, at Sir Anthony Mamo Oncology Hospital, RONALD, aged 58, passed away peacefully. He leaves to mourn his loss his dear mother Esther, his sister Joyce and brother Victor, his nephew and niece Isaac and Luana, Yanica and Redent, his close friends Clare Decelis and her family, his loyal friends of Primary Health Care and Floriana Football Club Supporters as well as Marsa Pageant Group.

Mass praesente cadavere will be said tomorrow, Monday, December 12, at Sacro Cuor parish church, Sliema, at 9am, followed by interment in the family grave at Santa Maria Addolorata cemetery. Lord, grant him eternal rest.

LICARI. On December 9, RITA, née Gauci, at the age of 68, passed away peacefully, comforted by the rites of Holy Church, to join her parents Paul and Maria and her siblings Vanna, Helen, Clement and Joseph. She will always be lovingly remembered as a dear wife, mother and grandmother by her husband Edward, her children Paula, Edwina and Josie, her daughter in-law Rebecca, her grandchildren Tara, Sebastian, Benjamin and Ana, her in-laws among whom Sr Helendina, of the Congregation of St Joseph of the Apparition, Anthony Brincat, widower of her sister Helen, Rose, widow of her brother Clement, and Doreen, widow of her brother Joseph, nephews and nieces, other relatives and numerous friends.

The funeral cortège will leave St James Capua Hospital on Wednesday, December 14, at 8am, and Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish church, Balluta at 8.30am, followed by interment in the family grave at Santa Maria Addolorata Cemetery. Special thanks to the doctors and nursing staff at Capua Hospital for their care. Donations to Puttinu Cares will be greatly appreciated. Lord, grant her Eternal Peace. MICALLEF. On December 9, at his residence in Rabat, Dr DANIEL MICALLEF, at the age of 94, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife Pauline, his children Marika, Denise, Isabelle, Bernardette, Mark, Paul and Daniel and their respective spouses and partners, his grandchildren and their partners, his greatgrandchildren, his siblings and their partners, his wife’s siblings and their partners, nephews, nieces, other relatives and friends.

Mass praesente cadavere will be said today, Sunday, December 11, at 2.30pm at St Dominic’s church, Rabat, followed by a private burial ceremony at St Margherita’s Cemetery in Rabat. God, grant him eternal rest. MICELI-FARRUGIA. On December 8, LILIAN, just before her 98th birthday, passed away peacefully at her residence in Ta’ Xbiex, comforted by the rites of Holy Church. She leaves to mourn her loss her children, Fra Francis Vassallo (widower of Mimici), Mark and Josette, Helene and Ivor Zammit, Marina and Mark Hogg, Alberto and Ann, Francesca and Geoffrey Warr, her brother Cecil Bartoli, her grandchildren, Alexia and Michael Perotti, Adriana and Peter Camilleri, Steffan and Nicola Vassallo, Christopher Miceli-Farrugia, Jan and Alexia Zammit, Antonia and Edward Bonello, Andrew

Hogg and Sabrina Mallia, Emma and Peter Brincat, Luisa Hogg, Ella Miceli-Farrugia, Sarah Miceli-Farrugia, Nicholas Warr and Michaela Warr, her greatgrandchildren, Antonia, Julia, Oliver, Jamie, Luca, Marcus, Robert, Andrew, Giulia, Michela, Bettina, Alice, Georgie, Archie and Sebastian, her in-laws Jean Bartoli, Doreen Bartoli and Henry Dandria and their families, other relatives and friends, and all her loving carers and helpers. – R.I.P.

Mass praesente cadavere will be said on Wednesday, December 14, at 10am, at St John of the Cross parish church, Ta’ Xbiex, followed by a private interment. No flowers by request but donations to the Little Sisters of the Poor, Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity, SOS Malta, or the charitable works of the Maltese Association of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, will be appreciated. SALIBA. On November 25, at Mater Dei Hospital, SALVINU exemployee at Malta Dock Yard, of Lija and residing at Fleur-de-Lys, aged 92, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife Marisa, his sons Fr Joe Saliba, O.Carm, Sunny and his wife Mary, Paul and his wife Jackie, Raymond and his wife Doris, Antoine and his wife Marianne, David and his wife Mariella, and Nicholas and his wife Carol, his grandchildren and their spouses, greatgrandchildren, his sister Doris and her husband Joe, Mary, widow of his brother Joe, nephews and nieces, relatives and friends. The funeral cortège leaves Mater Dei Hospital on Thursday, December 15, at 2.30pm, for St Theresa Sanctuary, Birkirkara, where Mass praesente cadavere will be said at 3pm, followed by interment in the family grave at Lija cemetery. Lord, grant him eternal rest.