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ANNOUNCEMENT OF DEATH
APAP BOLOGNA
On November 26, at her
residence in Mosta, at the venerable age of
99, The Noble Marchesina WILFREDA APAP
BOLOGNA née Gollcher, widow of The Noble Marchesino Professor Filippo
Apap Bologna, passed peacefully away,
comforted by the rites of Holy Church. She leaves to mourn her loss
her sons and in-laws, Anthony, Louis and Bernadette, Joseph and Mariella, her grandchildren and respective
husbands and wives, Angela and Lindsay, Philip and Corinne, Sandra
and Peter, Steven and Daniela, Carlo and Marie-Therese, Roberto and
Rose, Gabriella, Federica and Mark, Louisa, and Paul, her
great-grandchildren Francesca, Stephanie, Elizabeth, Richard, Alexia,
Christina, Edward, Gregory, Michael and Nicholas, her nephews, nieces
and other relatives and friends. Mass praesente
cadavere will be said tomorrow at 2 p.m. at
St Mary's parish church, Mosta, followed by
interment in the family chapel at the Santa Maria Addolorata Cemetery. No flowers
by request but donations to Dar tal-Providenza,
Siggiewi, will be greatly appreciated. May
the Lord grant her eternal rest.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
OF BIRTH
DARMANIN-ATTARD
MONTALTO
On November 18, at Karin Grech Hospital
Maternity Wing, to Elizabeth née Attard Montalto and Edward, God's precious gift of a
first-born daughter - REBECCA. Deo gratias et Mariae.
Special thanks to all the staff at the maternity wards for their
dedication.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
OF DEATH
CUSCHIERI
nee Chapelle dei
Baroni di San
Giovanni
On
Thursday, November 20, at St Luke's Hospital, DORIS née Chapelle, passed peacefully away, aged 80. She leaves
to mourn her loss her son, Professor Alfred Cuschieri
and his wife Monica, her daughters Miriam and her husband Joe Fenech, Therese and her husband George Bugeja, her grandchildren and
great-grandchildren, many relatives and friends. - R.I.P.
The
funeral leaves St Luke's Hospital today at 2.30 p.m. for the Santa
Maria Addolorata Cemetery chapel
where Mass praesente cadavere will be said at 3 p.m.,
followed by interment.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
OF DEATH
ATTARD
MONTALTO
On
November 13, H.E. Comm. Dr PHILIP ATTARD MONTALTO, LL.D., KM,
aged 68, President of the Maltese Association of the SMOM,
Rector of the Confraternity of St Anthony, Rabat, passed
peacefully away, comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He
leaves to mourn his irreparable loss his beloved wife, the
Noble Marie née Sant Fournier, his
children and their respective spouses, Edward and Susanne née
Nilsson, Patricia and Thomas Agius-Vadalà,
Victoria and David Grech, and
Deborah, his beloved grandchildren Francesca and Michael,
Philip, Jeremy and Maria Elena, Justin and Mathias, his
brothers and respective spouses, Reno and Madeleine, Paul and
Lydia, Austin and Marlene, his in-laws, cousins and other
relatives, and innumerable friends.
The
funeral leaves St Luke's Hospital today at 1.15 p.m. for the
Metropolitan Cathedral, Mdina, where
Mass praesente cadavere
will be said at 2 p.m., followed by interment at the Santa
Maria Addolorata Cemetery. No flowers
by request but donations to Dar tal-Providenza,
Siggiewi, will be appreciated. The family regret they are unable to receive
visitors. Lord, grant him eternal rest.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
OF DEATH
STAGNO
NAVARRA
On
November 6, at St Luke's Hospital, JOSEPHINE née Cassar, widow of Joseph, passed
peacefully away, aged 86, comforted by the rites of Holy Church. She
leaves to mourn her irreparable loss her 10 children
Adelaide, Frank, Vivienne, Maryanne, Josephine, George, Maria
Dolores, Albert, Alfred, Alex and their respective spouses,
numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren, her sisters
Joyce Micallef and Helen Evarts of
USA, other relatives and friends.
The
funeral leaves St Luke's Hospital on Monday, November 10 at 8.45 a.m. for
St Theresa Sanctuary, Birkirkara,
where Mass praesente cadavere will be said at 9.15 a.m.,
followed by interment at the Santa
Maria Addolorata Cemetery. No
flowers by request but donations to Dar tal-Providenza,
Siggiewi, will be greatly
appreciated. Lord, grant her eternal rest.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
OF MARRIAGE
ANASTASI
of the Counts Bernard
Mr
CLAUDE DISTEFANO, MIMIS, B.Psy. (Hons) and Miss GAIL ANASTASI, B.Sc. (Hons), M.Sc.
(Aberd.), Pg. Dip., IPEM
The
marriage took place on Saturday, October 11, at St
Bartholomew the Apostle parish church, Gharghur,
between CLAUDE, son of Mr and Mrs Frank X. Distefano,
and GAIL, daughter of Mr and Mrs Josef Anastasi,
both of Swieqi. Nuptial Mass was
celebrated by Fr Jimmy Bartolo,
SJ. The ceremony was witnessed by Mrs
Daniela Gollcher and by Dr John
B.L. Symes, MD, MRCOG, MA
(Ethics). Mr Josef Micallef, B.Educ.
(Hons),
carried out the duties of best man.
The
bride was attended by Dr Nicola DeBono,
MD, as matron of honour, and by
Ms Sarah Anastasi, BE&A (Hons) and Ms Nicolette
Distefano, BA (Youth &
Community Studies), as bridesmaids. Ms Elena Distefano and Master Gianluca Distefano
were flower-girl and pageboy respectively. Mr Francis J. Anastasi,
Mr Ivan Distefano
and Mr Darren Micallef,
B.Sc. IT (Hons), acted as ushers.
A reception was later held at Villa Arrigo,
San Pawl tat-Targa.
The
couple are spending their
honeymoon in Thailand.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
OF DEATH
dei Marchesi TESTAFERRATA
DE
NOTO
On
October 3, at his residence in Tarxien,
the Noble EMMANUELE (ex-foreman, Allied Malta Newspapers
Ltd), aged 76, surrounded by his family and comforted by
the rites of Holy Church. He leaves to mourn his
irreparable loss his loving wife Pauline née Calleja, his children Miriam, Mother
Maria Adeodata, OSB (Catherine),
Louise and her husband John Holland, Elisabeth and her
husband Carlo Belviso, Nathalie
and her husband Raymond Vella, Jesmond and his wife Audrey, Asteria and her husband Mario Debattista, his adorable grandchildren
Jonathan, Abigail, James, Ian and Francesca
, other relatives and friends. - R.I.P. The funeral
leaves his residence today at 3 p.m.
for Ta' l-Erwieh Cemetery
chapel, Tarxien, where Mass praesente cadavere
will be said at 3.30
p.m., followed by interment.
The family regret they are unable
to receive visitors.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
OF BIRTH
dei
Conti Strickland Bologna
On September
26, at St James Capua Hospital,
to Paula née Zammit and Roger
Jr., God's precious gift of a first-born daughter - LAURA.
Special thanks to the obstetrician,
midwife Carmen Scerri and all the
staff at St James Capua
Hospital for their excellent care.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
OF DEATH
LEONE
GANADO
On
September 6, at his residence in Birmingham,
TONY, aged 56, passed peacefully away comforted by the
rites of Holy Church.
He leaves to mourn his loss his wife Noreen née Micallef, his daughter Roberta and his
son Philip, his sister Angela, wife of Rupert Montanaro, his brother Martin, his
sister Marina, wife of Robert Arrigo,
nephews and nieces, his mother-in-law Doris Micallef, his in-laws, other relatives
and friends. The funeral will take place in Birmingham.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
OF MARRIAGE
GERA
DE PETRI TESTAFERRATA
The
marriage took placed on the 14th of August 2003. The Noble Marchesino DANIEL GERA DE
PETRI TESTAFERRATA, KM and Miss ENYD PISANI. The wedding between
DANIEL, son of Chev. Alfred Gera de Petri and the Most Noble Agnès, Marchioness of San Vincenzo Ferreri,
and ENYD, daughter of Mr Alfred Pisani and the late Mrs
Audrey Pisani. The wedding party
was held in Villa Corinthia at
the Corinthia Palace Hotel, San
Anton.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
OF MARRIAGE
CASSAR
TORREGIANI
Mr JONATHAN CASSAR TORREGIANI
and Miss ANN MARIE COLEIRO
The
marriage took place on Saturday, July 5, at the Parish
Church
of Our Saviour, Lija, between JONATHAN, son of
Raymond and Geraldine Cassar Torregiani, and ANN MARIE, daughter
of Marlene and the late Joseph Coleiro.
Nuptial Mass was concelebrated by Fr David Cefai, SJ, Fr René Camilleri and Fr Robert Wirth, SJ.
The ceremony was witnessed by Victoria Grech and Christian Cassar Torregiani.
James Pace carried out the duties of best man and
William Cassar Torregiani acted as master of
ceremonies. Joanne and Louise Grech
attended the bride. Rebekah Cassar Torregiani
was flower-girl and Edward and Zack Cassar
Torregiani were pages. Mark Busuttil, Kenneth and Gabriel Cassar Torregiani,
and Edward Mangion, were ushers. A reception was later
held at The Bastion Pool, Le Meridien
Phoenicia,
Floriana.
The couple are spending their
honeymoon in Peru.
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF MARRIAGE
TESTAFERRATA DE NOTO.
Mr MARIO DEBATTISTA and The
Noble ASTERIA dei MARCHESI
TESTAFERRATA de NOTO The marriage took place on
Friday, June 27, at St Anne's parish church, Marsascala, between MARIO, son of
Alfred Debattista and the
late Joan, and ASTERIA, daughter of the Noble Emmanuele and Pauline dei Marchesi
Testaferrata de Noto. Nuptial Mass was celebrated
by Fr Jesmond Manicaro. The ceremony was
witnessed by Mrs Nathalie Vella and Mrs
Doreen DeLorenzo. Mr Anthony Sacco
carried out the duties of best man. Ms Abigail
Holland was maid of honour.
Mariah and Diane Debattista
and Naomi DeLorenzo were
flower-girls. Mr James Vella and Mr
Ian Vella acted as ushers.
A reception was later held at Villa Mdina, Naxxar.
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF BIRTH
FENECH GASAN dei
Marchesi de Piro
On June 26, at Karin Grech Hospital Maternity Wing, to Alison née Attard and Richard, God's
precious gift of a first-born daughter - AMY.
Special thanks to the obstetrician and all the
dedicated staff at the hospital.
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF BIRTH
STAGNO NAVARRA.
On June 19, at Universitaire
Ziekenhuizen KU, Leuven, Belgium, to Christine
née Grech and Pierre,
God's precious gift of a son - MATTHEW, a most
welcome brother to Maria and Luke. Thanks be to God and the Blessed Virgin
Mary.
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF BIRTH
LEGAULT-MONTANARO GAUCI
On June 21, at St James Capua
Hospital, to Sue née Montanaro
Gauci and Sean, God's
precious gift of a son - WILLIAM, a most
welcome brother to Lucas. Special thanks to all
the dedicated staff at St James Capua Hospital.
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF ENGAGEMENT
dei Marchesi
DRAGO
Dr ALLAN DRAGO, MD and Miss ULRIKE LAU
The engagement is announced
between ALLAN, son of Mr
and Mrs W. Drago, and ULRIKE,
daughter of Mr and Mrs U. Lau. Fr Walter Grasso blessed the ring.
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF MARRIAGE
PACE BONELLO
Mr DAVID PACE
BONELLO and Miss ERIKA CAMILLERI.
The marriage took place on
Saturday, June 7, at Our Saviour parish church, Lija, between DAVID,
son of Mr and Mrs Richard Pace Bonello of San Pawl
tat-Targa, and
ERIKA, daughter of Mr
and Mrs Paul Camilleri of Attard. Nuptial Mass
was celebrated by Fr Philip De Marco. The
ceremony was witnessed by Mr Gordon Mizzi and Mr Steve Rizzo. Mr Gordon Bartoli carried out the
duties of best man. The bride was assisted
by Miss Greta Pace Bonello,
Miss Emma Camilleri
and Miss Krista Bonello.
Ms Anne Marie Wismayer
was flower-girl and Master Luka Pace Bonello was pageboy. Mr Matthew Camilleri, Mr Gordon Pace Bonello, Mr Simon Fiorini Lowell and Mr Grahame
Salt acted as ushers. A reception was later
held at the bride's residence. The couple are spending
their honeymoon in Costa Rica.
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF ENGAGEMENT
GANADO
7th June, Mr
FRANCOIS GANADO, MIEM (Milan) and Miss LISA PSAILA SOLER
The engagement is announced between
FRANCOIS, son of Major Vanni and Mrs Diana Ganado, and
LISA, daughter of Mr
Herbert Psaila
and Mrs Paula Psaila Soler. Fr Victor Soler blessed the
ring.
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF
ENGAGEMENT
CASSAR TORREGIANI
7th June, Dr CONRAD CASSAR TORREGIANI
and Dr PATRICIA MALLIA Professor and Mrs C. Mallia of Balzan are please
to announce the engagement between
their only daughter PATRICIA and
CONRAD, youngest son of Mr and Mrs M. Cassar Torregiani of Ta' Xbiex.
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF
DEATH
MATTEI
On June 3, ELENA née Gollcher, widow of
Dr Salvino Mattei at the
venerable age of 96, passed peacefully
away comforted by the rites of Holy Church. She leaves to
mourn her loss, her children Marion
widow of Louis Gatt,
Astrid wife of Edward Xuereb, John and
his wife Philippa,
Diana wife of Peter Toledo and Sandra
wife of David Zarb
Mizzi, her
grandchildren Alexia wife of Alex Mizzi, Stephanie,
Emma, Alexander, Lara and Philip and
her great-grandchildren Adel and Aaron Mizzi, nephews and
nieces, cousins and friends. Funeral
arrangements will be announced
tomorrow. Lord grant
her eternal rest. Grateful thanks to
the Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred
Heart and carers
at Pax et Bonum, Mosta and the
Health Services Group Limited.
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF
MARRIAGE
GERA DE PETRI
TESTAFERRATA BONICI
Sat 7 June 2003 - The Noble Baroncino Andrea Gera de Petri Testaferrata Bonici , son of
Agnes the Marchioness of San Vincenzo Ferreri , and Kate
De Cesare
daughter of Ian de Cesare
and Sally de Cesare
, at the Hotel Intercontinental , St.
Georges .
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF
MARRIAGE
TRAPANI-GALEA
FERIOL
Sat. 31 May 2003 - The Noble Greta Trapani Galea Feriol , daughter
of Baron Gino of San Marciano and
Baroness Sylvia nee’ Gasan , and Paul Apap Bologna , son
of Michael Apap
Bologna and Patricia nee’ Bianchi, at
Palazzo D’Aurel
, Gudja
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF
BIRTH
BUGEJA-VIANI
On May 22, at St James Capua Hospital, to Lara
née Strickland and Julian, God's
precious gift of a daughter - LUCIA.
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF
BIRTH
SULTANA
BUGEJA-FONTANA
On May 16, at Karin Grech Hospital Maternity Wing,
to Sue née Bugeja
Fontana and Paul, a beautiful gift from
God, a first-born son - ANDREW. Thanks
to Our Lady for her intercession. The staff at the hospital are
to be commended for their professional
and caring support.
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF
BIRTH
ALESSI-ACHLEITNER
On May 3, at St James Capua Hospital, to
Rachael Sammut
Alessi and
Karl Christian Achleitner,
God's precious gift of a first-born
daughter - JUSTINE. Special thanks to
Tony and Carmen Sammut
Alessi for
all their support.
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF
DEATH
BORG OLIVIER
On April 26,
CONNIE née Vella,
aged 83, widow of Robbie, passed
peacefully away, comforted by the rites
of Holy Church. She leaves to mourn
her loss her son Adrian and his wife
Maria, and her daughter Grace and
husband Mike de Marco, her
grandchildren Roberto and Kristian,
Christopher and Angela, her brother
John Vella
and his children, other relatives and
friends. Mass praesente
cadavere will
be said at Jesus of Nazareth parish
church, Sliema,
on Tuesday at 2.30 p.m. No flowers by
request but donations to the Ursuline Crèche, Sliema, will be
appreciated. May the Lord grant her
eternal peace.
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF
MARRIAGE
STRICKLAND
Mr GERALD STRICKLAND
and Miss REBECCA FENECH
The marriage took place on Saturday,
April 26, between GERALD, son of Mr and Mrs Adrian
Strickland, and REBECCA, daughter of Mr and Mrs Alfred Fenech.
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF
MARRIAGE
APAP BOLOGNA
Mr MARK SANT, MD,
MRGOG and Dr FEDERICA APAP-BOLOGNA, MD
The marriage took place on March 30 at St Augustine parish church, Valletta, between MARK,
son of Mr and
Mrs J. Sant of Marsascala, and
FEDERICA, daughter of The Noble Mr and Mrs L. Apap-Bologna of Sliema.
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF
DEATH
LEONE GANADO
On April 2, at St
Luke's Hospital, SAVIOUR of Cospicua, aged 79,
passed peacefully away, comforted by
the rites of Holy Church. He leaves to
mourn his loss his wife Maria, his
children Emanuel and his wife Laura, Silvio and his wife
Mary, his sister Lily and her husband
Charles Caruana,
Eddie and his wife Alice, Bice, widow of his
brother Joe, residing in Australia,
Jessie, widow of his brother Louis,
nephews, nieces, other relatives and
friends. - R.I.P. The funeral leaves St
Luke's Hospital today at 8 a.m. for the
Immaculate Conception parish church, Cospicua, where
Mass praesente
cadavere will
be said at 8.30 a.m., followed by
interment in the family grave at Lija cemetery. No
flowers by request but donations to
charitable institutions will be greatly
appreciated.
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF
DEATH
LAFERLA
On March 12, at St
James Capua Hospital, Dr The Most
Noble JOHN LAFERLA, LL.D., 10th Marquis
of Fiddien,
aged 51, passed peacefully away,
comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He leaves to
mourn his sad loss his devoted wife
Jeannette, his only son Marchesino Michael
and his girlfriend Anne Marie, his
parents Doris and Joe, his sister
Bertha, wife of Tony Darmanin, his
father and mother-in-law Philip and
Marie Louise Saliba,
his in-laws, nephews and nieces, other
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