On February 19, at Gozo General Hospital, MARIA SAID, beloved widow of George, aged 95, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church.

She leaves to mourn her loss her beloved children Tanya and her husband Joe Vella, George F. and his wife Doreen, Frances and her husband Roberto Anastasi, Miriam and her husband Benny Sultana, Noel and his wife Jennifer, her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. 

Mass præsente cadavere will be said on Tuesday, February 21 at 4.30pm at the Gozo Cathedral, Victoria, followed by interment at Santa Maria Cemetery, Xewkija, Gozo. 

Lord, greet her with Your warm embrace and grant her eternal rest. 

Special thanks go to the doctors and nurses at Karin Grech Hospital, the nursing team at the female ward at the Gozo General Hospital, for the professional tender loving care shown during her last days, Commcare/Healthmark nurses and podiatrist, staff at Friends for the Sick and the Elderly, Fr Joe Xerri of St Francis church, and her carer Jelly.