LINA DEBONO, aged 95, passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home in Swieqi, surrounded by some of her nephews and nieces.

She leaves to mourn her loss her descendants Johanna and Suzanne, daughters of her brother Joe; Joan, Elizabeth, Marion, Simon, Doreen, Frankanne, Patricia, Felicienne, Victor, Edward, Clare, Adrian and Ian, sons and daughters of her sister Mary; Fr Stephen of Australia, son of her brother John; Caroline, daughter of her brother Tony, and Catherine, Andrew and Sarah, daughters and son of her brother Frank; her in-laws Grace and Sheila Debono, and her cousin Anne Anastasi, as well as her dedicated carer Dhani.

The funeral cortège leaves Mater Dei Hospital on Saturday, January 3 at 8am for Sacro Cuor church, Sliema, where Mass will be celebrated at 9am, followed by interment in the family grave at Santa Maria Addolorata Cemetery.

May the Lord grant her eternal rest.