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Emanuel Spiteri Obituary

Emanuel Spiteri A resident of San Carlos, passed away on November 15, 2010. He was 84. He was born in Hamrun, Malta on November 25, 1925. He was a loving husband to his late wife, Mary and is survived by his three daughters, Josephine, Rita and Maria Lourdes and their husbands, six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, three sisters and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and three sisters. Emanuel was a man of great faith and will be missed by many. Family and friends are invited to the Funeral Mass, Friday, November 19, 2010, 10:30 AM at St. Robert's Church, 1380 Crystal Springs Road (at Oak) in San Bruno. Committal will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to your favorite charity.

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Published by San Francisco Chronicle on Nov. 17, 2010.

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Julie Degiorgio

November 29, 2010

Dear Cousins Joyce, Rita & Lourdes and all your families, May GOD be always with you and with your families as your dad loved you so
much that he shall definately be blessing you from HEAVEN ! We loved him very much like our own dad who lived far away from us but
always felt his blessings and his advice never stopped. We prayed
for him and shall keep him in our prayers as he was our Dearest Uncle . We shall miss you Ziju Leli but never forget your love for us
and your family stories and memories. We love your family and shall
keep close to them forever! GOD BLESS YOU ALL xxxx LOVE from your country - Malta xxxx - your nephew Lawrence, niece Julie and
our precious children Ryan Paul and Emma Jo xxxxx
Attard - Malta

Miriam /Salvu Busuttil

November 21, 2010

May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.

Mary & Martin Aquilina

November 20, 2010

Martin and I want to offer our most sincere condolences for the sad loss of our dear ziju Leli. He was a man of great courage who had his precious family so much at heart. He was their father and mother, and their strong support when they needed him most. For this I always had a special place for him in my heart. Always in our prayers. Lord grant him eternal rest.

November 18, 2010

Dear Lourdes,Joyce, Rita and family,

I 'm sorry to hear about my dear friend Leli. My condolences to you and your families. My prayers are with you at this time of sorrow. I know Leli pretty well, he was a good man and above all a family man who always took care of his daughters inspite all the difficulties. He is now enjoying his reward with His God. MIRIAM GELLEL BIRGU

November 18, 2010

To our cousins Joyce, Rita, Lourdes and all your family
Your father, Will always will be remembered as a kind and passionate man. How I (as his niece) enjoyed listening to stories about his childhood with my father. How I enjoyed talking to him about the Giants and 49er teams. He just lite up when we started talking about "This year the Playoffs". We will miss him at our family gatherings.
Dear Ziju Leli you will always be in our prayers.
All our Love your Niece Miriam, Marcel, Michelle, Nikki and Matthew

mario spiteri

November 17, 2010

We are ALL deeply sorry for the loss of uncle LELI , At this moment our thoughts and prayers are with you all. We send our condolences to Josephine, Rita,Lourdes, their husbands and all the family. (Mario and Carmen Spiteri , Joseph Caroline , Adrian , Alison and all the families BUGIBBA , MALTA )

November 17, 2010

we are very sorry for your loss.. especially dad was very said to hear the news.. you were very lucky to have him for all these years.. our deepest sympathy.. Emanuel and Mary Zammit and all their family... St.Venera Malta..

Karen Bettucchi

November 17, 2010

I am sorry for your loss! I will always remember Leli as a very sweet and kind man. I am sure he is in heaven and smiling down on all of you with Mary.

Carmen Pisani

November 17, 2010

Dear Ziju Leli, our memories of you are very special, you will never be forgotten, and our thoughts of you are very special, full of joy and good humor. You were the best at telling stories, always made us laugh, and we never got tired of hearing you. We will always love you, and your memories.You gave us your last gift the day of the family re-union with your presence one which we will treasure and talk about for as long as we live Thank you for that, but now you have joined my father and several others, sisters, brothers, your mom and dad and off course your spouse, Zija Mary, I am sure your reunion was heavenly, we pray that you are surrounded with God's angels and Saints. Pray for us now. We love you always,
Your niece,
Carmen Pisani and Family

Frans/Jane Abela

November 17, 2010

May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.

Anna Spiteri

November 17, 2010

At this moment our thoughts and prayers are with you all. Ziju Leli will always be in our hearts and memories forever. Love Anna, Zija Violet & Ziju Gejtu.xxx

Josephine Ghiglieri

November 17, 2010

Dear Ziju Leli,
I will always remember how talented you were in making things. Like the beautiful replica of San Gejtanu Church, the furniture and car for Lourdes' Barbies. I remember your collection of match books you had. You did a wonderful job of raising 3 daughters on your own.
I am glad that we were able to share one more family picnic together. We will miss your laugh and your stories of times gone by.
I will pray for you that you will soon be in heaven with all the angels and saints.
Love your niece,
Josie Ghiglieri

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