BOFFA, Donatina

(nee De Palma)

To our beautiful Mum.

The Matriarch of our family,

You taught us the true meaning of unconditional

love, kindness and generosity.

We were so proud of the way you embraced everyone

you met, and your ability to make everyone feel so special. You cared deeply for all your family, friends and neighbours and in return you were loved and respected by all.

Mum, family was everything to you,

and we will be forever grateful for all the love, support and guidance you have shown to us and our families.

Your strength, courage and determination is a testament to the strong resilient Woman you were.

Mum, its been an absolute privilege

to be your children, thankyou for making us proud,

and you can be rest assured we will continue to keep your spirit alive as we have with Dad.

Finally, your strongest desire was to be reunited with the love of your life, Antonio, so your time has come, and we know you will keep dancing in the skies.

Always in our hearts

Rita, Vince, Mario, Nella,

Nick and Rossana xx

A wonderful Nonna and Bis-Nonna too,

This is the legacy we have from you.

A beautiful woman with a golden heart,

Kept her family close and was never far apart.

Shared her love and kindness with everyone who had been,

We will cherish our memories of you Nonna,

our forever caring queen.

Teaching us all her traditions in the kitchen and

cooking yummy teas,

Our childhoods were filled with laughter,

love and climbing your lemon trees.

Her door was always open for anyone who came by,

She loved to tell us stories with a sparkle in her eye.

You taught us love and not to fight,

You gave us strength, you gave us might.

For all of us you gave your best,

and now the time has come for you to rest.

So go in peace, you’ve earnt your sleep,

Your love in our hearts we’ll eternally keep.

We will always love you Nonna, words cannot explain,

We feel lost without you, until we meet again.

Love you forever and always!

Belinda, Mark, Adrian, Adam, Cathy, Jenna,

Tim, James, Anthony and Ava.

Nonna Boffa,

we are so thankful to have shared our time,

laughs and love with you.

Our visits were so special and we loved how

you sneakily gave us freddo frogs, treats and money

to put in our piggy bank. We always knew you kept taralli and arrowroot biscuits for us and the sparkle in your

eyes when we were together will stay in our hearts forever.

Lots of love your great grandchildren,

Jacob, Isabelle, Alessandro, Carter, Emilia and Ella.