Passed peacefully at Victoria Hospital in London, Ontario on Sunday, April 3rd, 2016, Maria da Conceicao de Melo in her 80th year. Beloved wife of Agostinho de Melo. Loving mother of Maria de Melo Kavanagh (John) and Delia de Melo. Grandmother of Alannah and Julia Kavanagh and Zachary and Thalia Burden. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Visitors will be received in the O'Neil Funeral Home, 350 William Street, London on Wednesday, from 2:00 - 4:00 and 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Holy Cross Church,10 Elm Street at Hamilton Road, on Thursday at 10:00 a.m., followed by entombment in St. Peter's Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to Holy Cross Church.