A WOMAN who was the matriarch of her family and the last of her generation died peacefully in hospital after a fall.

Dorathea Marubbi, known as Dora, was born and educated in Italy before meeting Herbert Marubbi during the war.

The couple came to the UK in 1946 to start married life and had four children.

Mrs Marubbi worked in the family's cafe in Wrexham during her life.

In her later years she was physically frail but still had all her faculties.

Her daughter, Angela Jenkins, told the inquest at County Hall in Ruthin that Mrs Marubbi had suffered three previous falls to her knowledge. One while in Italy about 20 years ago, which required a metal plate to be put in her hip, and two in 2019.

On October 25, Mrs Ruby was in her garden, at Rothesay Close, clearing leaves from a flowerbed when she fell against a wall, hurting her chest.

On medical advice, the 91-year-old was cared for at home by Mrs Jenkins and her daughter-in-law who were in daily contact with the Plas Y Bryn medical centre. She was also visited by a doctor.

On December 1, Mrs Marubbi was admitted to A&E at the Wrexham Maelor. She was in a lot of pain and found to have suffered three fractured ribs.

She was admitted to Flemming Ward and when her condition deteriorated she was moved to a small, private room.

Mrs Jenkins visited her every day and was with her mother when she passed away.

Her death was confirmed at 12.50am on November 10. The cause of death was bronco-pneumonia as a result of traumatic rib fractures made worse by the underlying heath conditions of osteoporosis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, heart failure, and kidney disease.

Mrs Jenkins told assistant coroner for North East Wales that her mum loved cooking, gardening and watching her favourite Italian soap operas.

She said, in the end, it was a blessing that her mother had died peacefully.

She said: "She was the last of her generation and was the matriarch of our family. She will be sorely missed."

Recording a conclusion of accidental death, assistant coroner for North East Wales Elizabeth Dudley-Jones said Mrs Marubbi had lived a "good and happy life".