Obituaries

Obituary notice: CUMARASWAMY – Yogamani (Yogi) CUMARASWAMY – Yogamani (Yogi); beloved wife of the late Ponniah Cumaraswamy, loving mother of Harry & Shyamali and mother in law of Damayanthi & the late Barry Gorman. Grandmother of Dilly & Hiro, and great grandmother of Arjuna, Zara, Roshan & Jade. Cremation at 2.30pm on Wednesday 1 May 2019 at Camellia Chapel, Macquarie Park, cnr. Delhi & Plassey Roads, North Ryde.   ...

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Obituary: Fernando, Anoma Nilanthi 27.7.1949 – 29.3.2019 Devoted wife of Jayalath Sunil (dec). Loving mother of Sumudu and Surani. Adored by grandchildren Kiyomi and Anwen and son-in-law Gareth. Loyal daughter to Alvin (dec) and Julie. Dedicated to her siblings Sriyani, Priyangani, Dewantha, Preethika and Anushan. Cherished by her husband’s siblings Jayantha (dec), Santha and Premila.  She enriched the lives of all she knew through her deep and sincere love for Jesus. She is now with her Lord and Saviour – safe and sound.  The funeral service for Nilanthi will be at St Thomas’ Anglican Church, Enfield on Thursday April 11 at 10:30am, to be followed by burial at Rookwood General Cemetery. A viewing will be held on Wednesday April 10, 7-9pm also at St Thomas’.   ...

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OBITUARY – DR BANDULA HERAT DR BANDULA HERAT. dearly beloved husband of Dr Eulalie Herat passed away on Thursday, 7th February after a long illness. He was much loved father of Rosanne, Melanie and Shaun, father-in-law of Dharshan Gunasekara, Mark Hughes and Kylie Herat, grandfather to Ruby, Bethany, Indi, Sam and Hugo. Brother of Thilak Herat and Soma Eknelligoda [both deceased] Seela Weerakoon, Anula Abayakoon [both of Kurunegala] and Prema Udalagama [Melbourne]. His funeral will be held on Wednesday 13th February at 10 am at the Castlebrook Memorial Park & Crematorium. Windsor Road, Rouse Hill followed by a Celebration of his Life at St Matthews Uniting Church, Baulkham Hills at 12 noon. Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to Dementia Australia. ...

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Obituary notice: Benedicta Manil Velayuthen It is with great sadness that the family of Benedicta Manil Velayuthen announce her passing. She was the beloved wife of the late William, loving mother of Angelo (deceased), Ranjith, Gerard, Sharmini and Winston, loving mother-in-law of Gnani, Drupathi, Rama Sellamuttu (deceased) and Anagi.  She shall be forever remembered as the affectionate grand mother of eight grand children and four great grand children.  A celebration of her life will be held on Friday, 1 February at 2.00pm at the East Chapel, Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, 199 Delhi Road, North Ryde followed by cremation. ...

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Obituary notice: K K J KODITUWAKKU (1933 – 2018) Retired Mechanical Engineer (former Director, Department of Machinery & Equipment, Sri Lanka), beloved husband of Pearl, loving father of Dr Aruna Kodituwakku (Sydney), father-in-law of Dr Nalika Kodituwakku (Sydney) and grandfather of Lihini & Hiruni, passed away on 16 September 2018 in Sydney, Australia. Viewing at Allan Drew Heritage Chapel, Old Northern Rd, Castle Hill from 6:00 to 8:30pm on Thursday, 20 September 2018. Funeral Service at Castlebrook Cemetery, Windsor Rd, Rouse Hill from 12:45 to 2:45pm on Saturday, 22 September 2018. 4 HODDER ST, KELLYVILLE, NSW 2155, AUSTRALIA. Tel: 02 9629 4497 / 0422 092 105 ...

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OBITUARY – FERNANDO, Amy FERNANDO –  Amy, ever-loving wife of Dudley, much loved mother of Beverley, Christopher and Cheryl expired. Funeral on Thursday 13 September 2018 at St Joseph’s Church, Liverpool Road, Enfield at 10.30 am and cremation thereafter at Rookwood Cemetery.   ...

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Obituary: KANAGASABAY – SATKUNA ANANTHAN (Ana) KANAGASABAY – SATKUNA ANANTHAN (Ana) passed away suddenly on 13th March 2018, aged 82 in Wellington NZ. Loving husband of late Sri-Devi, father and father-in-law of Arshini and Damo, grandfather of Purnima, Vidhiya and Dayanitha, and great grandfather of Maya. A private funeral service was held for Ana on 15th March 2018. Messages to the family can be sent to ‘damos@xtra.co.nz‘. (New Zealand)  Ana Kanagasabay was the youngest son of the late GMR Kanagasabay OBE. Ana followed his four brothers to St Thomas College and excelled in sports such as athletics, swimming, football and Rugby. He was a College Prefect and the first Rugby Captain of the school. Ana was a great athlete who represented both St Thomas and Ceylon in Swimming and Water polo in the ‘50’s. He captained the college Water polo and Rugby teams. He represented Ceylon (Sri Lanka) in Swimming ...

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Obituary: Mr. Iyasamy Wijeyanayagam JP, Sydney Australia, passed away peacefully on 1 March 2018 at the age of ninety-four. Beloved husband of late Thiruselvam, father of Kumar (late), Mohan, Rajan, Wiji and Siri. Father-in-law of Puvaneswary, Jalini, Nagarajah and Subothini. Grandfather of Wijeyanthy, Wijeyavani, Wijeyanthan, Wijeyathabson, Tharshan, Naren, Rohan, Dhakshi, Asvini, Shabna and Wijith.  Great Grandfather of Lydia, Alexander (Sasha), Samaya, Teo and Sienna. Beloved uncle of Lalitha & Nila (Australia), nephews, grand-nephews, nieces and grandnieces overseas. Mr Wijeyanayagam was an active volunteer with Sydney Murugan Temple, Library and a Committee Member of Senior Citizen Association. Funeral arrangements are as follows. Funeral rites: Sunday 4th March, between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm at 19 Francis Oakes Way West Pennant Hills Service & cremation: between 2:00 pm and 3:30 pm on 4th March, 2018 at Magnolia Chapel at Macquarie Park Crematorium   Rajan Wijey:  +61  0432 255 850 ...

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