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OBITUARIES

Compiled by Victor Melder

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(MAY 2017)

WELDT – ESME (Nee Nicholas), wife of the late Anton Weldt, mother of Godfrey (Aust), Marie Alahakone, Clarence, Sandra Selvarajah (USA), Bernard, Judy and Tina Karunarathne (USA), mother-in-law of Teckla, Laslie, Shanthi, Eswaran, Bianca and Janaka, grandmother of fifteen and great grandmother of three, in Sri Lanka, on May 1, 2017. – 308/3, Kandy Road, Kadawatha, Sri Lanka. (Daily News 3.5.2017)

MOORE – DENNIS HERBERT, husband of Mavis (nee Labrooy), father of Domanie, Honourine (Aust) and Keith, father-in-law of Gamini Arandara, Thushara Gunasinghe (Aust) and Carmeline Maryse. Son of late Mr & Mrs H.L./Moore, son-in-law of late Mr & Mrs C.F.Labrooy. Grandfather of Permy, Sathish, Shaline, Dilinie, Shehan, Ashan, Steve and Christina, in Sri Lanka. – 109, T.C.Road, Kudabuthgamuwa, Kotikawatte. (Daily News 9.5.207) 

ENAS – DORA CHRISTOBEL (nee Ferguson), mother of Janet (Aust) and Colin (Canada), son-in-law of Trevor, on May 9, 2017. (Daily News 11.5.2017)

PERERA – RICHARD, husband of late Olga (nee Juriansz), father of Clyone Van Den Driesen, Tyronne (Can) and Odette D’Olivera (Aust), father-in-law of late Reggie Van Den Driesen, Naomi (Canada) and Leon D’Olivera (Aust), grandfather of Leroy Van Den Driesen, Tatziana Perera (UAE)Ryan (Can)and Sheyna (USA), great grandfather of Zacchary, Ashley and Cole (UAE), in Sri Lanka.(Sunday Observer 14.5.2017)

DIRCKZE – NOEL BRIAN, husband of Marie, father of Liza Abraham, Pierre, Steve and Britmarie Perera, father-in-law of Adrian Abraham, Robin Perera and Orana. Brother of Justin, Aubrey (Aust), late Bianca Foenander, Miliani, Waldo (USA), Noeline De Bond, Christine Meynert, Ivor, Rebecca Barrie (Aust), Rosemary Foenander (USA) and Judy Vanderputt (Aust), in Sri Lanka. (Daily News 15.5.2017)

VAN SANDEN – ROYLE CLARENCE PATRICK, husband of Susan, father of Gail, Donna, Reza and Robin. Son of Ivor & Phoebe (dec), brother of Ralston, Arelene Juriansz, Estelle Misso, Lorna Reimers and Aloma Solomons, in UK on May 2, 2017, aged 82 years. (Daily News 16.5.2017)

DE ZILWA – ROGER, son of late Neville & late Mary Josephine De Zilwa,​ husband of Anne,​  brother of Neil & Deziree,​ brother-in-law of Roshan Cabraal,​ late Maurice,​ late Charles,​ late Leonard,​ Sextus,​ Fredrick,​ Ranil,​ late Antionette & Ronald Perera, in Sri Lanka. (Daily News 18.5.2017)

HARRIDGE – RAY,  husband of Therese,​ father of Hashmarine,​ father-in-law of Sriyanka,​ son of late Aden and Blossom,​ brother of Carmen,​ Dorcus and Owen, in Sri Lanka. – 13, Auburn Side, Dehiwela, Sri Lanka. (Daily News 18.5.2017)

RAUX – ELSIE LYDIA, wife of late Allan, mother of Aloma, Arlene (dec) and Jennifer, mother-in-law of Ronnie, Fred and Tyronne, grandmother and great grandmother. Sister of Florence (dec), Mildred, Edna, Carmen, Yvonne, Christy, Maxie, Eric (all dec) and Sweeton, sister-in-law of Charlie, Thomas, Marian, Annesley (all dec), Duggie and Shirley, on May 17, 2017, in Melbourne.  (Daily News 20.5.2017)

MEERWALD – ANTHONY (Tony), husband of Jude (dec), father of Trisha, father-in-law of Gen, grandfather of Shoshi, Yasmion, Keziah and Tania, great grandfather of Zoe and Jude, in Perth on May 16, 2017, aged 90 years. (The West Australian 23.5.2017)

DE SOUZA – LEO STEPHEN, husband of Heather, father of Ramona (Aust), Ramsay (Aust) and Brindsley, father-in-law of Jeyaraja (Aust), Jennifer (Aust) and Hiranthi, grandfather of Dilshani (Aust), Dinesh (Aust), Brandon (Aust) and Avindi, great grandfather of Jehan, in Sri Lanka. (Daily News 24.5.2017) 

GOMEZ – ROGER, son of late Alfred & Millie Gomez, husband of Ranjani (nee Gonsal), father of Melville (Aust), brother of Chandra, Aloy, Sheila, Angela and Antoinette, brother-in-law of late Tony, Pastor Rohan, Edith, Romula, Errol, Annette and Joe, son-in-law of late Fredrick Gonsal and Therese Gonsal, in Sydney. (Daily News 25.5.2017)

ARMSTRONG – HELENA (Nee Downall), wife of Henry, mother and mother-in-law of Michael & Angie, Tyrone & Jeewa, grandmother of Alex, Tehara and Jenara. Sister of Tony and Maureen, sister-in-law of Freddie and Cheryl, in Sri Lanka. (Daily News 25.5.2017)

JOACHIM – DR MICHAEL, husband of Estelle, father of Janice and David, brother of late Rosemary Dias, Yvonne Ranasinghe and Ninette and of Iris Pestonjee and Marina Wijesekera, in Sri Lanka. (Daily News 29.5.2017)

Note: All spelling of names as taken from Sri Lankan newspapers

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