OBITUARIES – JANUARY 2023
OBITUARIES
(E & O.E.)
(JANUARY 2023)
COLIN-THOME, Peter Anthony, (21.05.1955 – 23.12.2022), father of Dalton. Son of the late Percy and of Moira (nee Loos), brother of Stephen and David, in Sydney. (Contributed)
SCHUBERT, Betty Jean, (10.03.1945 – 30.12.2022) wife of Ian, mother of Stephen, Peter, Robyn, Norman and partners. Stepmother of Nathan, Sarah, Bradley and partners. Grandmother of 14 (and partners) and 4 great grandchildren, on 30 December 2022. (Adelaide Advertiser)
MELDER, Olga Sybil (23.10.1932 – 31.12.2022), IN Perth, WA. (Contributed)
AMERASINGE, Ione (nee ALDONS), wife of late Ranjith Amerasinghe, mother of Tania, Devin (Can) & Sharon (USA), mother-in-law of Shiran, Iromie (Can) & Rukshan (USA), grandmother of Adrian, Michael, Abigail, Aiden and Anayah. Sister of late Gerry and Rosemary Aldons, daughter of late Marguerite and Roland Aldons. (Daily News, 4.1.2023)
DE SILVA, Olga, mother of Keith, on December 25, 2022. West Australian, 5.1.2023)
WENDT, Philomena. Wife of Neil, mother and mother-in-law of Stephen, Earle & Liz, Craig & Sandy, Bradley & Linda, Megan & Sven and Rohan & Susie. Grandmother of 12, in Perth on December 28, 2022. (West Australian, 5.1.2023)
SWAN, Veronica, (12.01.1930 – 01.01.2023), wife of George (dec), mother of Edward, Theresa (dec) and Carolyn, mother-in-law of Angela, grandmother of Matthew, Daniel, Rebecca and Victoria, great grandmother of Joshua, Chelsea and Alice. (Adelaide Advertiser 6.1.2023)
BUTTERY, Clyde David (08.12.1936 – 30.12.2022), father of Annette, Bronwyn, David (dec), Christopher (dec), Adrienne, Joanne, Nicolle and partners. Grandfather of 15, great grandfather of 4. Son of Keith & Irene (both dec), brother of Trevor and Graeme (both dec), Bernice, Darryl and Cheryle. (Adelaide Advertiser, 6.1.2023)
VANCUYLENBURG, Delrine Marie, in Melbourne. (Contributed)
ABRAHAM, Maureen, daughter of the late Ernest and Myra Abraham, sister of Hazel (Deceased), Rev. Fr. Stephen Abraham OSB, Annesley (Australia), Vernon, Aloysius (Deceased), Paulette (Australia) and Chrys (Australia), sister-in-law of Maxie Perera (Dec), Carmel, Marie, Dagmar, Patrick Nugara (Deceased) and Anoma, on 05th January 2023.. (Daily News, 7.1.2023)
TAYLOR, Claudette (nee JAYEWARDENA), wife of Dunstan (dec), mother of Dylan (dec), in Canberra on January 8, 2023. (Contributed)
MISSO, Tyrone (27.09.1941 – 30.12.2022), in Brisbane. (Brisbane Courier Mail, 7.1.2023)
EDMONDS, Denis, (18.06.1942 – 28.12.2022). Adelaide Advertiser, 7.1.2023)
PEREIRA, Ivor, husband of Noeline, father of Adrian, Corinne, Jacqualine (Jacqui) and Alan, father-in-law of Maria (Lulu), Dilanth and Cedric, grandfather of Natasha and Prasad, Derrain and Triyana, William, Heidi and Shenal, great grandfather of Tamara. (Daily News, 10.1.2023)
DE JONG, Sr Tania, RGS, (20.04.1946 – 09.01.2023), daughter of Sebastian & Christobel (both dec), sister of Lorraine and Sandra, in Melbourne. (Age, 14.1.2023)
BUXTON, Tony, (1931 – 2023), husband of Samaporn. Brother of Bobby Buxton, in Thailand, on January 12, 2023, aged 92 years. (Contributed)
BLOK, Shane Graham Anthony, Son of the late Illano Blok and Dorothy Blok, brother of Gail (Australia) & Gavin, brother-in-law of Whilem Solomonz, Kumari Herath. (Sunday Observer, 15.1./2023)
MEHROTRA, Lorraine Charlobelle Holland (nee BURKE), wife of Dr Prakash N. Mehrotra, mother of Dr Ravi Mehrotra (USA) and Dr Shilpee Aggarwal (USA), mother-in-law of Dr Maria Mehrotra (USA) and Dr Rajesh Aggarwal (USA),grandmother of Tea, Charlotte, Ava, Abhay and Sienna. Sister of Jimmy (dec), Billy (dec), Kathleen Hindle (Aust), John (dec), Rollo (dec), Glenorah Framcke (Aust), Delrine Burke (UK), Caroline Burke (UK) and Linda Burke (Aus), in England, on, January 17, 2023. (Contributed)
RASHEED, Alhaj Mohamed Nazeer, husband of Pauline (nee Ratnayake). Son of late S.A.M. Rasheed & late Hajiyani Abida Umma, son-in-law of late Vernon and late Ivy Ratnayake. Brother of Khaneez, Zaneeya and Nazeera, brother-in-law of late Hamza, late Nawfer, Ravi Widyalankara, Brian, late Dierdre, Marcia and Adrian Ratnayake and Therese Cooray, in New York, USA on January 17, 2023. (Daily News, 25.1.2023 & Contributed)
DE COSTA, Leonard James “Len”, (11.10.1935 – 14.01.2023), husband of Margaret, father and father-in-law of Leanne & Marty O’Sullivan, Allen & Robyn and Barbara. Grandfather of Kevin & Erin, Scott & Courtney and Leroy & Anais, great grandfather of Bailey and parker. Brother of Ron, Noelene (dec) and John (dec). (Canberra Times, 18.1.2023).
RAMACHANDRA, Mary Marlene (nee HENDERLIN), wife of T.P. Ramachandra (dec), mother of Glen and Speldra, mother-in-law of Sanjeewa, grandmother of Natalie and Swethon (Daily News, 18.1.2023)
SENEVIRATNE, Phyllis, wife of late Anton, mother of Loranjan (Dino), Dias Abeygunawardena, late Siromani, Mackeen and Manique Goonetilleke, mother-in-law of Betty Dias Abeygunawardena, Rifky Mackeen and Meredith (Gerard) Goonetilleke. Sister of late Edward and Carl De Alwis and late Jeanne Tarquino, grandmother of Natasha, Oleen and Loranjan (Dias Abeygunawardena), Dhanya and Althaf (Mackeen) and Asanga, Shevindra and Arini (Talwatte), on January 15th 2023 in Palm Springs, California. (Sunday Observer, 22.1.2023)
SRI RANGKANATHAN, Godwin Kandiah (Baba) husband of Irene Sarojana, father of Sujo (Emelda – Toronto) and Lorinda (Melbourne), father-in-law of Sritharan (Kichchan) and Egerton Niranjan, grandfather of Andrew (Anushan), Joel, Aaron and Enoch. Son of late Thambu and Malar Kandiah, son-in-law of late Mr and Mrs G.R. Handy, brother of late Sathianathan, late Mahendranathan, Ruby, Jeganathan, Yoganathan, late Daisy and Loganathan, brother-in-law of late Mercy Gunaratnam, late Sam Handy, late Jeya Handy and Ranjan Handy, in Melbourne on 21st January 2023. 1248, High Street Road, Wantirna South, 3152, Melbourne, Australia (Daily News, 26.1.2023)
PEREIRA, Barbara, wife of late Conrad Joseph, mother of Roshan (Dubai), Jerome Victor , mother-in-law of Ruchira and Andriea, grandmother of Talia and Jonathan.Sister of late Victor Pereira (Autr), sister-in-law of Glenda Pereira, Karu and Nandani and late Noaline, Rosemary and Augustine, in Sri Lanka. – No. 01, Walpola Road, Ragama, Sri Lanka 9 (Daily News, 27.1.2023)
PEREIRA, Jerome Victor, husband of Andriea De Kauwe, father of Johnathan. Son of late Condred and Barbara, brother of Roshan (Dubai), son-in-law of Trevor and Leonide De Kauwe, brother-in-law of Ruchira, Trevellyn and Darshi (Dubai), Mario (Dubai) and Michelle, , in Sri Lanka. – No. 01, Walpola Road, Ragama. Sri Lanka. (Daily News, 27.1.2023)
AGALAWATTA, Swarnalatha Chitra, (25.06.1943 – 21.01.2023), wife of Soma, mother and mother-in-law of Dilan & Kim and Gehan & Shayal, grandmother of Elis and Jai. (Adelaide Advertiser, 27.1.2023)
SAVERIMUTTO, Cecil, husband of Shiranthi, father of Ajanth and Iandra, father-in-law of Angela, grandfather of Arijana, Xavier and Asher, Brother of Raj, Prince, Selva, Kenneth, Judy (dec), Jacinth and Max, on January 25, 2023. (West Australian, 28.1.2023)
BAGGOTT, Alan (27.08.1934 – 20.1.2023), husband of Joyce, father of Steven and Graham, grandfather and great grandfather. (Canberra Times, 28.1.2023)
EBERT, Alexander George, father of Krystle and Lara. Brother of John, terry and Janice (dec), on January 21, 2023, aged 68 years. (Sydney Morning Herald, 28.1.2023)
FERNANDES, Bernard Ignatius (Barney), (24.05.1926 – 21.02.2023), husband of Margaret, father, grandfather and great grandfather, in Perth. (Sydney Morning Herald, 28.1.2023)
BOULTON, Janice Frances (23.01.1939 – 18.01.2023), wife of John (dec), mother and mother-in-law of Karyn & Paul, Josine and Steven, grandmother of Luke, Sarah, Logan and Cassidy, Keith David and Ian, great grandmother of Lachie, Noahb, Ava, Indie, Olive and Dream. Sister of Maree and Lynn. (Canberra Times, 31.1.2023)
Note: Spelling of most names as taken from newspapers
