Sri Lankan OBITUARIES – Compiled by Victor Melder

DE SOUZA – THERESA MARIE, wife of Granville (dec), mother of Jennifer, Jerome (dec), Gerard and Richard, mother-in-law of Jennifer and Saranyu. Sister of Wyon, Yvonne (dec), Barbara and Ivor. Grandmother of Alishia, Natalie and James, in Perth. (The West Australian 29.3.2017)

CHAPMAN – CORINEE JUNE CARANTHIA (nee MORISSON), wife of the late Ainsley loving mother of Wayne (Qatar) Algerine & Lear (Canada), grandmother of Andrew & Sean (Canada), daughter of the late Stanley & Freeda Morisson, mother-in-law Rajen Samuel & Shohreh (Canada), sister of late Amy, Christine, late Meredith, Auriel, Cynthy, Caryl, late Philemon, Richmond & Trevy, sister-in-law of Cordie, late Anton Sethupathy, late Shirley, Barbara, Adrian Todd, Malcolm Jennings, Chieurh & Sheridan, in Sri Lanka. (Daily News 3.4.2017)

JANSZ – CEDRIC DONALD. Husband of Ivorene, father of Royle, father-in-law of Lorna, son of late Hilary and Helen Jansz, in Sri Lanka. (Daily News 3.4.2017)

RAYMOND – DAGMAR (nee BARTHOLOMEUSZ), wife of Aubrey, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, in Perth, on April 1, 2017. (The West Australian 3.4.2017)

ANDRIESZ – DONALD SHELTON, in Sri Lanka on 30th March 2017, husband of Pauline (nee Goonewardena), father of Donita, Derek, Ann, Marina and Jonny, father-in-law of Rohan, Tanya, Kenneth, Kevin and Rudy, grandfather of Michael, Shalini, Dave Merrill, Marisha, Rhian, Loren, Sean, Dilon and Shana, brother of Mervyn, late Godfrey and Derek, brother-in-law of Merzumi, Yvette, late Milroy, Rita, Arthur, Nora, Patrick and Gerdin. (Daily News 4.4.2017)

BERTUS – IRIS AMY JEAN (nee GARNIER), wife of the late Gordon (Dicky) Bertus, mother of the late Corinne, Graeme and Delerine, mother-in-law of Ralston Pietersz (Australia), Leano Ramanaden and Sherindra, grandmother of Teronie, Demetria, Johann, Joanne, Christina, Delaine, Dillon and Nelisha, great grandmother of Tristan & Olivia, sister of the late Jem, Isabel, Myrtle, Gladys, Gladwin, Thelma & Eardley, in Sri Lanka. – 23, Alakeshwara Road, Etul Kotte, Sri Lanka. (Daily News 4./.2017)

JAYEWARDENE – RAVINDRA (RAVI) VIMAL. Only son of the late President Junius Richard Jayewardene and Mrs Elina Jayewardene. husband of Penny (nee White), father of Pradip, Rukshan and Amrik, in Sri Lanka. (Daily News 5.4.2017)

MAHENDRAN – MRS PABAWATHIE KUMARI MADURAWE, wife of late G. Mahendran, mother of Indu (UK), late Rajiv, Deepika (Australia), Shantha (Australia), Priyanthi (Australia) and Shiranee (USA), mother-in-law of Luen (UK), Moira (Australia), Nihal (Australia), Krishanthi (Australia), Sri (Australia) and Thusitha (USA), sister of late Lavana B. Madurawe, expired on 2nd April in Sydney, Australia. (Daily News 5.4.2017)

EBERT – GLADYS VALMAI, wife of the late Norman Murray Ebert, mother of Neil and Ian, grandmother of Andrew, Brian, Rachel, Belinda and Carolyn, great grandmother of eighteen, in Adelaide, on April 7, 2017, aged 89. (The Adelaide Advertiser 10.4.2017)

WIJESINHA – BERTIE (R.B.), husband of Dorothy, father of late Maya Pelpola and of Nedra, Rohan and Dameshk, father-in-law of Ananda Wijeratne and Sharika Jayewardene, grandfather of Charith, late Nishan and of Acushla and Ranoukh, in Sri Lanka. – 15A, School Lane, Gangodawila, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka. (Daily News 12.4.2017)

WEERAMANTHRI – NISHA MICHELE, daughter of Nirmala, sister of Tara, Nirad and Tarun Weeramanthri, in Perth on April 11, 2017. (The West Australian 15.4.2017)

ISAAC – LIZZIE BEATRICE, wife of late Solomon Issac, mother of Pamela, Reggie, Jean, Desmond, Carrol, Eugene, Blossom, Diana and Basil, mother-in-law of late Ashok, Ravi, Shan, Rathni, Thushari, Mihiri and Renu, grandmother of Deann, Gishan, Averille, Junia, Karen, Jason, Jeremy, Jamie, Joash and Rachel, in Sri Lanka. (Sunday Observer 16.4.2017)

CRUSE – PETER DESMOND, husband of Jennifer (nee Daniels), father of Chester, Bjorn and Warren, father-in-law of Charuni, Gayathri and Naadirah, grandfather of Chenaya, Chelsea, Beyonce and Joshua. Son of late Stephan and Myrtle, brother of Tony, late Cindy, late Rienzie, Maureen, Christo, Jennifer, Lorrain, Camilus, Sinclair and Pastor Clifford. (Daily News 18.4.2017)

VAN GRAMBERG – DRUZEL (DRU), mother of Oscar Rodrigoe, Judy and late Trini, mother-in-law of Hirani Rodrigoe, grandmother of Natalie and Rudy Offen (Aust), Kurt, Shannon and Ranjivani, Kesh and Romina (Dubai), great grandmother of Shamesh and Roshi. Daughter of the late Edmond and Dorris Van Gramberg, sister of Audrey and Elaine (Aust) and late Carmen, Gladys, Mignone and Gordon, sister-in-law of Hugh Don Paul, Trevor Gomez, Errol Orchard (Aust) and Mavis Van Gramberg, in Sri Lanka. (Daily News 18.4.2017)

DHARMAPALA – PREBA, in Perth (The West Australian 19.4.2017)

BARTHOLOMEUSZ – DENIS, husband of Barb (dec), father Charmaine, Sharon, Geoff and Dawn. Grandfather and great grandfather, in Perth. (The West Australian 21.4.2017)

BELL – WILLIAM ANTHONY, husband of Audrey, in Sri Lanka (Sunday Times 23.4.2017)

VANDERZIL – MALCOLM GERARD. husband of Queenta, father of Darrell ( Dubai), father-in-law of Dianna, grandfather of Christina, brother of Dulce Fambeck, in Sri Lanka. (Daily News 24.4.2017)

HERFT – VERNON , Son of late Harold and Stella, brother of Hugh and late Anslem, Carl, Maureen and Tony, in Sri Lanka. (Daily News 25.4.2017)

JARKIE – JEREMY NOEL, husband of Mallika (nee Gamage), father of Jehan, son of late Bernard and Rosemund Jarkie, son-in-law of Mrs L. Mallawaarchchi and late Jimoris Singho, brother of Rex, Margie, Michael, Rozanne and late Ainsley, brother-in-law of Sidonie, Gratien Fernando, Marissa, Roy Abdon, Yasodhi and Jinapala Gamge, in Sri Lanka. (Daily News 25.4.2017)

PALMON, husband of the late Hyacinth Palmon, father of Christine and the late Andrea, father-in-law of C.Jayawardena. Brother of the late M.L.Victor, brother-in-law of the late Rev. Fr Stanley Abeysekera,. Damacine, the late Francis, Imelca, Leoni and the late Rita, in Sri Lanka. – 12, Niawsa Mawatha Rilaulla Kandana, Sri Lanka. (Daily News 25.4.2017)

CASPERSZ – REV.FR PAUL, S.J., in Sri Lanka, on April 25, 2017. – Jesuit Provincialate, Akkarapanaha, Negombo, Sri Lanka. (Daily News 27.4.2017)

GUNASEKARA – SRINATH, husband of Vinitha, father of Aruna and Jayani, father-in-law of Dilani Jayasekera (UK) and Suneth Jayawardhane (USA). Brother of late Cicl, Noel Neil and Nihal, in Sydney, on April 24, 2017. – 15, Prior Street, Winston Hills, NSW 2153. (Daily News 29.4.2017)

FIRTH – LINDA AMBROSE, daughter of Zena Pereira (nee Scharenguivel), mother of Trevonne Firth. Sister of Javier Pereira (Abu Dhabi), in Sri Lanka. (Sunday Observer 30.4.2017)

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