OBITUARIES (E & O.E.) (MARCH  2024)                                                               VETHAKAN, Helen, wife of the late Arthur Vethakan, mother of the late Rajkumar,​ Rajam,​ Winston and Winicia, mother-in-law of Manjula,​ Jerome,​ Rukshana and Derrick. Grandmpother of Prashan,​ Jeggan,​ Rajiv,​ Rumesh,​ Divya,​ Ashwini,​ Jonathan,​ Maneka,​ Johanan and Radesh,​ and their spouses Pooja,​ Sumyutha,​ Karen,​ Anisha,​ Rehan,​ Shevin and Nicole. Great grandmother of Ella,​ Jiya and Rhea, in Sri Lanka on February 28, 2024. (Daily News, 1.3.3024) RAYMOND, “Billy”, Christopher Robin., (20.02.1943 – 29.02.2024),   husband of Christine (née D’Abrera), father of Danielle and Richard and Ryan, father-in-law of Tamara, grandfather of Jai and Saira. Son of Colin and Alma Doris Raymond, brother of late Barney, late St Elmo, late Dr Anton, late David, late Joan ...

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Please Join Us To Celebrate The life Of Baptist Abeyadeera – OBITUARY Viewing – Thursday | March 21 | 7pm St Kevin’s Catholic Parish Hampton Park 120 Hallam Rd, Hampton Park Vic 3976 Funeral Service – Friday | March 22 | 11:30am St Kevin’s Catholic Parish Hampton Park 120 Hallam Rd, Hampton Park Vic 3976 Followed By – Burial at Springvale Botanical Cemetery 600 Princes Hwy, Springvale Vic 3171 Click here to receive your free copy of the eLanka Newsletter twice a week delivered directly to your inbox!  ...

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 Obituaries – March 2023 FORSTER, Maurice, husband of Pam (nee Mack), father of Nigel, Graham, Roger and Kevin, father-in-law of Katrina, grandfather of Thomas, Eliza and Edward, in Melbourne on February 21, 2023. (Contributed)   RAJA, James Canute,  (06.09.1946 – 27.02.2023), husband of Antoinette, father of  Tushan (dec) and Tushani, in Sri Lanka. (Contributed) SCHRADER, Valerie Fay, wife of Mick, mother of Lynette 7 Wendy, mother-in-law of Dean, grandmother. Daughter of Clement & Lillian (both dec). Sydney Morning Herald, 1.3.2023)   MOONESINGHE, Mureen Diana (nee PROCTER), wife of late Shelly Moonesinghe,​  mother of Sabeena and Husain,​ Gavin and Annalyn,​ grandmother of Daanyaal,​ Tristan and late Lyn.​ Sister of Dorothy,​ Barbara,​ Bertram,​ Jeanette and Deborah, in Sri Lanka on February 26, 2023. (Daily News 1.3.2023) FERNANDEZ, Charmaine,  wife of late Basil Fernandez,​ sister of late Ranjith Seneviratne,​ late Lalith Seneviratne,​ Premani De Silva and Dr Sarath Seneviratne (Aust).​ Mother of Angelo and ...

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                                                                                         OBITUARIES                                                                   (E & O.E.)                                                            (JUNE  2022) EMMANUEL, Ravindran (Ravi), husband of Charmaine, father of Janek, Shemani and Tehara, father-in-law of Jaimi, Gayan and Sanjay, grandfather of Jaana, Juaan, Jovan, Jeron, Jevan and Adesh. Son of late Chelvam & Ranee Emmanuel, brother of Christine Sellamuttu, brother-in-law of Michael De Carolis (Jill) and Caryl Velupillai (Lakshman), in Sri Lanka. (Daily News 14.5.2022) PERUMAL, Joseph (Joe) Aubrey Lawson, (24.01.1949 – 30.05.2022), father of Opeka and Kerwin, Pierre/Naomie, grandfather of Ethan, Aydin, Austin, Jasmine ...

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OBITUARIES – AUGUST 2021 (Compiled by Victor Melder: Melbourne)   KAULE, Michael, (22.01.1952 – 16.07.2021, son of the late Aloy and Amy Kaule, father of Sean and Adam. Brother of Marie and June. (Contributed) KELLAR, Randolph (Sandy), father of Dominic and Daniel, in Sri Lanka. (Contributed) VANGRAMBERG, Denham.  Son of Gordon (late) & Mavis Van Gramberg,​  brother of big Denham (dec),​ Murray,​ Warren,​ Danielle,​ Jimmy (dec) and Mickey,​   brother-in-law of Vilma & Rodney.​  Father of Keshia,​ Natalie,​ Thiasha & Arrianne,​ grandfather of Katara & Yelena, in Sri Lanka on August 1, 2021. (Daily News, 3.8.2021) BERTUS, Bernard (02.06.1939 – 02.08.2021), husband of Betsy (nee de Waas), father of Howard and Anthea, in Melbourne. (Contributed) LUMANAUW, Stanley, son of the late Willem Ferdinand Lumanauw and Sybil Iris Walles. Sister of Veronica in Sri Lanka. (Contributed) BURDETT, William (Bill), husband of Helen, father of Darryl and Roger. Brother of Bob, Fred, Jim ...

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OBITUARY Dr NALINI KUMARI KAPPAGODA (21 Jan 1936 – 23 July 2021)   It is with much sadness that I record the demise of Dr Nalini Kappagoda, lately of Bundanoon and Killara. Dr Nalini Kappagoda, a long-time resident, of West Pymble, Killara, and Bundanoon, in New South Wales, passed away at the age of 85 on 23 July. She was one of the most brilliant products of the Ceylon Medical College, from where she passed out as a doctor with First Class Honours in 1960. She was most likely the only student in the history of the Medical College to collect a bag of 4 gold medals during a studentship. In 1958 she was awarded the Hazarai Gold Medal for the best student at the Third MBBS examination. In 1958 she was also awarded the Loos Gold medal for pathology. In the same year she was also awarded the Mathew ...

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OBITUARIES – JUNE 2021 IRA-GOULD, Neville – Beloved husband of Isha,​  father of Natalie and Jamie son of late James and Samuel Ira-Gould,​  brother of Faith (the late Rajendran),​ Marjorie ‘Margie’ (Roy),​ the late Christine (the late Raffa) and Prashanthi ‘Thangi’ (Warren), in Canada. (Daily News, 1.6.2021) RUPESINGHE, Noel, son of the late Mr E.W.Rupesinghe and Mrs Josephine Rupesinghe, brother and brother-in-law of late Nissanka & Anula, late Bobby and late Manel Viswasam, Patrick and late Rosemarie, Jacinta & Ajit and Roshan & Leonie (Aust), In Sri Lanka. (Daily News, 2.6.2021)      van TWEST, Marie, wife of Errol (dec), mother of Darren, Claire, Patrick, Robyn (dec) and Rod, in Brisbane on June 2, 2021. (The Courier Mail, 9.6.2021), SELA, Albert, husband of the late Minnette, father of Cheryl, Maryse and Howard, father-in-law of Sampath Paranavitane and Ruwaiza, grandfather of Sheran, Natalie, Davin, Nadiya, Dilly, Tara and Tevan. Brother of the late ...

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OBITUARIES – APRIL 2021   OBITUARIES (E & O.E.) (APRIL  2021)   DE ZILWA, JENNIFER, wife of Alston, mother of Michele Lewis, mother-in-law of Bruce Lewis. Grandmother of Yazmyn and Joshua Lewis. Sister of Ken & Jim Ferreira, sister-in-law of Carmen Harris, Yvonne Ferreira, Monica Ferreira and Tyronne De Zilwa, in Sydney on March 29, 2021, aged 75 years. (Daily Telegraph, NSW, 1.4.2021)   EBERT, MERVYN, husband of Eva, father and father-in-law of Jason, David (dec), Simon & Rebecca. Grandfather of Shaylah, Oliver and Emily. Son of Melba & Donald (both dec), brother of Bob, Desy (dec), Stag, Snow (dec), Turk (dec) Marg, Tigy, Shirley, Mutchy, Snortsy, Poody, Valwee, Dotsy, Inky, Peter, Joycee, Linny and Jeffery, in Adelaide, on March 25, 2021, aged 78 years.  (Adelaide Advertiser, 3.4.2021) GAUDER, EDWARD NEVILLE, husband of late Gwendolene (nee Brohier), brother of late Basil and Aubrey and of Annesley, Trevor and Penny Fernando, in ...

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