OBITUARIES – FEBRUARY 2021 DIAZ – THOMAS (TONY) BERNADINE, husband of the late Jeanne (nee Bastiansz), father of Johann and Jeff, in England, on January 19, 2021, aged 84 years. (Contributed) JANSEN – DR RONALD R. G (RONNY), husband of late Olga, father of Diedre, Deryck, Sonia and Suzette, father-in-law of late David Theogarajah and of Priyantha Perera and Thishani, grandfather of Rochelle, Manoj, Warren, Ashwini, Ansuman, Nicole and Aimee, great grandfather of Jayden, Jayna and Maya, in Sri Lanka. (Daily News, 1.2.2021)  ...

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OBITUARIES (E & O.E.) (JANUARY  2021)   GREET – Chris, Husband of Dee Campbell, father of Natalie, Mariko and Stephen, grandfather of Charith, Luke, Chelsea, Gabby, Sam, Emily, Hitoshi and Yukiko. Son of Martin and Ada Greet (dec), in England, on December 28, 2020, aged 88 years (News from Jayam, January 1, 2021)  PEREIRA – Sylvia, wife of the late Frank Morley Pereira, mother and grandmother, in Melbourne, on January 1, 2021. (Contributed)  PERERA – Colvin Merle Lucien, (1944 0 2021) in Sri Lanka. (Contributed) VANDERWALL – Fernando Trevon Marian, husband of Andrianna Vanderwall. Son of Bernard Vanderwall and Chulani Kawdawatta. Son-in-law of Ralston De Silva and late Annie De Silva, grandson of late Margie and Lenny Vanderwall and Kingston and Yvonne Pietersz. Brother of Trevin and Bilasha, brother-in-law of Trevin De Silva and Rasanjali Bandara, in Sri Lanka. (Daily News, 6.1.2021)   DE ALWIS – Lawrence Patrick  Susantha, husband of ...

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  OBITUARIES Compiled by Victor Melder (E & O.E.) (OCTOBER  2019) VAN STARREX – HANS ANTON, son of late Mr Hans Andreas Van Starrex and Gertrud Therese Van Starrex, in Sri Lanka. (Daily News, 1.10.2019) JURIANSZ – LORENZO (SHANNON), aged 21 years, tragically in Melbourne. (Contributed) AMBROSE – ANTHONY  (TONY), in Melbourne (Contributed) PIETERSZ- KENNETH  (KENNY), in Melbourne. (Contributed) MARCELINE – MARK, husband of Sonia, father of Dina, Anil, Nirmali, Zaneta and Sanayi, grandfather of Ashani, Nicolai, Camila, Marco and Marianna, great grandfather of Troy. Brother of Hedy and the late Frances, Greg, Annette, Bertha, Bernie, Billy and Hilary, in Sri Lanka. (Daily News, 2.10, 2019)   FOENANDER – OLGA  (nee Gerreyn), daughter of the late Joe & Nita Gerreyn. Wife of Gordon (Weenie), mother of Karen Foenander and Denise Greep, grandmother of Jake Greep. Sister of the late Crosby, Annesley, Flo, Doreen, Lucien, Genevieve, Rita, Stelmond, Trixie and of Phyllis, ...

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OBITUARIES  –  NOVEMBER  2018 OBITUARIES Compiled by Victor Melder (E & O.E.) (NOVEMBER  2018) PEREIRA – JOAN, (nee Muller), wife of Joy (dec), mother of Brian and Adrian. Sister of Gerard, Marie, Fred, Ladi, Huburt, St Elmo, Ruth, Dr Bede (Syd), Louis, Daphne and Brian Walter, in Sri Lanka, on October 4, 2018, aged 99 years.  (Contributed) DANIELS – EDWARD GERALD (GERRY) MERVYN  (27.09.1922 – 22.10.2018), husband of the late Enid Grace Adeline (nee Evarts), father of the late Gene Susan Mangold and of Wendy Anne Daniels, grandfather of Vanessa and Andrea Mangold and Hayley and Russell Daniels-Lake, great grandfather of Lewis, Lilly Rose, Ella, Reece and Cory. Brother of June Tytler and of the late Noeline Daniels, Doris Wijesinghe and Ben Daniels, in the UK.  wdwendydaniels@googlemail.com  (Contributed) LA’BROOY – ARTHUR EDGAR, husband of Felicia, father of Cheryl, Jerome, Corrina, Caryl and Dessrie, father-in-law of Viraj, Damian, Gorden and Sudath (Saudi), ...

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OBITUARIES Compiled by Victor Melder  (E & O.E.) (OCTOBER  2018) KELLAR – PATRICIA LENA (20.11.1924 – 26.09.2018), wife of Kingsley (dec), mother of Ruston (dec), Cedric, Karen, Jeff, Michael (dec) and Colleen, mother-in-law of John, Susan and Rain. Grandmother of 9, great grandmother of 10, in Melbourne. (Herald Sun, 1.10.2018)    ALBERT – PATRICK, husband of late Irene, father of Leonie, Aloma (Can), Adrian and Meryll, father-in-law of Jeevan (Can), late Berty Viranti and (intended) Graham (Aust). Grandfather of Jenelle, Ariane, Julie, Jessica and Joshua, in Sri Lanka. – 61/1, Mahamega Watte, Maharagama, Sri Lanka. (Daily News 3.10.2018) PEREIRA – JOAN, (nee Muller), wife of Joy (dec), mother of Brian and Adrian. Sister of Dr Bede Muller (Syd), in Sri Lanka, on October 4, 2018. (Contributed). SENEVIRATNE – DR LAKSHMAN, husband of Chula, father and father-in-law of Parakrama & Anoma and Nissanka & Arosha. Grandfather of Uditha, Manish, Sachini and Sushan, ...

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OBITUARIES Compiled by Victor Melder (E & O.E.) (FEBRUARY 2017) FERDINANDEZ (FERDY), husband of Marta, brother of Rev. Father Marcus Ferdinandez, late Winnie, late Ignatious, Frank and late Nita, brother-in-law of late Paul, Joe, Lucy and Peter, in Sri Lanka – 25/2, Samagi Mawatha, Kulatunga Road, Walana, Panadura, Sri Lanka. (Daily News 1.2.2017) JANSEN – LETITIA (17.02.1924 – 29.01.2017). wife of the late Earle Jansen, sister of Friedel, Hendel, Neville, Shelton and Conway (all deceased), mother of Charmaine, Manville, Cleve, Jacqui and Dulika, passed away peacefully on 29.01.2017 in Melbourne, Australia. (Daily News 1.2.2017) PERERA – JANETTE (nee DE SARAM), wife of late Ronnie (Rathna), daughter of late Freeda and late Leo, mother of Rozainne, Ronald and Sharmalene, mother-in-law of Shyam, Kanta and Dinesh, grandmother of Shehani, Lyendra, Dimitra and Shanelle, sister of late Antonette, late Joseph and Thomas, in Sri Lanka. – 121/60, Pio Mawatha, Kandana, Sri Lanka. (Daily ...

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