OBITUARIES
(E & O.E.)
(JUNE 2024)
LAPPEN, Mervyn Edward Felix, (29.5.1933 – 26.3.2024), husband of Carmen Lappen, father of Belinda, Mark and Darren, grandfather of Kaleb, Rhylee, Gracie, Zara, Lavender, Jack and Ophelia, in Melbourne (Contributed)
GERREYN, Layard (6.9.1952 – 29.4.2024), husband of Sheela, father of Liz-Maree, Suzan and Shenandra, father-in-law of Emmanuel and Kanchana, grandfather of Jordan and Aaron. Brother of late Travin, Elester and Marios in Sri Lanka. (Contributed)
BLAZĔ, Rev. John Louis (8.0.1934 – 16.5.2024), husband of Dorothy Annette (née Holland), father of Ann-Marie, John R and Katharine, father-in-law of Mark, Joanne and Naveen, grandfather of Jesse, Joshua & Georgina, Amy & Toby, Annie, Mariana, Raffaella and Jake. Son of the late Benjamin R. Blazé and Dorrit P Blazé (née Wait), in Melbourne (Order of Service Booklet)
ROSARYO, Aloma (17.11.1944 – 17.5.2024), wife of Charles, mother of Vanessa, grandmother of Dylon and Demi, in Melbourne. (Contributed)
WICKREMASINGHA, Radley ’Channa’ (14/.7.1951 – 18.5.2024), husband of Jeannie, father of Aruna,fFather-in-law of Alex Brearley, grandfather of Ava & Lila. Brother of Marie & Lindy (dec), brother-in-law to Michael
& Romanie Samarakon.(Melbourne Age, 27.5.2024)
KOCH, Delphine Dorothy, (5.1.1939 – 25.5.2024), wife of Don (dec), mother and mother-in-law of Heather and Trevor, Grenfell and Slavka, Tamara, Rashliegh and Tricia. Grandmother, great grandmother. (The Adelaide Advertiser 29/5/2024)
CANDAPPA, Elmo. V, husband of Marian Candappa, father of Dilshani & Dilshini (Aust), father-in-law of Duminda Nalaka Jayasuriya & Damith Jayatilleke (Aust), grandfather of Deangelo & Deanna, Diella & Dianca (Aust). Son of late Emmanuel & Erica Candappa, brother of Lorna (USA), Heloise, Adiel & Verna, in Sri Lanka. (Daily News, 1.6.2024)
KOCH, Winston Roy, (26.2.1945 – 29.5.2024), husband of Janine Beloved father of Gretta, Paul, and Margot, Grandfather of Leo, Camero, Jack, Eva & Liam. (The Adelaide Advertiser, 1/6/2024)
HATCH, Betty Fay, (11.5.1953 – 27.5.2024), wife of Raymond, mother and mother-in-law of Kellie, Simon, Kathryn, Mathew, Graham, Lyndsey, Rebecca, Tiaan and Wendy. Grandmother Betty of Caitlin, Amelia, Clara, Mathew, Rosie,
James (dec), Ryan, Charlotte, Madeleine, Lachlan, Connor, Josh and Ivy. (Canberra Times, 1.6.2024)
HATCH, Malcolm Joseph (17.5.1949 – 24.5.2024), husband, father and grandfather. (Brisbane Courier Mail, 1.6.2024)
CRAMER, Nigel Anthony, in Melbourne. (contributed)
PREMKUMAR, Daniel Emmauel Solomon “Kumar”, in Melbourne. (Contributed)
MENDIS, Harshadeva Ananda, in Melbourne. (Contributed)
ARULPRAKASAM, Leelawathy, in Melbourne. (Contributed)
KANANGARRA, Dr Siri, (28.10.1944 – 5.6.2024), in Sydney. (Contributed)
KRISHNAR, Jeyasri, (8.3.1958 – 4.6.2024), in Sydney. (Tamil Thakaval 5.6.2024)
PEREIRA, Wendy (née Stork), daughter of Late Elaine and Richard Stork, wife of Shirley, mother of Shane and Simone (Andrea), mother-in-law of Nataly and Sri, grandmother of Shenelle, Darren and Meth. (Daily News 6.6.2024)
KRISHNAR, Jeyasri, son of late Mr & Mrs Krishnar Nallma, in Sydney, on June 4, 2024. (Tamil Thakaval and Contributed)
DAWOOD, Fayez, in Melbourne. (Contributed)
INMAN Novaleen, (West Australian, 5.6.2024)
VISSER, Jacqueline Bernadette (3.4.1978 – 29.5.2024, in Auckland. (Contributed)
DHARMALINGAM, Kuppusamy (1935 – 2024), husband of Frances, father of Shantha and Susheela, father-in-law of Tasio and Grant, grandfather of Sofia and Troy, Bella, and Serena.Proud great-grandfather of Apollo, on June 6, 2024. (West Australian, 8.6.2024)
BACKHOUSE, Ruth, wife of John, Bob, and Adrian (all dec), mother of Kathy, Phillip, Martin, Tony, and Trish, grandmother of 13, and great grandmother of 27. (Sydney Morning Herald, 8.6.2024)
BRODIE, Gary Ian, (29.10.1941 – 31.5.2024), Beloved father of Mel (Lindy) and
Andrew (dec.), father-in-law of Mark, brother of Gai and Grandpa of Alex. (Canberra Times, 8.6.20224)
CASPERSZ, Laurell (née Cramer), wife of late Milburn, mother of Desiree, Jennifer and Gail. Daughter of late Carl and late Bertha Cramer, sister of the late Joan, Carl, Errol, Peter and of Arlene and Marita, in NSW, on June 7, 2024, aged 93 years.. (Sunday Times, 9.6.2024)
WIJAYAGUNARATHNE, Samaraweera, in Melbourne. (Contributed)
PATE, Valerie, wife of Sandy, mother of Andrew, Anthea and Stewart, mother-in-law of Christine, Max and Mikayla, grandmother of Joshua and Candace, Blair and Taylah, Jacob, Haley, Matilda, great grandmother of Layla and Malia. (The West Australian, 11.6.2024)
PERERA, Jayapana Bertram, in Melbourne. (Contributed)
DE KRETSER, Anneliese (née Lachmair) mother of Tess, Janet and Walter, grandmother of Cillian, Danielle, Simone, Johnny, Caoinhe, Iseult Allegra, Patrick and Anneliese, in Sri Lanka. (Contributed)
LAPPEN, Kenneth Charles (7.1927 – 6.6.2024), husband of the late Mary, father of Patrick, Rozanne and Andrew, grandfather of Brett, Phillip, Alyson, Melissa, Michelle and Jamie, great grandfather of Brendan, Dillion and Havana, in Melbourne. (Contributed)
ROSARYO, Aloma, (17.11.1944 – 17.5.2024), wife of Charles, mother of Vanessa, grandmother of Dylon and Domi. (Contributed)
SEBASTIAN, Leslie Ignatius, (9.3.1934 – 7.6.2024), Son of the late Aloysius and Ruby Sebastian, husband of the
late Jeanne Sebastian (Melbourne Age, 14.6.2024)
MANT, Henry Percival “Peter”, husband of Elaine father of Jane and David (dec), father-in-law of Darren. Grandfather of Peter, Mate and ‘Tiger’ of Jack and Ned. Brother of Mignon. (The Adelaide Advertiser, 15.6.2024)
ARUDSOTHY, Arulanantham (8.7.1946 – 16.6.2024), in Melbourne (RIP Book)
SHANKARAN, Rethnam, in Melbourne. (Contributed)
KOSGOLLA, Shri Wishwajith, in Melbourne. (Contributed)
SPARKES, Audrey Patricia (née Delaney), wife of Jack (dec), mother of Kerrie-Ann, Chris, Michelle, Mike, Catherine and their spouses and partners – Graham, Karen, Jo and Erik, grandmother of Danielle, Ryan, Conor, Liam and Hayley. (nee Delaney), on 5 June, 2024, aged 90 years. (Sydney Morning Herald, 15.6.2024)
BOLLING, Patricia June “Pat” (7.12.1935 – 12.6.2024), wife of Manfred, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. (Canberra Times, 15.6.2024)
JACKSON, Minerva Antoinette (née Phillips), wife of late Paget Jackson, mother of Vanessa, Seth, Peter and Tristram, mother-in-law of Min, grandmother of Adrienne, Matthew, Paget, Luke, Anja, Daniel, Emily, Charlie, Sitara and Sarisha, great grandmother of Penelope. Daughter of Peter Bernard Frank Phillips dec) and Ida Marian Alice Herrick (dec), Sister of Brinsley (dec), Christine, Marie, Loxley, Jean and Dionne. (Sun Herald, 20.6.2024 & Contributed)
EDIRISINGHA, Luxman, (St Anthony’s Church, Noble Park Bulletin)
CLEMENTS, Christopher, father of Oscar and Hannah, former husband of Christie, on Jun e 18, 2024. (West Australian, 19.6.2024)
SILVA, Carmen (The West Australian, 19.6.2024)
De ZOYSA, Roma, daughter of Stanley De Zoysa and Dora de Silva, Step-daughter of Sheila de Zoysa, sister of Sonja Arnolda and Alfie de Zoysa. Former wife of Benny Jinadasa and Freddy Tira, mother of Sonali Jinadasa Tucker, Pinky Pendigrast and Todd Tira, grandmother of Keisha and Tehani Pendigrast. Great grandmother though marriage of McKenzie and Colemen Grier. Mother-in-law of Lewis Tucker and Kenneth Pendigrast, in California, USA, on June 20, 2024, aged 89 years. (News from Jayam, USA)
KOCH, Ronald William, husband of Beryl (dec), loved father and father-in-law of John and Jan, and Shirley and Frank, grandfather of Chris (and Ally), Lou (and Rob), Tim (and Louise), and Anna, great grandfather to Kit, Navy, Hartley, Otto, Charlie and Toby, on June 20 2024, aged 93. (The West Australian, 22.6.2024)
PANAMBALANA, Don Alonso Gabriel (Alan) (25.3.1935 – 10.6.2024), father of Nadine, Sean and their present and former partners Ian, Natalie (dec) and Allison, grandfather to Zac, Joshua, Hannah, Noah, Finn, Luca, Tara, Noah Bennett, and Fern, great-grandfather to Esther, former husband of Ferne, brother of Pauline, on June 10, 2024, aged 89. (Sydney Morning Herald, 22.6.2024)
RAFFELL, Donald Arthur, husband of Dorothy, father of Rodney, Julie and Lisa, father-in-law of Cal, grandfather of Bailey, Liam, Matthew and Maia, on 12th June 202, Aged 90 Years. (Sydney Morning Herald, 22.6.2024)
COWLEY, Tom, husband of Kathryn, father of Sarah and James, grandfather of Arthur, George and Samuel. Brother of Janet, ,on the 11th of June 2024, aged 78 years. (Sydney Morning Herald, 22.6.2024)
SPROULE, Clifford Moreton (8.12.1939 – 17.6.2024), husband of Margaret, father of Emma and Stuart, father in-law of Brian and Kate, grandfather of Archer, Oliver, Riley and Tyler. (Sydney Morning Herald, 22.6.2024)
MOREL, Jeanine Cecile, in Melbourne. (Contributed)
THIELE, Arnold Wakefield, husband of Hyacinth, father of Bernadine, Cedric, Lucien and Jerome, father-in-law of Mario, Hyranthie, Saluka and Shyamala, grandfather of Natasha, Christina, Shannon, Alishka, Ikshu, Kevin, Kiara and Nathan, great grandfather of Savannah and Azalea, in Sri Lanka. (Daily News 25.6.2024)
BALASINGHAM, Kamalambigai (14.11.1924 – 10.6.2024, in Sydney, Australia. (Tamil Thakaval, 24.6.2024)
ABEYKOON, Mikeala Nirvana, in Melbourne. (Contributed)
PEIRIS, Shirley, (30.11.1936 – 13.6.2024), in Melbourne. (Contributed)
SCHRADER, Therese Yvonne Opal (née Fernando), wife of Tony. Daughter of Charles George Fernando and Emma Le Mercier de Clermont (both dec), daughter-in-law of Joseph Lorensz Schrader and Erica Mary Ginger (both dec), mother and grandmother, in Melbourne. (Contributed)
VIEYRA, Brian, (1.11.1940 – 26.6.2024), husband of late Pamela, father of Antoinette, Rochelle, Keith and Shane, father-in-law of Jennifer and Julia, grandfather of Jonatan & Sandrine, Natasha & Chaminda, Melvin & Shehara, Wayne & Shalintha, Caroline, Herschelle, Sharlene, Prestoon, Valerie, Audrey and Hannah, great grandfather of Dimithi, Sieanna and Savannah, in Sri Lanka. (Contributed)
BOCKS, LORNA, wife of late Clement Bocks, mother of Yohann, mother-in-law of Dinusha, grandmother of Avisha and Adrian, in Sri Lanka.. (Daily Mirror, 27.6.2024)
PEIRIS, Rene, wife of late Prof. Rupert Peiris, daughter of Mr & Mrs Arthur A. Fernando, sister of Susila Fernando and late Tilda, Dunstan, Denzil, Swinitha, Norman and Rohini, in Sri Lanka. (Daily News, 27.6.2024)
WEERASINGHE , QUEENCY ROSE DELIMA (née Mendis), wife of late Anton Weerasinghe, mother of Marini Bandara (Can) and Mihiri Yeluri (Aust), mother-in-law of Sampath Bandara (Can) and Pradan Yeluri (Aust), in Sri Lanka (Daily News 27.6.2024)
EGODAGAMAGE, Gunapala, in Melbourne. (Contributed)
D’SILVA, William (Bill) 21.06.1939 – 08.06.2024, father of Tina-Marie, Mark and Trevor, grandfather of Liam, Lachlan, Chelsea, Kaelan, Ava and Charlotte. (The West Australian, 29.6.2024)
FREDERICKS, Errol Matthew. (The Adelaide Advertiser, 29.6.2024)
Note: Spelling of names as taken from original notices and contributors.
