Obituaries

Obituary: KANAGASABAY – SATKUNA ANANTHAN (Ana) KANAGASABAY – SATKUNA ANANTHAN (Ana) passed away suddenly on 13th March 2018, aged 82 in Wellington NZ. Loving husband of late Sri-Devi, father and father-in-law of Arshini and Damo, grandfather of Purnima, Vidhiya and Dayanitha, and great grandfather of Maya. A private funeral service was held for Ana on 15th March 2018. Messages to the family can be sent to ‘damos@xtra.co.nz‘. (New Zealand)  Ana Kanagasabay was the youngest son of the late GMR Kanagasabay OBE. Ana followed his four brothers to St Thomas College and excelled in sports such as athletics, swimming, football and Rugby. He was a College Prefect and the first Rugby Captain of the school. Ana was a great athlete who represented both St Thomas and Ceylon in Swimming and Water polo in the ‘50’s. He captained the college Water polo and Rugby teams. He represented Ceylon (Sri Lanka) in Swimming ...

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Obituary: Mr. Iyasamy Wijeyanayagam JP, Sydney Australia, passed away peacefully on 1 March 2018 at the age of ninety-four. Beloved husband of late Thiruselvam, father of Kumar (late), Mohan, Rajan, Wiji and Siri. Father-in-law of Puvaneswary, Jalini, Nagarajah and Subothini. Grandfather of Wijeyanthy, Wijeyavani, Wijeyanthan, Wijeyathabson, Tharshan, Naren, Rohan, Dhakshi, Asvini, Shabna and Wijith.  Great Grandfather of Lydia, Alexander (Sasha), Samaya, Teo and Sienna. Beloved uncle of Lalitha & Nila (Australia), nephews, grand-nephews, nieces and grandnieces overseas. Mr Wijeyanayagam was an active volunteer with Sydney Murugan Temple, Library and a Committee Member of Senior Citizen Association. Funeral arrangements are as follows. Funeral rites: Sunday 4th March, between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm at 19 Francis Oakes Way West Pennant Hills Service & cremation: between 2:00 pm and 3:30 pm on 4th March, 2018 at Magnolia Chapel at Macquarie Park Crematorium   Rajan Wijey:  +61  0432 255 850 ...

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