Obituaries
ANGHIE - DR. TREVELYN (TREVOR) - Loved and loving husband of Ruth. Beloved father of Sabrina, Jeremy, Michele, Tamara. Father-in-law of Travers, Sarah and Joe. Treasured Poppy of Jules, Matthew, Liam and Sophie. Brother of Tony, Maureen (dec) and Maurice. Uncle of Antony and Michael, passed away peacefully surrounded by loving family at Cabrini Palliative Care. Our sincere thanks to all who were involved in his care. A wonderful man who touched the lives of all he met, with his beautiful smile and kind heart. Rest In Peace.
DE MEL - BEATRICE LENA – nee SAMARAWEERA, At Rest with Jesus - Loving wife of Christy, beloved mother of Chris (USA) and Viraj, loving mother-in-law of Claudia (USA), and Tania, loving grandma of Shanuki, Dimitri and Derek (USA), beloved sister of late Mathew, late Matilda, late Dr. Albert, late Lilian and of Dr. Charles (USA), sister-in-law of Dalton and Gnana. Remains lie at Barney Raymond’s Funeral Parlour. Cortege leaves the parlour at 1.00 p.m. on 12th May Saturday for service and burial at 3 pm - St. Peter’s Church Koralawella. 077 3864644, 072 2669042.
DHARMARATNE – RITA CONCY – Beloved wife of late Lloyd Alexander Dharmaratne, loving mother of Loretta, Trevor (Sharjah), Yolande, Shyamalie, and Ayesha, motherin-law of Vasantha (Biwater), Shyamalie, late Vianey, Savith (Dubai) and Shiral (Commercial Bank), darling grandmother of Viranthie, Nimalie, Varuni, Mary, Christine, Dinuki, Inoki, Shanaki, Savin, Shyamal, Sadesh, Schelome, Shiresh, Shehan, and Shevon, great grandmother of Stefan, Shanuk and Shenuk, expired. Cortege leaves residence at 3.00 pm on 13th Sunday for Internment at St. Sebastian’s Church, Moratuwa. “Savistella”, 4, Fraser Avenue, Moratuwa.
IYATHURAI SIVAPATHAM – (Rtd. Commercial Bank) – Son of late Iyathurai and Sivamuttu, beloved husband of late Annapoornam, brother of late Thilahamma, Arulanantham, Vamathevan, Sivapakiam and Sivapakiam, father of Sathyavathy, Dr. Murugananthy and father-in-law of Ratha Palakidnar, affectionate grandpa of Ashrakan and Poorinima, passed away. Last rites will take place at Malaya Cottage, Suthumalai South, Manipay on May 12, at 10.00 am. Cremation will take place at Thewady Hindu Cemetery.
LORD – MAURICE (Former Managing Director – Business Machines Co. Ltd.) – Beloved husband of late Daphne, darling father of Althea, Cherie, Ray, Michael, Glenn and Jackie, fatherin-law of Ranjan, Vidya, Chandrika and Manjula, darling grandfather of Jay, Jessie, Joshua, Christina, Rishen, Annika, Dylan, Jonathan, Ryan, Nigel and Demintha, loving brother of Malcolm and Rita, late Rickie, Elmo, Percy, Leslie and Anton, brother-in-law of Margaret, Celia, Francisca, Irvine and Cynthia Vancuylenburg, Erken Caspersz, late Doreen and Concy Lord and Marlene Caspersz, passed away peacefully. Cortege leaves residence No. 34/5, Bloemendhal Lane, Kotahena, Colombo 13, on Saturday 12th May at 2.45 pm. For service at St. Lucia’s Cathedral, Kotahena and thereafter burial at General Cemetery, Borella (Roman Catholic Section) at 4.15 pm.
NATHANIELSZ, PRINCE ROHAN – Loving husband of Suneetha Padmini Nathanielsz, father of Dunil Roshan Nathanielsz and Anil Hashan Nathanielsz and father-in-law of Waruni Prabasha Ratnayaka, passed away on 07th April 2012 in Saudi Arabia. Funeral arrangements will be notified later. Contact 0773-105883 or 0812-212252 for details.
RAFEEK - A.R.A. (Retired Shaw Wallace & Hedges and former Chairman and Managing Director of Marz Halal Food (Pvt) Ltd) - Much loved wife of Amara, loving father of Shahnaz, Farhana, Jazly and Shiraj, father-in-law of Sarath Weerasinghe, Ishama and Cheryl, loving grandfather of Shervantha, Zaahid, Mashiya, Sakina, Salima, Zahir and Malik, passed away peacefully on 30 April 2012. Janaza took place on the same day. No. 74/5, 10th Lane, Ambillawatte Road, Boralesgamuwa.
RAJESWARI KARALASINGHAM – beloved wife of Late Karalasingham (Attorney-at-law & Tax Consultant), loving mother of Indran (Investment Promotion Consultant Ltd, former Director of TRI TEL Services Ltd and Midigama Cement Ltd), Dr Rupasenan (Australia), Dr Indrajith (Australia), mother-in-law of Lalithanki (Australia), grand-mother of Sivanjali (Australia), daughter of Late Mr & Mrs Sithamparanathan of Neervely, Daughter-in-law of Late Mr & Mrs Ponniah Nathan of Suthumalai expired on 10th May (Thursday). Cortege leaves residence situated at No: 15, Janaki Lane, Bambalapitiya, Colombo – 04 on 13th May (Sunday) at 10 a.m. to General Cemetery Hindu Section, Kanatte, Borella for creamation at 10.30 a.m. Tel: 2583499
THEIVANAYAGI RATNASABAPATHY (THANGAM), formerly of 28 Mary’s Road Colombo 4 – Beloved wife of late V. Ratnasabapathy (attorney-at-law) and former principal Sri Lanka Law College), loving mother of late Ravikumar, Sumangali Suriar (UK), Siva Kumar (Australia) and Udayakumar, mother-in-law of Suriar (UK) and Nilmini, much loved grandmother of Murali and Dhakshi (UK) and of Kritaanjali and Shankarshana, daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. S. Ramanathan of Mylani Chunnakam, daughter-in-law of late Mr. and Mrs. S. Velupillai of Kopai, beloved sister of late Sithamparanathan, late Srinivasan, late Yogambikai, late Nadesan and Rajarajeswari, sister-in-law of Parameswari Sithamparanathan, late Maheswari Thambiraja, Parameswari Sivakumaran (Australia), Buvaneswari (Australia) and Dr. Sara V. Pavan (Australia), passed away peacefully in the United Kingdom on 12th February 2012. Cremation took place in Surrey, UK on 18th February 2012. Family extends its sincere thanks to all the relatives and friends who attended the funeral, sent condolence messages and helped in various ways. suma@suriar.com, Skumar@ppg.com, udaya17@sltnet.lk.
THURAIRATNAM – GOETHE JEEVATHAYALAN (THAYA) – Beloved husband of Mary, loving son of late K.C. and Elsie Thurairatnam and cherished brother of Jeevo Mahilrajan, Thamo Thurairatnam, the late Chutty Thurairatnam, Nesan Thurairatnam, and Singar Thurairatnam. Remains lie at A.F. Raymond’s Funeral Parlour on Saturday 12th May from 9.00 am. Cremation on same day at 5 pm at General Cemetery, Kanatte. 22 A, Collingwood Place, Colombo 6.
WEERASOORIYA IMOTO – MANEL R. (Attorney-at-law) – At Rest With Jesus – Dearly beloved wife of Seizo Imoto, beloved daughter of late Hubert and Rachel Weerasooriya, sister of Shantini, Rani, Nelun, Nisanka and Chrishanthi, sister-in-law of late Dr. Clarence Perera (E.M.C.), late Asoka Wisumperuma, Sunil Jayaweera, Anoma and Trevor Pereira. Cortege leaves residence at 2.30 p.m. for service at Holy Trinity Church, Patuwatha, Dodanduwa at 3.00 p.m. and thereafter for cremation at Baddegama Crematorium at 5.00 p.m. on Saturday 12th May 2012. “Geetanjali”, Maragahahena, Pathana, Hikkaduwa.