{"id":119128,"date":"2023-08-05T08:22:15","date_gmt":"2023-08-05T08:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=119128"},"modified":"2023-08-05T08:23:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T08:23:01","slug":"obituaries-july-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/obituaries-july-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"OBITUARIES &#8211; JULY 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> OBITUARIES<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(E &amp; O.E.)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>(JULY <\/strong>\u00a0<strong>2023)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>VANDERWERT, Churchill Frederick, \u00a0<\/strong>(4.10.1940 \u2013 23.05.2023), Dearest husband of Heather, devoted father of Paul, Glenn &amp; Rosalie Father-in-law to Carl, Antoinette and Lynsey. Loving Grandpa to Josh, Caleb, Ella, Asher, Louis, Piper, Abby and Eden. (Contributed)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>GONSAL, Dugald, OBE (<\/strong>12.04.1935 \u2013 19.06.2023), father of Karen, Nadine and Kim and grandfather to 10 grandchildren, in the UK.. (eLanka News.)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>HENDERLING, Donald Edward, <\/strong>husband of Rena, father and father-in-law of Jeremy, Tania and Mark Nicol and Mark &amp; Joanne, grandfather of Katie, Joshua, Sam and Isaac. Brother of\u00a0 Elmo (dec), Kingsley (dec), Noeline, Marlene (dec), Eva (dec), Ronald (dec), Esther and Patricia, in Brisbane on June 20, 2023, aged 94 years. (Silvefawn Newsetter)\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>PERERA, Menuli, <\/strong>daughter of Anton Prasantha Perera and Shyamali Liyanage, in Brisbane on\u00a0 June 6, 2023, aged 10 years (Daehaen Newsletter, Qld)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>KOCH, Jan Godfried \u2018John\/Jack\u2019, <\/strong>husband of Tammy, father &amp; father-in-law law of Trent &amp; Belinda, Rochelle &amp; Lee, Jeremy &amp; Melissa and Bradley &amp; Ailsa, grandfather of James, Annabelle, Jade, Blake, Owen, Stella, Harrison, Imogen, Natasha and Xavier, in Sydney on June 21, 2023, aged 81 years. (Contributed)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>PONNAIYA, Kirupakaram, <\/strong>(10.02.1957 \u2013 23.06.2023), in Melbourne (Tamil Thakaval Obituaries)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>GUNATILLAKE, Iranganie Cynthia (n\u00e9e SIRIMANNE), <\/strong>wife of Dr Harold. Daughter of Felix &amp; Beatrice Sirimanne, sister of Ranjit, in Kandy, Sri Lanka, on June 29, 2023. (Contributed)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>MATTHIAS, Kenneth Walter, <\/strong>(13.02.1928 \u2013 25.06.2023), husband of Marlene, father of Jenny, Rich and Davey, father-in-law of Don, Janine and Karen, grandfather of Casey, Jake, Jesse, Ashlee and Talya, great grandfather of Ella and Toby. (Age, 1.7.2023)\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>WEERASOORIYA, Regina, <\/strong>mother of Kamal Weerasooriya, Chrishanthi Athukorala and Janaki De Silva, in Brisbane. Daehaen Newsletter)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>PERERA, Cheryne Juliette (n\u00e9e BOUCHE)<\/strong>,\u200b wife of Robert Perera, in Sri Lanka. (Sunday Observer, 2.7.2023)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>JAYETILLEKE, Audrey Charmaine, MBE <\/strong>(10.01.1937 \u2013 02.07.2023), in the UK. (Contributed)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>RUPESINGHE, Joseph \u00a0Harold<\/strong>,\u200b husband of late Moira (nee Direkze),\u200b father of Surakshi,\u200b Tamara &amp; Chery.\u200bSson of late Edwin and Bridgette,\u200b brother of Noel,\u200b Delicia,\u200b Rev. Fr. Sunil,\u200b brother-in-law of Leema,\u200b Therese,\u200b Joyce,\u200b brother of late Joyce,\u200b Mervyn,\u200b Pearl,\u200b Lakshman,\u200b and brother-in-law of late Caxton,\u200b Victor,\u200b Carl, in Sri Lanka. (Daily News, 4.7.2023)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>HOLMES, <\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Patricia<\/strong>\u00a0\u2018<strong>Trish\u2019 (n\u00e9e HUGHES)<\/strong> (nee Hughes) wife of\u00a0 Vincent Holmes (dec), mother of Ryan, grandmother of \u00a0Hayley\u00a0 and Lisa<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">(West Australian, 4.7.2023)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>CADIRAMEN, \u00a0Romaigne Deirdre (n\u00e9e JONKLAAS),\u200b <\/strong>\u00a0wife of late Ganesha Cadiramen (Cadi),\u200b\u00a0 mother of Joanne,\u200b Tania &amp; Janek,\u200b mother-in-law of Derrick,\u200b Michael &amp; Mark,\u200b grandmother of Jacquie &amp; Nicola,\u200b great grandmother of Dylan &amp; Max, in Sri Lanka. (Daily News, 5.7.2023)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>RATNARAJAH, Rhea Chandranee (n\u00e9e SANDERS), <\/strong>23.09.1929 \u2013 05.07.2023, wife of late Ackland Rasiah Ratnarajah, mother of\u00a0 \u00a0Sharmini &amp; Vasikaran, mother-in-law of Mahen Nalliah and Daisy. Grandmother of Rachel and Keturah. Daughter of the late Mr David Selvamanickam Sanders\u00a0 and late Mrs Harriet Chellammah Sanders (nee Handy). Daughter-i- law of late Mr Sabapathy Rasiah and late Mrs Rasammah Rasiah. Sister of late Mrs Pearl Selvaranee (Mani) Kanagarajah, late Dr Daniel Selvarajah Sanders, late Dr Samuel Chandrarajah Sanders and late Mr Handy Balarajah Sanders. Sister-in-Law of late Mr Herbert Rasiah Kanagarajah, late Mrs Christobel Chelvathy Sanders, late Mrs Mangayakarasi Sanders, Mrs Susila Sanders, late Mrs Rasamany and late Mr Murugesu Rajasundaram, late Mr Crofton and Mrs Ruby Rajasingham, late Mr Samuel and Mrs Inparani Arasasingham and late Dr Charles and Mrs Sugunawathy Jeyarajah, in Melbourne. (Contributed)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>KEIL, Annette Marie, (PFITZNER, n\u00e9e SCHAPEL), 04.01.1939 \u2013 30.06.2023,\u00a0 <\/strong>wife of Glen (dec) and (David dec), \u00a0mother and mother-in-law of Carolyn and Tim, Suzanne, Joel, Alison,Stephen and Jane, Christine and Drew.\u00a0 Grandmother of 14 and Great Grandmother of 13. (Adelaide Advertiser, 7.7.2023)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>DA SILVA,<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Anthony (Tony), brother of Chris, on June 27, 2023, in Perth, W.A, aged 69 years. (West Australian, 8.7.2023) <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">MORTIMER, Valma, in Perth, W.A. (West Australian, 8.7.2023)<\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>WIJETUNGE, Tissa<\/strong> husband and step father of Jembu &amp; Sukie, brother of Peter,\u200b Matilda and the late Alfrad and Gamini, on June 14, 2023, \u00a0in Sydney,\u200b Australia after a long illness. (Sunday Observer, 9.7.2023)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>PIERIS, Michael, <\/strong>husband of late Joyce,\u200b father of Mark (SL),\u200b Bernadette &amp; Assunthi (Aust),\u200b father-in-law of Jenniffer (Bahrain),\u200b Russel Ekanayake (Aust),\u200b Christopher Bocks (Aust),\u200b grandfather of Myran &amp; Sabrina,\u200b Natalie &amp; Chris,\u200b Dimitri &amp; Janelle,\u200b Chain &amp; Seles,\u200b Yannitk &amp; Milano (Aust),\u200b great grandfather of Jaylon,\u200b Cruz,\u200b Jai &amp; Mila,\u200b in Melbourne (Daily News, 12.7.2023)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>TILAKARATNE<\/strong>, <strong>Subasinghe<\/strong> (05.01.1929 &#8211; 09.07.2023, husband of Malini.\u00a0 father of Arosha, Senaka, Nishantha, Hasantha and Iresha. Dearly loved grandfather to Sachini, Sushan, Liam, Kanon, Arabella, Fionn, Ren and Ivy, in Sydney. (Sydney Morning Herald, 12.7.2023)<\/span><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">KOCH, Judith Dawn, (29.04.1940 \u2013 07.07.2023), wife of Kevin (dec), mother and mother in-law of Anthony and Juli-Anne, Julie and David (Wells) and Sharon and Paul (Avers). Grandmother and Great Grandmother, in Mildura on July 7, 2023. (The Adelaide Advertiser,\u00a012.7.2023)\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>FERNANDES, Julie Marie <\/strong>(Melbourne Age, 13.7.2023)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>JAYARAJAH, Rajiv Kishan \u00a0(<\/strong>Melbourne Age, 13.7.2023)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>IYATHURAI, Thanlasumi, <\/strong>in Melbourne on July 14, 2023 (Tamil Thakaval Obituaries)<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">GARNIER, Garry, (1969 \u2013 2023), husband of Anjalie. Son of late Gladwyn Garnier and late Elizabeth Garnier, \u00a0in Sri Lanka (Daily News 15.7.2023 &amp; Facebook)<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>CLOGSTOUN, Rita Florance Fatima,<\/strong> wife of late Everard,\u200b is Sri Lanka on \u00a023rd of June,\u200b 2023. &#8211; No. 209\/\u200b1,\u200b First Lane,\u200b Katuwana Road,\u200b Homagama, Sri Lanka (Sunday Observer, 16.7.2023)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>JANSZ, Decima Jennifer, <\/strong>wife of late Anton Jansz,\u200b mother of Revon and Stefan.\u200b Sister of late Dudley and Tyrone,\u200b Starline,\u200b Portia and Claudette,\u200b sister-in-law of Tyrone Foulstone,\u200b Therese Kelaart,\u200b Beryl,\u200b Carmen,\u200b Doreen,\u200b Fredrick and the late Evanjline Jansz. (Sunday Observer, 16.7.2023)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>GOMES, Mignonne (n\u00e9e RASQUINHO), <\/strong>wife of Muni,\u200b mother of Ravi and Sandra Gomes,\u200b Sonali and Rumesh Ratnayake,\u200b grandmother of Deandra and Kamila Waidyaratne,\u200b Sheraiah and James Medara,\u200b Rahil and Nadia Gomes,\u200b Kalisha and Reshaiah Ratnayake,\u200b great-grandmother of Judah Medara.\u200b Sister of the late Girla,\u200b Mervyn,\u200b Felicia,\u200b Tilbert &amp; Vally and of Iona,\u200b Mary and Rita. (Daily News, 21.7.2023)<\/span><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">KOCH, John Barrie (28.09.1939 \u2013 13.07.2023),\u00a0 husband of Jennie, father of David and Robyn, Martin and Tracy, Sally-Ann and Phil. Grandfather of Scott, Kristy, Emma, Georgia, Mason, Kelsey and Tamsin. (Adelaide Advertiser, 22.7.2023)<\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>INGRAM, Primrose, <\/strong>(29.08.1944 \u2013 19.07.2023), wife of late Percival Ingram, mother of Shane and Vanessa,\u00a0 mother-in-law of Sherille and Lyndon, grandmother of Jason, Joanne and Jonathan, Shavron and Savini. Sister and sister-in-law of Winston &amp; Elsie and Valentine and Malini, in Sri Lanka. (Contributed)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>JEYARAJASINGAM, Pathmathevy, wife of Jeyarajasingam,<\/strong> <strong>mother of Jenine (Aust), Ueshanthan (Eng), Jeyanthan (Aust) and Suthagini (USA),<\/strong> m<strong>other-in-law of Sharabinth (Aust), Banu (Eng), Siyamalabalini (Aust) and Thayaparan (USA), grandmother of Shiyaam (Aust), Sharan (Aust), Vikesh (Eng), Pramiya (Eng), Shobitha (Aust), Taneesha (Aust), Vibeshan (Aust), Lavenia (USA) and Lashali (USA). Daughter of the late Muthuratnam and Thavamany,<\/strong>\u00a0 <strong>\u00a0daughter-in-law of the late Amirthalingam and Pahavathy, Sister of Kamalathevy (SL), Rohinithevy (SL), the late Malinithevy and Thavaratnam (Aust), sister-in-law of Thuraisingam (Can), Saraswathy (SL), Poopalasingam (Can), Mahaluxmi (Can), Dr Canakaratnam (SL), Tharmajeyasooriyar (SL) and Uma (Aust), in Melbourne on July 19, 2023. (Tamil Thakaval Obituaries)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>FERNANDO, Merrill Joseph <\/strong>(06.05.1930 \u2013 20.07.2023), father of Dilhan and Malik, grandfather , in Sri Lanka. (Internet Resources)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>MINSHULL, Phyllis<\/strong> <strong>(n\u00e9e APONSO)<\/strong><strong>,\u200b<\/strong> wife of the late Douglas.\u200b Daughter of the late ELW Aponso and Sally Aponso,\u200b sister of the late Leslie Aponso,\u200b Sylvia de Mel,\u200b Enid Ranasinghe and Quintus Aponso. (Daily News, 24.7.2023)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>ALAGIAH,\u00a0 George Maxwell, <\/strong>(22.11.1955 \u2013 24.07.2023, husband of Frances Robathan, father of two, in the UK. (Internet Resources)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>PASSE, June Claribel, (n\u00e9e SCHARENGUIVEL), <\/strong>11.06.1934 \u2013 25.07, 2023), mother of John, Brian, Jennifer, Yvonne, Jeremy, Lynley, Jillien, Tamara, late Roger and Tyronne, grandmother, in Sri Lanka. (Contributed ( Daily News, 27.7.2023)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>SCHUCROFT, <\/strong><strong>John (Strurton),<\/strong> husband of\u00a0 Trixie (nee Gerreyn, dec), \u00a0father of Sharon, Shereen, Shirlene, father-in-law of Dave McLeod and Dilantha Eliathamby, grandfather of Amanda (Brandon), Aaron, Jordan, Daniel (Ally), and Daniella, great-grandpapa of Melody. Son of the late Shelton and Gertrude Schucroft (nee De Fry),\u00a0 brother of Miriam (deceased), Sonia, Ivor, and Pam, in Markham, Ontario, Canada. (Daily Island, 25.7.2023)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>OLLEGASEGREM, Sarojini \/ Jini Masefield, <\/strong>daughter of late Donald Hector (Chintha) Ollegasegrem &amp; late Dorothy (Dolly) Ollegasegrem, sister of late Cuthbert, late George, and Shanthi Jayasuriya, sister-in-law of Frances, late Marie and Dr Magden Jayasuriya, in Melbourne on April 23, 2023. (Daily Mirror, 27.7.2023)<\/span><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">ISAACS, Claude, in Perth, WA.(West Australian, 29.7.2023)<\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>PIETERSZ,\u200b Celeste Bonaventure Lawrence, <\/strong>\u00a0son of late Canute and Muriel Pietersz,\u200b husband of Jayarani,\u200b father of Delani and Mayroni,\u200b father-in-law of Dhilan Mitchell and Dilanjan Jayasekera,\u200b\u00a0 grandfather of Danek and Aria,\u200b in Sri Lanka.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">(Daily News, 27.7.2023)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>JASON, Esther<\/strong>\u00a0(n\u00e9e D\u2019RAYMOND, \u00a0wife of late Winston,\u200b\u00a0 mother of Judith and Karen,\u200b mother-in-law of Ralsworth Bartholomeusz,\u200b grandmother of Megan,\u200b Kaitlyn and Craig.\u200b Daughter of late Violet and Silva D\u2019Raymond,\u200b sister of Rita and Rebecca. (Daily News, 31.7.2023)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Note: Spelling of most names as taken from newspapers<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 OBITUARIES (E &amp; O.E.) (JULY \u00a02023) VANDERWERT, Churchill Frederick, \u00a0(4.10.1940 \u2013 23.05.2023), Dearest husband of Heather, devoted father of Paul, Glenn &amp; Rosalie Father-in-law to Carl, Antoinette and Lynsey. Loving Grandpa to Josh, Caleb, Ella, Asher, Louis, Piper, Abby and Eden. 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