obituaries

FERNANDO - CHRISTINE ROSE (nee WIJEYESINGHE). Beloved wife of Herath,​ mother of Wasanthi,​ sister of Tony,​ Anne,​ Irene and Bridged,​ sister-in-law of late Nihal Ekanayake,​ Sidath Udagama,​ Rathnasiri Jayasinghe and of late Shirley Fernando,​ Edward,​ Ranjith and Paul Fernando. Cortege leaves Mahinda Funeral Parlour,​ Mount Lavinia on Thursday the 16th August at 2.30 p.m. for Queen of Angels Church,​ Rawathawatta for service and burial in the church yard.092498

FORSTER - VYVETTE (nee VAN DER STRAATEN)(Former Staff - Girls’ High School,​ Kandy),​ passed away peacefully in Australia on August 8th 2018. Beloved wife of the late William Forster (CGR) and sister of Iris Pears,​ much loved mother of Trevor,​ Derryck (dec.),​ Trissette,​ Rodney,​ Corinne,​ Iris,​ Dennis,​ Russell and Annie,​ mother-in-law of Chintha,​ Lister Fernando (dec.),​ Debbie,​ Lucien Fernando,​ Mark Nanayakkara and Stephen Milburn Pyle,​ cherished Nana of 12 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. (t​r​i​s​s​e​t​t​e​.​f​e​r​n​a​n​d​o​@​g​m​a​i​l​.​c​o​m​).092357