Mrs. Merlyn Rose Chandrasena, of 11 Flagstone Grove, Bella Vista, passed away on the 27th of October, 2023, peacefully, at the Adventist Aged Care facility at Kings Langley, in Sydney, NSW.
She was 95 years and three months old. Merlyn was married to Jasenthu Patabendi (J.P.) Chandrasena, Chief Draughtsman, at the time of his retirement from the Survey Department in Sri Lanka.
She was the mother of Sarath (U.K.), Indira (Sydney) and Nimal (Perth) and Mother-in-Law to Chandra, Prasad and Dilsiri.
Merlyn leaves behind six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Merlyn was known to be a generous and kind-hearted person, who has helped many relatives, friends and the elderly in their moments of need. Her generosity, over decades, is well-known, especially at Panadura, where she lived until 1987. She was a devoted Buddhist who lived by Buddhist principles.
Merlyn was born at Ambalangoda as the third child of a family of five children. Her father – John Simon Jayasuriya, from Nupe, Mat
Overview
- Funeral Status: Due
- Decision on Date of Funeral: Yes
- Date of Funeral: October 31, 2023
- Time of Funeral: 2:00 pm Sydney Time (Eastern Standard Time, Australia)
- Time the Cortege Leaves: 1:45 pm
- Location of Remains: TJ Andrews Funeral Service, Baulkham Hills, Sydney, NSW 2153
- Funeral Location: Castlebrook Cemetery, Windsor Road, Rouse Hill, Sydney, NSW
- Donations: Not Applicable
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