Mrs. Pushpamirtham Manosakthi Sabaratnam (Baba)

Formerly of 29 Forest Office lane, Chundikuli, Jaffna and later in Australia and Colombo, called to rest on  22^nd of April 2024 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Dearly beloved wife of late Thambiah Sabaratnam (retired teacher), affectionate mother of Amirtha Rajamoney (Australia), Saratha Sabaratnam (Australia), late Sritharan (United Kingdom), Vanitha Jeyaranjan (United Kingdom), Ranjana Thambirajah (Australia), Narendran (Germany), Roshana Jebaratnam (Australia) and Mohana Loganathan (Colombo) and caring mother-in-law of Anandan, Shiranee, Ranjan, Gajan, Jeya, Rajiv, and Logan.

Loving and caring ammamma/ daddy paaty /granny of Nirosha, Shiromi, Luxmi, Aswini, Gaya, Naveen, Sharmi, Althea, Enoka, Joel, Isabella, Gabby, and Jerome and great-grandmother of Jayda, Judah, Ariella, Hannah, and Riya.

Loving daughter of late Pushpam and NS Sithamparapillai and Sarasvathi Sithamparapillai, loving sister of late Pusparasa Sithamparapillai, late Pushparani Thirunavukkarasu (Rani), Pushpadevi  Sithamparapillai (Ranji), late Pushparagam Alagaratnam (Mano), late Pushpalayam Sivagurunathan (Gnanam), Sarojini Subramaniam (Pillai) (Canada), Stephen Puvendran (Indran) (Canada) and late Puvanendran Sithamparapillai (Rajan) (USA).

Loving and affectionate sister-in-law of Mangai Muthiah, Nadarajah, Parasakthi Muthiah, Rathinasabapathy (Kunchaiah) and  Sarvaluxmy (Kunchamma) ( all deceased ) 

Amma has been affectionately known as ‘Pushpi’ by her class mates at Chundikuli Girls College, Baba/Baba acca ( ‘Baakka’) by her siblings, ‘Machchal’ by her  in-laws, Baba anta/Baba mami or periamma by her nieces and nephews, and ‘Pushpa’ by her Aussie friends. Thus she is fondly remembered and will be missed by many across the globe. Her loss would deprive us all, of her great love and care that she endowed on many including her generosity towards the community.

She was a great care-giver and loved to cook. From a young age, she played a pivotal role in the development of her younger siblings, then chose to raise 8 children instead of an English teaching career, nurtured various young extended family members in her own house and went on to rear many of her grandchildren. Her life-long dedication to the nurturing and mentorship of others is truly unmatched.

Amma has been cared for by WinLanka Care Home Pvt. Ltd at Nugegoda for nearly 4 years. WinLanka care provision had been exceptional; particular staff member that amma became attached to was Jayantha. Special gratitude go to Dr.Radha and Dr.Madhuka who were receptive and responsive to family’s wishes in treatment decisions. Our family are extremely blessed for the significant input over the last year from Madu, a younger woman, who amma referred to as ‘Aachi’ fondly and came to rely heavily on. Madu became a ‘family member’ to the Sabaratnam family because of her dedication to the care she provided like a daughter, until amma’s last breath.

Please accept the obituary from the Sabaratnam family and uphold the family in your prayers.

Visitation and Thanksgiving Service arrangements (all Sri Lankan times) :

Venue: Mahinda Florists and Funeral Directors – 591 Galle Rd Mount Lavinia

First visitation:  Saturday April 27 (10 am – 7 pm)

Second visitation: Sunday April 28 ( 10 am onwards)

THANKSGIVING SERVICE :

To celebrate the life of Mrs. Pushpa SABARATNAM, a Thanksgiving Service will be held  on Sunday  April 28 at  2.30 pm  at Mahinda parlor  followed by cremation at Mount Lavinia crematorium.

Live stream link :

https://youtube.com/live/G_swOtWXLrw?feature=share

Contact :

+61410267201 (Ranjana – daughter)

+94773052274 (Loganathan /son – in- law)

+94765395463 (Enoka / Granddaughter)

Email: Kestrel06@outlook.com

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துயர் பகிர்வு:

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