A F Raymond Ltd

A F Raymond Ltd A F Raymond (AFR) is Sri Lanka's and the region's oldest firm of Funeral Directors.

A F Raymond's was registered as a business in 1885, the Raymond family had been in Sri Lanka since the 17th century. Their family history can be traced back to a Dutch mercenary who fought during the many great wars at that time & then later settled down in Sri Lanka. The Founder AF Raymond won a tender to bury corpses from the infectious dieses hospital & mental asylum in Colombo. Leslie Lionel Raymond was the first from South-East Asia to qualify as a Member of the British Institute of Embalmers in 1935

Mathew – Laurel (née Slemmermann)Wife of the late Raju Mathew, loving mother of Zara, Nadia and Pravan, mother-in-law of...
11/01/2026

Mathew – Laurel (née Slemmermann)

Wife of the late Raju Mathew, loving mother of Zara, Nadia and Pravan, mother-in-law of Fabian, sister of Olivia, Eric, Delrian, Cecilia and Neil, and the late Walwin, sister-in-law of Brian, Karline, Neetha and Chandrika, passed away peacefully.

Remains lie at A.F. Raymond funeral parlour from 9.30 a.m onwards on Sunday 11th January 2026.

Cremation will take place at 12 p.m on the same day at the General Cemetery, Borella. (old crematorium)

Seneviratne – Nihal (former Secretary General of Parliament), beloved husband of Srima, cherished father of Satyajit and...
07/01/2026

Seneviratne – Nihal (former Secretary General of Parliament), beloved husband of Srima, cherished father of Satyajit and Udeni, and Shanika and Malik, proud and adoring grandfather of Sehanya, Aleyha and Taheli.

Remains lie at A.F.Raymond Funeral Parlour. Cremation will take place on Wednesday, 7th January, at 6:00 p.m. at the General Cemetery, Borella (Old crematorium).

“He touched the lives of many with kindness, quiet strength, and unwavering love"

Niles – Augusta Kamaladevi (Nee Ratnayake) (Retired teacher, U.K. and Holy Family Convent, Kurunegala) beloved wife of t...
02/01/2026

Niles – Augusta Kamaladevi (Nee Ratnayake) (Retired teacher, U.K. and Holy Family Convent, Kurunegala) beloved wife of the late Dr. Rajan Niles, daughter of the late Damien and Anne Ratnayake of Kurunegala, sister of the late Anton (Attorney-at-law), the late Benjamin (Attorney-at-law), The late Aloy (PC) Irangani, the late Antoinette (U.K.) the late Asoka, the late Constance, Everard (Attorney-at-law) the late Shirani, Luke (Attorney-at-law) and Anjela (Minnesota), Sister-in-law of Therese (Kegalle) the late Sweneetha (Dankotuwa), the late Tissa (Attorney-at-law) the late Ronald (U.K.), the late Augustine (Attorney-at-law), Manohar (California), Jhone (former professor, Minnesota) Irene, (Minnesota) and Cristobel (Hawaii) Cortege leaves A.F.Raymond Funeral parlour on Saturday, 3rd January, at 3:30 p.m. for cremation at 4:00 p.m. at the General Cemetery, Borella (Old crematorium)

Dharmawardane – Ann, Beloved wife of the late Ranjith Dharmawardane, loving mother of Ruwan and Ravi, loving mother-in-l...
02/01/2026

Dharmawardane – Ann, Beloved wife of the late Ranjith Dharmawardane, loving mother of Ruwan and Ravi, loving mother-in-law of Sudharshini, adored grandmother of Shanuki and Kavinda. Beloved daughter of the late Leonard and Mary Cooray, much loved sister of Florence Matugama, and of the late Stanley Cooray and Lillian Abeysinghe , passed away peacefully on 31 December 2025.

Remains lie at A.F.Raymond funeral parlour. Funeral service will be held at the parlour at 4.45pm on Friday, 2nd January, 2026, followed by cremation at 5:30 p.m. at the General Cemetery, Borella (New Crematorium)

Rozairo - Maxi passed away peacefully on 27 December 2025. Beloved husband of Yasmin, loving father of Keith and Marc, a...
30/12/2025

Rozairo - Maxi passed away peacefully on 27 December 2025. Beloved husband of Yasmin, loving father of Keith and Marc, and daughters in law Mandhira and Tami, adored grandfather of Mikhal, Anya, and Kayanna. Loving brother of Carryl, Noel, Kenneth, Joan, Jerry, late Jean, late Pauline, and his in laws Ian, Rosanna, Trissette, Arlene, Phil, late Nesan, late Anton and late Tyronne.

Funeral service will be held at A.F. Raymond's Funeral parlour on Tuesday, 30th December at 3:00 p.m. followed by burial at 4:00 p.m. at the General Cemetery, Borella (Roman Catholic section) 'In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, LORD, make me dwell in safety' - Psalm 4:8

Daya Pelpola PC - beloved husband of Kanthie Pelpola, precious father of Niloo and Naomal, brother of late Padmini, late...
16/12/2025

Daya Pelpola PC - beloved husband of Kanthie Pelpola, precious father of Niloo and Naomal, brother of late Padmini, late Gnani, late Irangani, late Jayanthi, late George and Major General (Rtd) Nihal Pelpola, father in law of Ruthie and Riad, and loving grandfather of Akithya, Emira, Alika and Kashya.

The remains lie at No. 78, Liyanage Mawatha, Pelewatte, Battaramulla from 11.00 am on 15th December 2025.

Cortege leaves residence for St. John Dal Bastone Church, Pelewatte at 3.00 pm on Tuesday, 16th December 2025, and thereafter burial at 4.30 pm at the General Cemetery, Borella.

De Silva - Malcolm. beloved husband of Pushpa, father of Prashatha and Sudarshi, father-in-law of Tharinda and Nishani, ...
02/12/2025

De Silva - Malcolm. beloved husband of Pushpa, father of Prashatha and Sudarshi, father-in-law of Tharinda and Nishani, grandfather of Sheoli, Shenara, Shayana, Shewan & Amaya and brother of Surangani, Maurice, Carmen, Late Ranjith & Canny who returned to the arms of the Lord on 29/11/2025.

The mortal remains lie at A.F. Raymonds Funeral Parlour-Borella. On Tuesday 2nd December, Cortege leaves Parlour at 2.30 pm followed by the service at St.James’ Church-Mutwal and burial at Madampitiya Cemetery at 3.30pm.

Perera – Felicia beloved wife of late Victor Perera and cherished mother of Nirmalal Perera and the late Viran Perera, l...
28/11/2025

Perera – Felicia beloved wife of late Victor Perera and cherished mother of Nirmalal Perera and the late Viran Perera, loving mother-in-law of Kshama Perera (neé Lokuge), devoted Archa to Shamal, Niromal, and his wife Jasmine, passed away peacefully on 21 November 2025.

Viewing at A.F. Raymond Funeral Parlour on Friday, November 28th, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., and on Saturday, the 29th, from 8:30 a.m. followed by burial at 10:00 a.m. at the General Cemetery, Borella (Roman Catholic section) In lieu of flowers, those who wish may honor her memory by supporting Samata Sarana in Sri Lanka (www.samatasarana.org) or the Down Syndrome Connection of the Bay Area (www.dscba.org).

Senaveratne - Manjula Maryann (Sri Lanka Insurance) passed away peacefully. Beloved wife of Nishantha Senaveratne (Aitke...
26/11/2025

Senaveratne - Manjula Maryann (Sri Lanka Insurance) passed away peacefully. Beloved wife of Nishantha Senaveratne (Aitken Spence Travels) daughter of Ranjini and late Percy Emmanuel; loving sister of Thanuja (Doha); sister-in-law of Niyanthan Tony (Doha); and aunt of Judica (Malaysia). Daughter-in-law of Nalini and Nihal Senaveratne (Canada), and niece of Ramani and Sarath Rajanayagam (Canada).

Remains lie at A. F. Raymond’s Funeral Parlour. Service will be held on Wednesday, 26th November at 3.00 p.m. Cortège leaves parlour at 3.30 p.m. for burial at 4.00 p.m. at the Roman Catholic Section, Jawatte Cemetery.

සමහර මතකයන් කිසිදා මැකී නොයයි... ඒවා අපගේ හදවත් තුළ සදහටම නිහඬව ජීවත් වේ. 🕯️අපගේ මතකයන් ගැඹුරින් ස්පර්ශ කළ ආදරණීයන් සැමර...
25/11/2025

සමහර මතකයන් කිසිදා මැකී නොයයි... ඒවා අපගේ හදවත් තුළ සදහටම නිහඬව ජීවත් වේ. 🕯️

අපගේ මතකයන් ගැඹුරින් ස්පර්ශ කළ ආදරණීයන් සැමරීමට කැප වූ අවකාශයක් වන අපගේ අනුස්මරණ මතකයන් ගොන්නට හෘදයාංගම පණිවිඩයක් තබමින් ඔබේ ආදරණීයයන් සිහිපත් කරන ලෙස අපි ඔබට ආරාධනා කරන්නෙමු.

A.F.Raymond ඔබ වෙනුවෙන් සයිබර් අවකාශයේ බෙදා ගන්නා සෑම උපහාරයකම ආදරය, මතකය සැමදා රදා පවතී. අප අගය කරන අය කිසිදා සැබවින්ම නැති නොවෙයි. ඔවුන් අපගේ හදවත් තුල සැමදා රැදී සිටින්නෙමු.

අදම ඔබේ පණිවිඩය තැබීමට www.remembrancewallsl.com වෙත පිවිසෙන්න.

Some memories never fade... they live quietly in our hearts forever. 🕯️We invite you to remember your loved ones by leav...
14/11/2025

Some memories never fade... they live quietly in our hearts forever. 🕯️

We invite you to remember your loved ones by leaving a heartfelt message on our Remembrance Wall — a space dedicated to celebrating the lives that have touched ours deeply. A space that A.F.Raymond will maintain in Cyberspace for you, forever.

Each tribute shared becomes part of a timeless collection of love, remembrance, and reflection — a gentle reminder that those we cherish are never truly gone.

Visit www.remembrancewallsl.com to leave your message today.

Mary ChinniahBorn: 11th December 1935Called Home: 11th November 2025Beloved Wife of the late Thavarajah, loving Mother o...
13/11/2025

Mary Chinniah
Born: 11th December 1935
Called Home: 11th November 2025

Beloved Wife of the late Thavarajah, loving Mother of Shanti and Thayalan, Nimalan and Sarah, precious Grandmother of Jonathan, Michael and Kiran.

Remains will lie at A .F. Raymonds Funeral Parlour from 9.00 am on Thursday 13th November.

The funeral service will be held at 2.30 pm on the 13th at the Parlour, followed by burial at Borella General Cemetery, Methodist Section at 4.00 pm.

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Raymond House, 115 D. S. Senanayake Mawatha
Colombo
00800

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+94112693738

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