Chhapgar to Nitila Patel, daughter of Suresh and Anjana Patel in Mumbai, India on November 27, 2009 Lily Kotwal (Toronto, Ontario), daughter of Nergish and Ervad Nozer Kotwal to Nozer Gariba (Baroda, India ) son of Aloo and Bejan Gariba, in Baroda, on January 5, 2010. Burzin Daruwalla, son of Jasmin and Mehernosh Daruwalla to Nicole Marie Ferguson, daughter of Susan and Harold Ferguson in Marietta, GA on January 9, 2010.
Yeganegi in Vancouver, BC, on September 9, 2009. Baji Shroff, husband of Rona, father of Sandra Dhunjishaw Master, Stephen, and late Brian in Brampton, ONT on September 29, 2009. Mehroo Bacha, 83, mother of Percy and Syrus Bacha, in Surrey, BC. on September 30, 2009.
Darius (Dara) Hormuz Irani, husband of Dilnavaz, father of Farzana (Kaizad) Irani, Aban (Hoshang) Irani, Didar (Roozbeh) Dodhi, grandfather of Zubin, Rayomand, Xeromy, Ava, Zoie, in Champaign, Illinois on December 29, 2009.
Rusi F. Bengali, 80, father of Kathleen Homi Chothia (San Ramon, CA), grandfather of Brandon in Mumbai, India on October 18, 2009.
Dinu Pardiwala, wife of Khurshed, mother of Rashna (Adil) Pooniwala, Farrah (Farokh) Jijina, and grandmother of Cyrus, in Mumbai December 31, 2009.
Bejan Patel, husband of Bakhtawar, father of Hozi and Feroze in Toronto, ONT on October 13, 2009.
Behram Behmard Khosravi, father of Shirin Khosravi (New York).
Rustomji Cawasji Bordiwala, 93, father of Kali and Farida, father-inlaw of Farzana, grandfather of Behram and Behnaz on October 20, 2009 in Concord, CA. Diniar Yadegari, husband of Ashraf Pirghaibi, father of Ramin Yadegiri (Jessica Moreno), and Nasrin Yadegiri and grandfather of Brandon and Gabrielain Southern California on October 31, 2009.
DEATHS Dara S. Behrana, father of Niloufer (Kaika) Clubwala in Campbell Hall, NY on June 30, 2009. Keki Sohrabji Sethna, 76, husband of Havovi Sethna, father of Sharookh Daroowala (Rukshana) (North Vancouver, BC), Shanaz Jal and Dilnaz Anklesaria, and grandfather of Shermeen, Hormuzd, Xerxes,, Rohann and Rishad in Mumbai, India on July 3, 2009. Freny Darab Shroff, mother of Fali (Pam) Shroff (New York) in Mumbai, India on August 14, 2009. Benaifer Wadia, daughter of Aloo and late Furdoon Wadia, sister of Kanizehn in Mississauga, ONT on September 4, 2009. Morvarid (Zarthoshty) Yeganegi, 81, mother of Bahram and Rostam 142
Pirojshaw Umrigar, father of Farida (Rohinton) Shroff (Chicago, IL) and Arnaz and Jehangir Bharucha in Seattle, WA on December 22, 2009.
Perin Phiroze Tata, mother of Roshan (Aloke) Paul and Shireen (Navzar) Dotivala (Jamshedpur, India) and Spitaman (Shiraz) Tata (Rockford, IL) and grandmother of Rayomand on November 14, 2009. Jasmine Surty, wife of Behram Surty, mother of Khurezad in Toronto, ONT on November 16, 2009. Jamshid Khodayar Irani, husband of Golnavaz, father of Tania Khodayar in Southern California on November 18, 2009. Minoo Maneck Mistry, husband of Zarine Mistry, father of Zeena and Firuze, grandfather of Erica and Tia, great grandfather of James, brother of Keki Mistry (Newcastle, ONT) in Burnaby, BC on December 2, 2009. Pesi Framji Buhariwalla, husband of Mehra Buhariwalla, father of Edul (Mississauga, ONT), Darius (Pune, India) and Jamshid (Pune, India) in Pune, India on December 3, 2009.
Villy Sorabji, 66, wife of Rusi Sorabji, mother of Daraius (Lori), Shermin (Joe de Biase), Grandmother of Shiraz and Bijan Sorabji, in Stanford, CA, on January 23, 2010. Tehmina Gundevia, 89, wife of late Burjorji; mother of Arnavaz (Gustad) Irani (Boca Raton); Sam (Pam) Gundevia (Vancouver), Minoo Gundevia (Montreal); grandmother of Jhangir (Zena Bharucha) Irani (Philadelphia); Rustam (Jennifer Khajautia) Irani (Tampa), Navroj Irani(Boca Raton), Cameron Gundevia (Vancouver), Jason Gundevia (Vancouver); great-grandmother of Zachary, Sam, Nicole, Meher and Hvovi; in Mumbai on February 1, 2010.
Please send all submissions for “Milestones” to Mahrukh Motafram, 2390 Chanticleer Drive, Brookfield, WI 53045, maharukhm83@gmail.com Tel: 262-821-5296. NOTE: If no year is specified, it implies “within the past 12 months.”
FEZANA JOURNAL –Spring 2010