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BANDARA - MR. K.A.P.   of Rathketiyawatte, Galgediyawa, Gampola. Retired Principal of Gangasiripura Junior School, Gampola. Beloved husband of Seetha Bandara (Retired School Teacher of Gangasiripura Junior School, Gampola), beloved father of Kamal Bandara (Australia), Chandra Kumari (R.M.O. Gantune Hospital, Kegalle), Hemalatha Menike (Staff Girls High School, Kandy), Sanath Bandara (Road Development Authority, Kandy), Pushpa Kumarihamy (Staff, St. Anthonys Girls’ School, Kandy), father-in-law of Dr. Anoma Karunaratne (Australia), Swarnasiri Wijetunge (Port Authority, Colombo), Ananda Samaratunge (Suntel Limited, Kandy), Chandani Alwis (Staff, Mahamaya Girls College, Kandy), Wasantha Yapa (Vet. Surgeon, Peradeniya), expired. Cremation at Gampola Cemetery on 17th April 2002 at 3.30 p.m.   Rathketiya Watta, Bowala Road, Galgediyawa, Gampola. 

CHANMUGARAJAH - ANNAMALAI (Chan).   - Retired Operating Superintendent Railways. Beloved and dutiful husband of Thiageswari (Thiagi), loving father of Neelakanthi, grandfather of Ashwini and Indhika, father-in-law of Lalith Jayaratnam, son of the late Mr and Mrs V.S. Annamalai of Thiruveethi, Urumpirai, brother of late Balasubramaniam and of Saraswathy, Pathma, Gnanambal, Sivapathasundaram and late Mrs. Rajes Arumugadas, son-in-law of the late Mr. and Mrs. C. Thiagalingam, expired. Cortege leaves residence   16A, Melbourne Avenue, Bambalapitiya at 5.15 p.m. on Wednesday (today) 17th April for Cremation at the General Cemetery Borella. (Crematorium) at 6.00 p.m. 

CRAMER   - The death is announced of MR JOSEPH STANISLAUS CRAMER (Stanley) (Rtd. CGR), much loved husband of Ann Eugenia (Baby) nee Stephenson, precious father of Mary Irene (Asha Central Hospital), Ann Primrose, Harold (Duke), Patrick, Janet and Rita, greatly loved by sons-in-law late Upali Samarakone, Nihal Delpechitra, Marlene, Carmen, late Sunil Gunasekera and Noel David. Funeral will be held on Wednesday 17th April at 5.00 p.m. at The General Cemetery Kanatte (RC Section). Cortege leaving residence   No.15, Wedikanda Road, off St. Rita’s Road, Ratmalana North, Mount Lavinia at 3.30 p.m. 

DE SILVA - MRS. GEETHA Nee AMARASIRIWARDENA.   Wife of late A.P. Jackson de Silva, loved mother of Princy Ruhunu Hospital, Karapitiya, Joyce - Bank of Ceylon, Koggala, Lal - Ceylon Glass Co., and Hyacinth, mother-in-law of Sarath Kahaduwaarachchi - Bank of Ceylon, Kalutara, Bertram Chairman, - Union Knitting, Union Lace and Union Trading Companies and Indrani, darling grandmother of Devini and Hemendra - HNB Colombo, Chanuri, Yasiru and Marlon, expired. Cremation on 17th April at 5.30 p.m. at Dadella.   236/3, “Hill House”, Wakwella Road, Galle. 

DE ZOYSA - RANNULA BENNET FRANCIS.   Beloved husband of Rathgamage Girty De Silva, father of Sadana, Sarada, Bernard, Sudarma Krishan, father-in-law of G. Dharmasiri Kumarathilake (Gurugedara, Kosgoda), brother of Henry Wilmot, Lionel, Norman, Lloyd and Warnachandra, expired. Interment on 17th at Family Burial Ground, Wellamadda at 4.30 p.m.   “Rathnapaya”, Usmudulawa, Ambalangoda. 

GUNASEKERA ­ MERVIN   (Former Chairman Sabaragamuwa Transport Board). Eldest son of late Mr & Mrs B.D.S. Gunasekera of ‘Sri Mahal’, Munagama, Horana, brother of Victor, Chandranie, Upali (Member U.C. Horana) and Tamara (Canada), brother-in-law of Dr. R.L. Weerakoon, Bandula Caldera (Canada), Gunawathie and Lalani, expired. Funeral on 17th April at Horana Burial Ground. Cortege leaving residence at 3.00 p.m. ‘Sri Mahal’, Munagama, Horana. 

KANAGASIVAM ­ V.E.A.   Son of the late Mr & Mrs V.E. Arunachalam, son-in-law of Mr & Mrs P.R.P. Singham, loving husband of Sivayogammah, beloved father of Sivakumar, Gowri, Geetha, Sivaharan and Sivalakshmi, father-in-law of Dr. Kodagoda, Sashi, Pia & Nesha, much loved grandfather of Darshini, Manjuli, Mirudu, Prassanna, Sidarth, Jed, Ken Siva, Dennis, Mira, Brinthan and Lakshman, loving brother of late Paramasivam and late Parasivam, brother-in-law of late P. Rajasingham, Sivarajasingam Arulrajasingham, Vijayarajasingham Jegatheswary, Saro Manmekalai, Ratnarajasingham, Varatharajasingham and Tharmakularajasingham, loving “Anna” of Sarojini and uncle of Shiyamala Thayalasingham, Manjula Vathsala and Premela. Remains will lie at Barney Raymonds Parlour Borella  on Tuesday 16/04. Respects could be paid at Parlour from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Funeral will take place on Thursday 18/04 at 10.30 a.m. at Bogawantalawa. Informant: K. Sivaharan -052-67560. 

KULARATNE - WELANDAGODA PATHIRANAGE   (Proprietor Terminus Hotel & Bakery). Beloved husband of Lalitha, loving father of Darshan, Vajira, Irosha, Dinesh and Kushani, father-in-law of Sanjeeva Wijesinghe, brother of W.P. Leelawathi, W.P. Tilak, W.P. Nandasiri, W.P. Chandra, W.P. Sarath Sena, W.P. Rejina and of late W.P. Chandrasiri and W.P. Ariyaratne, brother-in-law of Bertie & Indira Kulatilake. Cortege leaves residence No. 1, Maitland Place, Colombo 7 at 2.00 p.m. on Wednesday 7th for Cremation at Buddhist Section, General Cemetery, Kanatte. 

NICHOLAS - MATILDA (nee Nanayakkara).   Beloved wife of Annesley, everloving mother of Bianca (Ex-Sri Lankan Airlines), mother-in-law of Bernard Weldt (Aqua Dynamics (Pvt.) Limited), devoted grandmother of Dilshan and Shehan (St. Peter’s College, Colombo 4), loving sister of Juliana, Regina, Margaret and Geneive, expired. Cortege leaves Residence   43/1, Minuwangoda Road, Kanuwana, Ja-Ela at 4 p.m. on 17th April for Burial at Kanuwana Cemetery, Ja-Ela. 

PARAMESWARAN - DURAISINGHAM   (Ex-Playgrounds Dept. - Colombo Municipality). Dearly beloved husband of Lucy (nee Motha), very affectionate father of Shiromi, Suraj & Shiyan, darling grandfather of Stefan, fond father-in-law of Shiranthi, dearest son of late Mr. K. Duraisingham (Ex. Playgrounds Dept., Colombo Municipality) and late Sornamalar of Uduvil, son-in-law of late Mr. Cyril Motha and of Grace, loving brother of Thaneswary, Sathiavadivel. Ramachandran, Bala, Logeswary, Vathaneswary, late Mohanraj and Sharmini, brother-in-law of late Sathyanathan, Baleshwary, Mohana, Rani, Sriskantha, Sivasupramaniam, Isaac and of Jasmine, Clarrie and Benildus, expired. Funeral in Holbaek, Denmark on 18th April 2002. Address:   Ladegardsparken, 25-1- TH, 4300, Holbaek, Denmark. Informant: Benildus Motha, 480/154, Galle Road (Roxy Gardens), Wellawatte. 

RANASINGHE - A.M.   (Retired Principal). Beloved husband of Leela, loving father of S.B. Abeykoon, (Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya), Deepthi (Staff, K/Pelawa M.V. Muruthalawe), Upatissa Abeykoon (Kelani Cables Ltd.,) father-inlaw of Anura Karunarathne (C.E.B. Kandy) & Kushani Abeykoon, expired. Funeral will take place on 17th April at 3.30 p.m. at Mahaiyawa Cemetery, Kandy.   91/2, Jinaruwan Mawatha, Illukwatta, Pilimathalawe. 

SIRIWARDENE - (MRS. DE ALWIS -   Retired Teacher). JUSLIN. Dearly beloved wife of late Mr Nicholas De Alwis (Retired Teacher - Elakaka, Bentota), loving mother of Engineer Dharmasiri De Alwis (Chairman, Mahaweli Consultancy Bureau/ Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka) and Engineer Padmasiri De Alwis (Consultant, Ministry of Economic Reforms, Science and Technology), mother-in-law of Manel (Teacher - St. Bridgets Convent) and Dr Devi Dharmage, grandmother of Sidhantha, Asela, Ransarani, Sachitra, expired. Cremation at Kohuwala Cemetery at 2.00 p.m. Wednesday 17th April, 2002. 115, Fifth Lane, Sri Rahula Mawatha, Katubedda.  

VELUPILLAI ­ SABARATNAM   (Retired Asst. Commissioner of Excise). Beloved husband of Yogamani, father of late A.S.P. Shanthikumar, Sivakumar (UK), Subashini (Australia), Premkumar (UK), Rajkumar (Jeddah), Sooriyakumar (Saba Impex), expired. Cortege leaves 15/2, Melbourne Avenue, Colombo-04 at 4 p.m. on Wednesday 17th April for cremation at Kanatte, Borella. 

YATAWARA - MALANI   (Formerly of Peoples Bank). Wife of Ananda (formerly of People’s Bank), mother of Mahendra, Danthika (Innodata) Uchiraka, Sudhiraka (Dharmaraja College, Kandy), expired. Cremation at Mahaiyawa on 18th Thursday at 3.30 p.m.   125, Illukmodera, Gurudeniya.

HERAT ­ DAVID.   Beloved husband of Seela, precious father of Shanaka, precious son of May and Tybalt Herat, beloved brother of Carol, (Samarasinghe), Etienne (Jayatunge) and Vaughan. Cortege leaves residence No.42, 2nd Lane, off Koswatte Road, Nawala at 5.15 p.m. for cremation at the General Cemetery Kanatte - Crematorium at 6 p.m. on Wednesday 17th April 2002. 

JAYASINGHE ­ STARLIN (STELLA).   Dearly beloved wife of Austin Fernando (Retired S.P.H.I) precious mother of Felicia, Sriyananda (Retired Technical Officer, Department of Highways) and Sunimal (Italy), beloved mother-in-law of Mohan (New Hardware Galkanda, Negombo), Shanthi, and Prema (Italy), much loved grandmother of Shanaka, Shalika Judith, Pumi, Shalinda and Federika, expired. Cortege leaves residence, No.40, Kalaeliya Road, Ja-Ela at 4.00 p.m. on Thursday 18th April for R.C. Burial Ground, Kalaeliya. 

SENATHIRAJA ­ SIVARAJA.   Retired Deputy Principal, Jaffna Hindu College, staff of Kingston College International, Colombo, passed away on 15/04/2002. He is the beloved son of late V. Senathiraja and Kamalampikaiamma of Neeraviady, Vannarponnai, Jaffna, beloved husband of Vimalanayaki, loving father of Mahindan (Australia), Santhiny (London) and Senathipathy (London), loving father-in-law of Satchithananthan (London). The remains will lie at Jayaratna Funeral Parlour, Borella from 8.30 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. on 17/4/2002. The cortege will leave for Kanatte Hindu Section for cremation at 4.00 p.m. S. Mahindan (Son), S. Senathipathy (Son). P. Satchithananthan (Son-in-law). 79/8, W.A. Silva Mawatha, Wellawatte. 

WARUSEVITANE ­ THERESE MARGRET (nee DIAS).   At Rest with Jesus. Retd. Matron I.D.H. Hospital, daughter of late Philip and Lucilla Dias, beloved wife of Leslie, devoted mother of Lelwyn, Miriam, Irwyn, Augusta, Gladwyn and late Shelwyn, loving mother-in-law of Teckla, Herman, Lakshman, Anoma and Shehara, sister of late Winifeeda, late Elizabeth, late Francis and Catherine. Cortege leaves residence 239/36, Finco Watta, Polgahahena, Ragama (via Kandana) at 3.30 p.m. on Thursday 18th April for burial at Hapugoda Cemetery, Kandana.  

HERAT­ROSABELLE (Belle).   Beloved wife of Oswald, daughter of late Mudliyar Gilbert Abayakoon and Mrs Abayakoon, daughter-in-law of late Dr and Mrs Albert Herat, mother of Sunimal (Australia), Lalantha and Dushanthi, mother-in-law of Sharmini (Australia), Minoli and Lalin, sister of late Dulcy, Douglas and Ernest, sister-in-law of Harold Herat, loving grandmother of Shanil, Sueli, Anuk, Sandunika and Shenal, expired. Cortege leaving residence at 3.30 p.m. on Thursday 18th April for Burial at Galkissa Cemetery (R.C. Section). No.15, Templer Place, Mt.Lavinia.

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