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ALLIRAJAH, SIVAM (ALLI)   Dearly beloved husband of Evelyne, loving father of Duleep and Dinesh, passed away peacefully. No. 9, Leafield Close, London S.W. 163 EZ. 

ATTYGALLE - MR MANTHRISENA (Baba Mahatma).   Beloved husband of Kusuma, loving father of Indira (Australia), Mohand, father-in-law of Jayantha Jayasinghe (Australia), Madani Attanagoda, younger brother of former Minister of Indigeneous Medicine Dharmasena Attygalle, expired. Cremation at 4.00 p.m. on Sunday 26th at Madapatha Cemetery. No. 45, Vedha Walawwa, Madapatha, Piliyandala. 

DE SILVA ­ LILIAN MARGERET   Dearly beloved wife of late Mr P.S. De Silva (Post & Telecommunication Dept), beloved mother of Chitra (USA), Melville (Formerly of Rowlands), Swarna, Daya, Manel (Australia), Chintha (USA), mother-in-law of late Mervyn Perera (Times), late Swarnapali, Berty Palamakumbura, Seetha, Dr Ajith De Silva (Australia), Dr Dharmi Kuruppunayake (USA). Cortege leaving Jayaratne Parlour Borella on Saturday 25th January at 9.30 a.m. for cremation at Kanatte 10.00 a.m. (61, Swarnadisi Place, Koswatta, Nawala.) 

FERNANDO - MR W. MARTIN   Former Proprietor (Indrajith Opticians, Yatinuwara Street, Kandy) of Gurudeniya, Maligatenna. Loving husband of B.M. Jayasekara, loving father of Lakmali Wathukarage and Indrajith Wathukarage (Proprietor Indrajith Opticians, No. 340, Sea Street, Colombo), father-in-law of K.B. Herath (Proprietor - Wijayasiri Hotel, Hanguranketa and Achini Pussawalage of 307/7, Kirillawala, Kadawatha, expired. Cremation will take place on Saturday 25th at 4.00 p.m. at Mahaiyawa Crematorium. 

GAMMANPILA - WASANTHA KUMARA (A.I.V.)   and retired Project Officer, Ministry of Education & Higher Education). Son of late Mr & Mrs D.C. Gammanpila (Pannipitiya), beloved husband of Ranjanee (J.L. Morrisons), loving father of Narmada and Upendra, father-in-law of Aravinda, brother of Roxana Lenawa, expired. Cortege leaves residence, 23/2, Bangalawatta, Mahara, Kadawatha at 2.30 p.m. Sunday 26th. Cremation at the General Cemetery, Borella at 4 p.m. 

GREGORY - ANDREW WILLIAM   (Retired Asha Agencies Ltd.). Beloved husband of Ethel, father of John, Winston, Maureen, Mervyn, Aloma and Bernard, father-in-law of Chandani, Dilip, Nicholi and Suranmalee, grandfather of Shehan, late Sheran, Savithri, Shane, Brindsly, Kevin and Jacqueline, brother of Therese, late Roy, Clarence and Edward. Cortege leaves residence at 3.00 p.m. on Sunday 26th January for Burial at St. Mary’s Church, Peliyagoda. 158, Hamson Town, Wanawasala, Kelaniya. Tel. 933648. 

GUNASINGHE - VERONICA.   Relict of the late Earle (SNR) Ceylon Railways, most loving and dutiful mother of Errol (E.W. Balasooriya & Co.), Tyrone (M.I. Security Services), Earl (JNR) (France), Vilma (Flower Song - Kandy), Maureen (Trinity College, Kandy) and Marlyn (Henawala Kanista Vidyalaya), loving motherin-law of Perene Savithri, Dominique, Murray, Vasantha and Janaka, affectionate and loving grndmother of Chaminda, Coroline, Ronald, Tanishia, Trelene, Tremon, Christina, late baby Srilan and Lakshita. Cortege leaves residence for Burial at the Roman Catholic Cemetery Illukwatte, Kadugannawa on 25th January at 3 p.m. Mudaliwatte Road, Kadugannawa. 

LIYANAGE - ENSINA   Relict of late M.P. Liyanage, beloved mother of Punya (Teacher, Asoka College, Horana), late J.M. (Commercial Manager - Ports Authority), Dr. P.M. (Ex. VOG Castle Street Hospital), Nanda, Hema (State Mortgage Bank), Prema (Probation Officer), Ratna (Insurance Corporation), mother-in-law of M. Divakara (Retired Director of Education), Padmi S.I. Silva (Insurance Corporation), expired. Cortege leaves residence   No. 186, Talpitiya North (near bridge), Galle Road, Panadura at 3.30 p.m. for Cremation at 4.30 p.m. on Saturday 25th at General Cemetery, Wadduwa. 

PERERA - GEORGE   (Ex-Air Force, Plywoods Corporation, Lee Potter), Proprietor Furni Trend. Loving husband of Swarna, loving father of Roshan (Australia), Roshantha (UK), Prasanga (Unichela), loving brother of Ashley, Markie (UK) & Indranie, brother-in-law of Ruby, Manel (UK), Bobby, Gamini, Nimal, Sarath, Nanda & Rohini. Cortege leaves residence on 25th Saturday at 2.30 p.m. for Burial at Mount Lavinia General Cemetery at 4.00 p.m.   183/1, Samagi Mawatha, Wetara, Polgasowita. 

PERIYASAMY - MRS T. SIVAHAMY   expired in Colombo on 22.01.2003. Beloved wife of late Mr V. Periyasamy former owner of Glenloch Group, Katukitulla and Balakrishna Stores, Kandy, mother of Balakrishnan (U.S.A.), Radhakrishnan (Colombo), Arumugam (Trichy), Thiyagarajah (Australia), Gowri Maheswary, Saroja (Madras), Manohary-Pushpa, Saradha and Saraswathy, mother-in-law of V.S. Devaratnam, Shankaralingam (Madras), P.S. Nadarajah (Ampex Commercial Agencies), A. Maniccawasagar (Design Textile Centre), S. Nagalingam (Sealine Trading Company), Lalitha (USA), Gowri, Lalitha (Trichy) and Narmadha (Australia), beloved grandmother of Kirubaharan, Bhavani Sundar, Sumathi, Ravi, Rajini, Surendran, Dinesh, Gayathri, Shivakumar, Abirami Mugnuthan, Karthikeyan, Ganesh, Priya Ramanan, Senthil, Brindha, Vickram, Saranyah, Sindhu, Suganyah, Mouli, Mothi, Gajan and Shivani. Remains will lie at 16, Ridgeway Place, Colombo 04. Cortege leaves at 10.30 a.m. on Sunday, 26th January for Cremation at General Cemetery Kanatte. Tel. 581551.

REV. FR. BENEDICT ANTHONY FERNANDO   (70) Parish Priest Haldanduwana, expired. Funeral Sunday 26th January 3.30 p.m. at   St Anthony’s Church, Nainamadama. 

BOMBUWALA - BADRA   Beloved wife of Dr Sam Bombuwala, mother of Nihal and Rohan, mother-in-law of Anne, Priyanthi, sister of H.S. Weerakoon and Shiela Jayasinghe, grandmother of Indika, Hirushika and Avin, expired. Cortege leaves residence on Monday 27th at 3.00 p.m. for Mahaiyawa Cemetery.   731, Peradeniya Rd, Mulgampola, Kandy. 

FERNANDO - BEDE   Beloved husband of Girlie, loving father of Neoma, Maralynne, Theo and Pradeep, father-in-law of Mervyn, Neal, Anomi and Vajira, grandfather of Sanjeewa, Rajeewa, Dharshika, Valentina, Laura, Fransisco, Thiasha, Ayesh, Viresh and Pravini, expired. Cortege leaves residence   115/1, Lady McCullum’s Drive, Kandy at 3.00 p.m. for burial at Mahaiyawa Cemetery Roman Catholic Section on Saturday 25th January 2003, at 3.30 p.m. 

RODRIGO - DORRIT   At Rest with Jesus. Beloved daughter of late Mr & Mrs J.D. Rodrigo, loving sister of late Irene, Isla, Esme, Pansy, Dulcie. Cortege leaves   Ranasinghe Funeral Parlour, Rawatawatta for Service at Rawatawatta Methodist Church on Saturday 25th January at 10.30 a.m. and for Burial at Rodrigo Family Cemetery at Panadura. 

SOVIS - W.E.A. EDWARD   (Former Graduate Translator of the Foreign Ministry). Beloved husband of Francisca Peries, loving father of Gerald Sovis (REB Mech Pvt Ltd), loving son of the late W. Benedict Sovis and Mary Sovis, entered glory. Remains will lie at   No: 269, Negombo Road, Tudella, Ja-Ela. Cortege leaves residence for Service at Tudella Church at 4.00 p.m. on Sunday 26th January. Cremation at Kanuwana Catholic Cemetery.

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