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REV. SISTER MERCIA PEIRIS   expired. Funeral followed by Holy Mass at 9.30 a.m. on Sunday 22nd June. Burial at Jawatte Cemetery. Leaving Holy Family Convent,   90/1, Rosmead Place. 

BULATHSINHALA ­ P.H. COORAY   Beloved wife of B.A.U. Cooray, mother of Indrani Attorney­at­Law Gampaha, Nihal Attorney­at­Law Anuradhapura, Manel Kingsly Dafney Anura Nalin Bandula, expired. Funeral will take place on Sunday 22nd June at 4.00 p.m. at Mahabulankulama Cemetery.   40th Mile Post, Puttalam Road, Anuradhapura. 

FERNANDO ­ FELIX   (Chartered Architect) at Rest with Jesus. Formerly at Buildings, U.D.A., N.H.D.A. and A.M.W. Kalutara. Beloved husband of Rosita, father of Rajitha, Himalie (Commercial Bank Head Office), Dakshith (Superior Courts Complex), Priyanthi and Roshani (N.H.D.A.), father­in­law of Emile, Mark, Shantha and of Harshini. Cortege leaves residence at 12.30 p.m. on 21st for burial at St Peter’s Church Koralawella at 1.30 p.m.   14/2, 1st Lane, Uyana, Moratuwa.

GUNAWARDENA ­ H.C. (Harry)   (former Ambassador to Thailand). Dearly beloved husband of Doreen, devoted father of Suranjani, loving father­in­law of Upatissa Silva (former Member of Parliament, Ratnapura District), precious grandfather of Janesh and Saroj (USA), brother of late Cyril, Percy, Ven. Sam, Manel, Nelum, Kumudu, Kusum, brother­in­law of Dolly, Ada, Florence, late Lionel, Dicky, Gamini and Frank, expired. Cortege leaves residence   No. 385/1, Sri Jayewardenapura Road, Welikada, Rajagiriya at 4.00 p.m. for Cremation at General Cemetery, Borella on Sunday 22 June at 5.00 p.m. 

RANASINGHE ­ LAURA MYRTLE.   Beloved daughter of late Albert and Violet Ranasinghe, sister of Noeline Mary Philip Cyril and Marina, sister­in­law of Hilton Balasuriya and Amy Ranasinghe. Burial at 3 p.m. at the Dadalla Cemetery on Saturday 21st.   No.23, Middle Street, Fort, Galle. 

RANATUNGA ­ G.S.   Beloved wife of late S.M.P. Dias De Silva, Kirimetideniya Estate, Kiyanduwa, Akuressa ­ darling mother of Shantha Manilal, Gayani, Naresh, Dilakshani, mother­in­law of Sunil Hewavitharana, Hemamali Rathnayaka, Mohan Gurusinghe, Vijitha Liyanage, Lalith Hewavitharana, expired. Cremation on Saturday 21st June at   Family Burial Ground, Kirimetideniya Estate, Kiyanduwa, Akuressa. 

SILVA ­ MALCOLM ROY.   Son of late Arthur and Josephine Silva, brother of late Shelton, Clarence (U.K.), late Stanley, late Rev. Fr. Kingsley, Melanie, Chandrika and Priyantha, expired. Remains will be taken at 2.00 p.m. on Saturday 21st June, to General Cemetery, Borella for cremation at 3.00 p.m. Ashes will be taken on a subsequent date to be announced for interment at the Mahaiyawa Cemetery, Kandy.   No.6, Amerasekera Mawatha, Colombo 5. 

WIJESURIYA ­ VIOLET   Beloved wife of Stanley (formerly of Petroleum Corp), mother of Shyama, Ralston (Maldives), Priyantha, Nalaka and Ganga (U.S.A), mother­in­law of Sunil Mendis (Saudi Arabia), Upuli, Samudra, Nelum and Jacintha, expired. Cremation will take place at Piliyandala Cemetery at 5.00 p.m. on Saturday the 21st June. Cortege leaves residence at 4.15 p.m.   54/3 U.D. Wimal Perera Mawatha (near Miriswatte Junction), Kesbewa North, Piliyandala.

DAVID ­ JOHN WESLEY   Son of late O.T. David (Chartered Accountant), beloved husband of Rajeswaree, father of Stephen (Srikanth) United Breweries and Jayakanth, father­in­law of Sherlene David nee Dewadarson. Burial today 21st June at 5.00 p.m. General Cemetery Kanatte Borella.   65/115, Vystwike Road, Colombo 15. 

DE VOS­AVRIL ESME   (nee Joseph) at Rest with Jesus. Beloved wife of the late George Paul, loving mother of Isabel and the late Cedric and of Sonia (Australia) and the late Adrian and of Loretta, loving mother­in­law of the late Herman Ferdinand and of Palitha Samaranayake and Rienzie Deckker, precious grandmother of Michael, Deborah, Sabrina, Tania, Ricardo, Suzanne, Karen and Siobhan, expired. Cortege leaves   A.F. Raymond’s Funeral Parlour at 4.30 p.m. on Saturday 21st June. Burial at General Cemetery Kanatte (General Christian Section). 

GUNERATNE ­ D.M.   Retired General Manager Pallepola M.P.C.S. Ltd., beloved husband of Seetha, much loved father of Nimal (businessman), Ajantha (Staff ­ St Sylvester College Kandy), Ayoma, Sunil (National Lotteries Board), Anoma, Devika and Upul (Attorney­at­Law ­ Colombo), father­in­Law of Dulcie, Daya Mananperi (Forest Conservation), late Ananda Jayasundera (Estate Superintendent), Ashoka, Tissa (Ayurvedic Company ­ Kandy), Mahinda (Businessman Maning Market ­ Pettah) and Shobini (Attorney­at­Law), expired. Funeral at General Cemetery, Matale at 4.00 p.m. on Sunday 22nd June 2003.   “Gunnai”, Koswatta, Akurambada. 

MANUELPILLAI ­ ANTONIAPILLAI.   Loving wife of late M.B. Manuelpillai of Karampon, Kayts, beloved mother of Princely, Joy, Stanley, Mano and Kamala, mother­in­law of Mallikaranee, Mano, Ida and Saku, grandmother of Dharshie, Niranjani, Vino, Suren, Dilan, Shaun, Sandy, Wendy, Jana and Arjunan. Cortege leaves residence at 4.00 p.m. on Saturday 21st June. Burial at General Cemetery Kanatte (Roman Catholic Section).   No.32, 53rd Lane, Wellawatte. 

PAIVA JOSEPH AUGUSTINE (Ago)   Beloved husband of Laurette, loving father of Ray, Jeremy, Ranjan, Sharon, Mario, late Niranjan, Rohan, Michael, Mary and Gihan, loving father­in­law of Shrima, Babette, Hermoine, Rodney Wilson, Chandrika and Ayushka, adored Grandpa of Jeffrey, Shanyce, Bernadette, Viwesh, Amanda, Rhyss, Jason and Adrian. Son of the late Mr & Mrs J.N. Paiva, brother of Rosario, Thomas, Stanislaus, Joseph, Michael, Lourdes Paldano, Florence Silva, Mary Vaz, Philomena, Motha (all deceased) and Xavier and Aloysius. Cortege leaves residence   35/4, Joseph Lane, Bambalapitiya for Burial at 4.30 p.m. on Sunday 22nd June 2003 at General Cemetery, Borella (RC Section). Australian Papers (Herald Sun) please copy. 

PEIRIS ­ REV. SR. MERCIA   (Holy Family Sisters) Loving daughter of late Marshall and Lilian Peiris, beloved sister of late Frank, Daisy, Rita, Shirley, late Rex, Swineetha, loving sister­in­law of Tyline Bernard Isaackz late Stanley Jayasinghe, Ranjit de Zoysa, Mangala and Harrison Perera, loving Aunty of Dinal, Manel, Gamunu, Parakrama, Sita, Ruwani, Ranmali, Salinda, Ruwindu, Dilmini, Namalie, Chamarie, Kumarie, expired. Cortege leaves   Holy Family Convent, 90/1, Rosmead Place, Colombo 7 on Sunday 22nd June at 9.30 a.m. for Burial at Jawatte Cemetery.

MRS. THERESA ANTONNIA   of Karamban, Kayts, expired on 20­6­2003. She is the beloved wife of Joseph Charles Attorney­at­Law, member of the Western Provincial Council, mother of Edward (London), Rohan (Canada) and Justin, daughter of Joseph Edward and daughter­in­law of late Mr & Mrs V.C. Charles, sister­in­law of R Lumina Pollin (U.K.), Regina (U.S.A.), Constance (India) and sister of late Francis Xavier (U.K.), Arulanandam Rani (France), late Mrs. Celestine Baby Monnicammah and Mrs. Thaninayagam Baba (India). Cortege leaves residence from   No. 57, 5th Lane, St. Benedict’s Mawatha, Kotahena, Colombo 13 at 4.00 p.m. on Sunday 22­6­2003 for burial at General Cemetery Kanatte Borella. Informant: Joseph Charles. Tel. 541240

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