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ABEYSIRIGUNEWARDENA - SRIYALATHA (SITHA) PRISCILLA Darling wife of late Mr. Oliver Abeysirigunewardena (Staff Officer, former Galoya Development Board, Ampara), eldest daughter of late Mr. Gerald Edwin Yapa Abeywardena (Station Master, Railway) and Mrs. Nancy Yapa Abeywardena, darling mother of Susantha (CTB, Maharagama), Ranjith ("Ravaya" - Editorial) and Ranjan (Staff, Central Finance Ltd, Kandy) and loving mother-in-law of Daya (Ministry of Housing, Colombo), Kusum Abeysirigunewardena (Cultural Triangle Project, Kandy) and Jayanthi Kusum (Tutorial Staff, Mahanama Vidyalaya, Getambe) and loving sister of Ira Wimalatunga (Colombo 5), late Mallika Abeysirigunewardena (Pilimatalawa & Katugastota) and Nihal Abeywardena (Horana), expired. Cortege leaves residence at 3 p.m. Wednesday 22nd for Cremation at Mahaiyawa Crematorium, Kandy at 4 p.m. 91/1, Peradeniya Road, Kandy. 

DE ZOYSA - NANDAWATHIE. Beloved wife of late Wijemuni Susiripala Zoysa - Ex-Chairman, Urban Council Avissawella, mother of Sunanda Premathiratne (Seeduwa), Wijemuni Ananda de Zoysa (former Working Director, Library Services Board), Kanthi Edirisinghe, Wijemuni Ajith de Zoysa (Opposition Leader Urban Council, Avissawella), Wijith Wijemuni Zoysa (Member of Parliament, Moneragala District), Pushpa Seneviratne, Rohini Jayasena (Australia), Theja Edirisinghe (Kosgoda), Sumith Wijemuni Zoysa (Deputy Chairman, Western Provincial Council), mother-in-law of late Dixon Premathirathne (former Chairman - Seeduwa Katunayake Village Council), Ranmali, Professor Daya Edirisinghe (University of Kelaniya), Dr. Kith Jayasena (Australia), Kumuduni, Nayomi, Cyril Seneviratne (Seneviratne Stores, Ratnapura), Nihal Edirisinghe (Ministry of Mahaweli Development) and Diana (Janadhipathi Vidyalaya, Avissawella), expired. Cortege leaves residence at 4 p.m. on Saturday 25th for Cremation at Kohuwala Cemetery. No. 336/1 B, Hospital Road, Kalubowila, Dehiwala. 

DISSANAYAKE - KAPILA ROHANA (Elephant House, Cargills, Browns). Eldest son of late Mr. William Dissanayake and of Mrs B.M. Dissanayake, loving husband of Suranji, loving father of Malmee, Shyamal and Nirmal, father-in-law of Niroshan, loving brother of Rohini and late Ranjana, brother-in-law of Keerthi and Wijayanthi and loving grandfather of Vihanga, Yasiruth, expired. Funeral on Thursday 23rd October at 5.00 p.m. at General Cemetery, Kohuwala. No. 16A, Robert Place, Dehiwala. 

DISSANAYAKE - MRS LOLITHA. Beloved wife of Mr R.S.E. Dissanayake (Retired CGR), loving mother of Gayani (Ceylinco Seylan Developments Ltd), Prashantha (Fari Maldives (Pvt) Ltd) & Ramani, mother-in-law of Ajith (Mega Phama (Pvt) Ltd), Charikia, Manjula (Nawaloka Group of Companies), sister of Weera & Pemsiri, sister-in-law of Yva & Sena, Mark & Shanthi (late), Ranjith & Loretta, Diedrie (in Canada), Vincy & Chandra (Sri Lanka). Cortege leaves residence at No.458/1C, "Y" Estate Naiwala, Veyangoda at 3.30 p.m. on 22nd October 2003 to Naiwala Cemetery. 

HERAT GUNARATNE - CLARICE VIVIAN (Nee SENANAYAKE) Beloved wife of late Dr. V.T.H.  loving mother of Rohini, Rukmani, late Malkanthi and of Methsiri, mother-in-law of Vidya, Srimega and Isramali, grandmother of Shirantha, Roshni, Yasmin, Natasha, Dimitri and Sheahan, great grandmother of Kiara and Michael, expired. Cortege leaves No. 4, Rosmead Place, Colombo7 on Wednesday 22nd October at 5.30 p.m. Cremation at General Cemetery Kanatte at 6 p.m. (No flowers by request). 

KANAGASABAI - K.T. (Retired Regional Manager, Bank of Ceylon (Old Boy of Ananda College, Colombo 10) (Cricketer). Son of late Mr K.K. Thirunavukarasu, late Sethunayaki Thirunavukarasu, brother of Shivapadasundaram (U.K.) Sivagnanam Sivanandavalli (U.K.), late T. Sivanesan (B.Sc. Mechanical Engineer), Sivasundary & Sivambikai (Gowri), brother-in-law of late Jayadevi, Sriskandadevi, late Gunasambanthan, Thuraisingham, expired on 18.10.2003. His remains will lie at Jayaratna Funeral Parlour leaves at 4.30 p.m. today for cremation at General Cemetery Kanatta (Hindu Section) Shivapadasundaram. BR/2/8, Elvitigala Mawatha, Manning Town, Colombo 8. 

MADAWALA - LAURA ERIYAGAMA (Molly). Beloved wife of late M.B. Weerakoon Madawala (Roy), loving mother of Indira and late Ananda, expired. Cortege leaves residence Eriyagama Walawwa Uduwawala Katugastota on 22nd October at 2 p.m. for cremation at 3.30 p.m. General Cemetery Mahaiyawa Kandy. 

SAMARASINGHE - QUINTUS - (Retd. Asst. Commissioner of Excise). Beloved husband of Margaret, son of the late Bertie Samarasinghe, and of Muriel, loving father of Ramesh, Rohan and Ranjan, father-in-law of Deepani, Thushari and Iresha, grandfather of Shamini, brother of Anton, Malanie, Neil and Chandra. Cortege leaves residence at 4.00 p.m. on Wednesday 22nd October. Interment at St. Thomas' Church Burial Ground, Kotte. 18/4, 1st Cross Street, Pagoda, Nugegoda. 

SIVAPRAGASAM - SACHITHANANTHAM (retired Secretary, Health Department Clerical Service). Born in Koddarkaladdy, Thumpalai, Point Pedro, resided for 30 years until 1998 at L-Block, Government Flats, Bambalpitiya, passed away peacefully in Hamilton, New Zealand on Monday October 20th. Youngest son of late Sivapragasam and late Packiyam, beloved husband of Puvaneswary, dearest father of Dr. Sri Kantha (Visiting Professor, Kyoto University - Primary Research Institute - Japan) and Kanchana (New Zealand), loving father-in-law of Saki (Japan) and Dr. T. Sothieson (New Zealand), adoring grandfather of Veena, Mithuna, Dhaxna, Sachiko and Sangeeta, youngest brother of late Kamalambikai, late Pathmanathan, late Mangayatkarasi, late Vaikunthanathan and late Surendranathan. Funeral takes place at No. 1, Fen Wick Crescent, Hill Crest, Hamilton, New Zealand, on October 22nd morning. Informant: G. Puviranjan (Nephew) - 49, Nelson Place, Wellawatte. Tel. 2360955. 

VANDERWERT - ESTELLE Passed away after a brief illness in Australia, on 18.10.03. Dearly beloved wife of the late Chappie, loving mother of Deloraine, Hans (Aust.) & Rochelle (Aust.), mother-in-law of Mahinda, grandma of baby Deandra. Funeral will take place on 24.10.03 in Australia. 

SENEVIRATNE - T.B. RAJA - Beloved husband of late Luvina Seneviratne, father of Marie, Ganga, Anoja, Jude, Noeline and Ranjit, father-in-law of Riza, Lal, Kapila, Tyron, Chintaka, Shirani and Gayani, brother-in-law of Lawrence, Benjamin, Frances, Benildus and Rita. Cortege leaves A.F. Raymonds Funeral Parlour at 3.00 p.m. on Thursday 23rd October. Burial at Jawatte Cemetery. Marapola Estate B, Marapola.

THENABADU - LEELASENA Proprietor Welcome Chemicals. Beloved son of late Mr and Mrs Wattuhamy and Nonahamy Thenabadu, brother of Dr Sugathadasa Charlotte Seelawathie Amara and Pinta brother-in-law of late Dilini, M.E. Wijesuriya Nelson Edirisooriya, Roland Dalpathadu and of Ramya also Master of M. Murali, expired. Cortege leaves residence 21A, Flower Road, Colombo 7 at 4.00 p.m. on Wednesday 22nd October at General Cemetery, Borella.

DE MEL - JENITA FELICIA BERYL  Relict of D. Joseph De Mel, sister of the late Lucius, Dulcie, Hubert and Ronald, sister-in-law of Sirina, late Chitra, Erma and of the late Annie, Jane, Mary, Harriet, Roslyn, Sam, Margaret and Henry. Cortege leaves "Melhaven", No. 28, Laxapathiya Road, Rawatawatte, Moratuwa at 4.30 p.m. on Thursday, 23rd October for service at Holy Emmanuel Church, Moratuwa, and burial thereafter.

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