ALFRED K.D. - Beloved father of Nihal (Sweden), Nimesious, Nalani, Kanthi, Upali (Sweden), Shiamali, expired. Funeral arrangements will be notified later. Rainton Estate, Tharawilluwa, Bathuluoya.  

DE MEL - SOMAWATHIE PETIYAGODA - Wife of H.L. de Mel (Retired Postmaster), mother of  Lasantha. Cremation Mahiyawa. Cortege leaves No. 54, Vihara Mw., Suduhumpola, Kandy  on 18th June 05. 

GUNAWIJEYA - DEARIE. Beloved wife of late Mervyn Bertram, loving mother of Derek (ex Asha Central Hospital), Rohan (Alpha Orient Lanka), Hiran (Business), Mahen (Sri-Tronics) and Nilantha (Emar Pharmaceuticals), mother-in-law of Sandra, Chandra, Nirosha, Shiromi (C.E.B.) and Sandya, grandmother of Sandrene, Rochan, Shanuki Solange, Mishika Shihan, Dinithi, Ishini and Ishara, expired. Remains lie at Mahinda Funeral Parlour Mount Lavinia. Cortege leaves Parlour at 4 p.m. on Saturday 18th June 2005 for burial at Galkissa Cemetery (R.C. Section). 

JAYETILEKE - S.R.L. (LYN) (Retired Warrant Officer W/O II, Sri Lanka Armoured Corps). Ever loving husband of Kusum (ICC Jayetileke)  (Retired - Motor Traffic Western Province, presently Oasis English School), loving father of Shayama, Diana and Rohan, father-in-law of Lalith, Prakash, Sandhya, son of  the late Stanley Jayetileke and Daisy Jayetileke, son-in-law of  the late Victor Mendis and of Elizabeth Mendis, loving brother of Yvonne and brother-in-law of Sarath Philip. Cortege leaves 18th at 3.30 p.m. for Burial at Madampitiya Cemetery. 36/1, Kelanisiri Mawatha, Makulugahawatta, Kelaniya.

KARUNARATNE - LYNETTE (nee Liyanage). Safe in the Arms of Jesus. Beloved wife of late Claude, precious mother of Inakshi (Laugfs Lanka Gas Ltd), loving daughter of Erin and late Leslie Liyanage, daughter-in-law of late Vernon and Evelyn Karunaratne, loving sister of Dileeni and Shalini, sister-in-law of Anton Gomes, Manik Roshani and late Nelum. Cortege leaves residence No:146/6, Poorvarama Road, Colombo-5 at 3.30 p.m. for Service and burial at SS. Mary and John's Church Nugegoda at 4.00 p.m. Sunday 19th June 2005. 

MUTHUTHANTHRI - ESME COORAY Beloved wife of M. Eddie Upasena (Ex-Postmaster, Radio Officer and recently of Judicial Service Commission Office), loving mother of Tharanga Muthumala (Selimpex), Upul Muthumala (Just-in-Time), mother-in-law of Nandana Fonseka (Audit Dept.), Manoja Keerthiwansa (Thurstan College), sister of Collin, Maurice and Nalini, expired. Cortege leaves residence No. 98, Keells Complex, Pinwatta, Panadura 4.00 p.m. Saturday 18th June 2005 for interment at Nalluruwa Cemetery.  

NONIS - SRIYANI. Chairperson, Mackwoods Group of Companies, Beloved daughter of the late Noel and Lena Mendis, wife of the late Quentin, darling precious mother of Kshama, Nirmali, Chris and Shelley, mother-in-law of Harsha Soza and Nissanka Samaratunga, loving grandmother of Nishika, Rajith, Nikita and Shandev, sister of Ricky Mendis and Mary Varma, passed away on 13th June 2005. Burial at 10.30 a.m. at the General Cemetery, Kanatte, on Sunday 19th June, 2005. 69/6, Kynsey Road, Colombo 8.  

PEIRIS - GERLIE (Pody Baby) Safe with the Arms of Jesus. Wife of late Calixtus, beloved mother of Sampath (USA), Dharshini (Proprietor of Dharshini's Textiles), Sudath (Kosgoda Beach Resort), Sanath (Germany) and Subashini (Seedevi), mother-in-law of Nadeera (U.S.A.), Sumithra, and Asanga, loving grandmother of Sudarshana, Sujith, Avinga and Suneth, loving sister of Vincent, Merian, Lilian and Clerence (Italy), loving sister-in-law of Luckratia, Cicil, Anton and Vinitha (Italy). Cortege leaves residence at 4.00 p.m. on Sunday the 19th June 2005 for burial at General Cemetery Negombo (R.C. Section). "Sampatha", 57, Grand Street, Negombo. 

PERERA - M GUNASENA (California USA). Formerly form Uggalboda Kalutara Sri Lanka and a long term resident of Gardena California USA, passed away on the 13th of June 2005 at the age of 88. He was predeceased by his loving wife Harriet and two sons Hemasiri and Neelakantha Perera, Mr.Perera is survived by his daughters Lily, Manel, Mallika, Swarna Leena, Sheela and sons-in-law Shelton Dharmasena, Sunil Kushan Chameera Chintaka and daughter-in-law Rohini all in California, USA. He will be missed by his 17 grandchildren and two great grand children. Funeral services will be held at the Green Hills Mortuary in Torance California on Saturday June 18th 2005. 

PERERA - MORAGODA ARACHCHIGE ELLEN MARIS STELLA. Beloved wife of late Ernest Perera, mother of Shirani, Dilumy, Dilarian (Doha), Shiranthi (Brandix Cusualwear), Priyani and Roshan and mother-in-law of A.W. Lokuhewa (Ocenic Engineering), Melroy Francke (Doha), Carmen Perera, Delano Giraro, Hemantha Kothalawala (Doha), Jayani Perera and grandchildren, expired. Cortege leaves residence, No. 23, St. Anthony's Avenue, Liyanagemulla, Seeduwa at 4.00 p.m. on Saturday the 18th June for Cremation at General Cemetery, Udammita. 

PINTO - MR M.W.H. (Retired Head Reader Daily News and Sarvodaya Press Ratmalana). Beloved husband of T. Premawathie Perera (Teacher, Bandaranayake Vidyalaya, Cotta Road), father of M. Kumudu Pinto (Open Arc) and M. Daya Pinto (M.D.P. Institute), father-in-law of Renuka Weerasinghe, expired. Cremation at 5 p.m. on Sunday 19th June at Kolonnawa Cemetery. Leaves residence at 3.30 p.m. 129/1, Meetotamulla, Wellampitiya. 

SEIMON - VIRGINIA CHITRA (nee SENADHIPATHI). Beloved wife of Ronald, loving mother of Yohan, Yolan and Radhika, daughter of late Manuel Senadhipathi and late Virginia Senadhipathi, daughter-in-law of late Thomas Seimon and late Agnes Seimon, sister of Ranjith Senadhipathi, Ranjini and Malathi, sister-in-law of Angela Sriskandarajah, Mano, Clarence, Rani, Anne, Quintus and Surangani, expired. Cortege leaves residence 81, Kalyani Mawatha, Wattala at 3.30 p.m. on Saturday 18th June 2005. Burial at St. Mary's Church, Mabole, Wattala. 

SINNATHAMBY - MARKANDU SINNATHAMBY. (Retd.  Boarding Master, Jaffna Hindu College). Beloved husband of Kanagaluxme, beloved son of late Markandu and Sellamuthachie, beloved father of Selvaranee, Markandu (Retd. Asst. Supdt. of Post Office), Sivanandan (Dy. Commissioner of Excise), late Vijayakumar (J-Ceyka Pvt. Ltd), Nagulendran (Accountant U.K.), father-in-law of late Dr. Sivaramalingam, Baladevi, late Subathradevi, Sarathadevi, Sakunthaladevi, Ramani, grandfather of Kalaimathy Balachandran, Dr. Kalaichelvi Raveendran, Kalairaji Naguleswaran, Kalaivani Vijeyendran, Rukshini Krishna, Tharshini Akilan, Dr. Gayathiri, Abhirami Prabhakaran, Maithrayee, Brahnavan, Vijayanand, Kanchana Sutharshan, Lakshana, Dr. Sanjeevan, Rajeevan, great grandfather of Sulakshana, Archana, Vaishalee Pavithra, Ganan Shivankar, Aishwarya Luxmy, Brindha Vaishnavi, Harivenkatesh, Vaishalee Anitha, Sanjeev Yadav, passed away peacefully on 16th June 2005. Cortege leaves residence at 5, Ramakrishna Terrace, Wellawatte at 1.00 p.m. on Saturday 18th June for Cremation at Galkissa Cemetery at 2.00 p.m.  

SOMAWATHIE - K. Beloved wife of A. Samadinanda Mendis, mother of Kusumawathie, Dinawathie, Wasantha, Sunil (Access) and Gamini (Italy), mother-in-law of Gunapala, Jayasiri, Champa and Deepika, sister of Piyadasa and Chandrasena, expired. Cremation at Udahamulla General Cemetery at 5 p.m. on Sunday the 19th. No.21, Kumbukgahapokuna Rd, Thalapathpitiya. 94-11-2779584. 

WIJESINGHE - DHARMASIRI BANDULA. Attorney-at-Law, former Secretary, Bar Association of Sri Lanka and former Basnayake Nilame of the Devundara Maha Vishnu Devalaya. Loving husband of Chathurika, Attorney-at-Law and loving father of Renusha, Visaka Vidyalaya, beloved son of the late Jayatissa Wijesinghe and Somawathie Senarath of Getamanne, brother of Upali, Padma, Sarath (Solicitor UK), Rev. Dhammakitthi, Lakshman, Tamara, Ranjani, the late Indra and Lalitha, brother-in-law of Padma, Winnie, Geetha, Kamalasiri, Gilbert, Waruna, Yapa, Chandra, Deepika, Bogini (HNB) and Priyankara (Eagle Insurance), son-in-law of Major General L.G. Sigera (Retd.) and Padma Malini, expired. Funeral 19th June Sunday. Cortege leaves residence 27, Chandra Wettasinghe Mawatha, Koswatte, Nawala at 4.00 p.m. for cremation at the General Cemetery Kanatte Crematorium at 5.00 p.m. Tel: 94-11-262893