VEN. POLGASDUWE GNANAWIMALA MAHA THERO of Parappuduwa, passed away and his remains will lie at Parappuduwa for public respects until Wednesday 4.00 p.m. Cremation will take place at school grounds of Malalankara Kanishta Vidyalaya Katudampe. Private boats are allowed.

DE SILVA - K.HARRY. Husband of Premawathi, father of Sumithra, Chandrika, Nandani, Mangala, Samudrika, father-in-law of late Chandana, Buddhasiri & Ariyawansa Jayendra. Cremation at 4.00 p.m. on Wednesday 12th at the Hikkaduwa Crematorium. Cortege leaves residence at 3.00 p.m. "Perakum", Hikkaduwa East, Hikkaduwa. (No flowers please). 

SAMARASURIYA - KATHLEEN ISABELLE (nee DE SILVA)  Beloved wife of late Edwin Walter Samarasuriya, sister of Chitral and Evadne and late Stanley, Eileen Guy, Manel and Nelina De Silva, mother of Aruna and Kumarini, grandmother of Pushpa, Naamal, Sumathi and Sunny, great-grandmother of Nadeesha and Hishan, expired. Cremation will take place on Tuesday at 4.00 p.m., 11th at General Cemetery, Kanatte, from Jayaratna Parlour, Borella. No. 8, Bogala Flats, Dickman's Rd.  

VANDORT - WALTER DOMINIC (SANNA). Beloved husband of Gladys (nee Fernando), father of Coreen (Australia), Noel and June, father-in-law of Gerard (Australia), Nishanthi and Nihal, brother of late Carmen and of Rita, Hazel, Wilfred, Doreen (UK), and Ralph, brother-in-law of late Tony, Richard and of Paul, Latha, Brian (UK), and Lorraine, expired. Cortege leaves residence 178/2, Gansaba Road, Kelanimulla, Angoda, at 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 11th October. Burial at General Cemetery Borella. (R.C. Section). 

EDMONDS - CYNTHIA NEVA (nee STAPLES) Australia (formerly of Mount Lavinia) passed away peacefully on October 6th. Wife of Joseph Oliver Edmonds (dec), dearly loved mother of Ralph, Arlene, Tony, Anton (UK) Carmen, Joe and Randy, mother-in-law of Delrine, Susan, Linda (UK) and Leanne, loving grandmother of Ronnie, Dawn, Julio, Daniel, Tina, Marina, Paul, Lisa, Brett and Dayna (Angela, Joanne and Little Joe UK), treasured great-grandmother of Emilio, Eliza, Hanna and Chloe. In God's care until we meet again. 

FERNANDO ROLINSON (R.W.) - (Formerly Electricity Board) Beloved husband of late Isla, father of Ravindra, father-in-law of Susima, grandfather of Ruwan and Ruwanthi, passed away peacefully. Cortege leaves residence at 4.00 p.m. on 11th October 2005 for service at Rawatawatta Methodist Church and thereafter burial at General Cemetery, Rawatawatta. 15/7, New De Soysa Road, Rawatawatta, Moratuwa. Phone 011-2646743. 

GUNAWARDENA - VASANTHA. Son of late Edmund and Doreen, brother of Sujatha, Ranjith and Nandanie, brother-in-law of Gamini, Madara and Pramukh. Cortege leaves A.F. Raymond's Funeral Parlour at 5.00 p.m. on Wednesday 12th October 2005. Cremation at General Cemetery Borella at 5.30 p.m. 

LEWIS - GLADYS EUGENE (nee HETTIGE) "Safe in the arms of Jesus". Cherished wife of late Gladwin Harris, loving mother of Winston (Zam Zem), Primrose (ex Kuwait Airways), Valentine (Bank of Ceylon), loving mother-in-law of Elsie, late Percy and Malani. Funeral takes place on 12th October. Cortege leaves Mahinda Funeral Parlour Mt Lavinia at 4.00 p.m. for burial at Christ Church, Galkissa. 

THANGIAH - S. (SYLA) (Retired Police Officer / Presently of UK). Beloved husband of Kamala, father of Sanjeevan (UK) and Raj (Singapore), father-in-law of Georgia (UK) and Vivienne (Singapore), grandfather of Samantha, expired in Cyprus. Remains to be flown to Sri Lanka as per his wishes for burial at General Cemetery, Borella. Funeral arrangements to be notified later. Informant - Ravi 0777-316936.