BALASURIYA - DON JAMES HILTON. Dearly beloved and precious husband of Noeline, nee Ranasinghe (Retired Teacher, Southlands), beloved son of late Don James and Elene Balasuriya, loving brother of D.R.L. (Lennie) and Doreen Senaratne, brother-in-law of late Laura, Mary, Phillip, Cyril and Marina, Aimee Ranasinghe and Lalithangani Balasuriya, expired on 24th October 2005. Cortege leaves residence at 12.30 p.m. on Wednesday 26th for cremation at G.C. Borella, at 2.00 p.m. 1B, Templars Mawatha, off Templer's Road, Mount Lavinia.

DE SOYSA KUSUMA - Dearly beloved wife of Vere de Soysa (JEDB), mother of Dushyanthi, Nillcamal, Enoka and Ishanka, mother-in-law of Jude, Deepa and Ranjith, sister-in-law of Verna Karunatilake. Cortege leaves residence, Clovis Estate, Uhumiya, Kurunegala at 2 p.m. on Friday 28th October for Burial at our own premises.

DE SOYZA - SUMITH, (Formerly Engineer C.T.B. & Alma Trading Co. (Pvt) Ltd.). Beloved husband of Eileen, precious father of Ramesh and Gayani, brother of late Nandana and of Mithra, Indrajee and Gamini (USA), expired. Cortege leaves A.F. Raymond's Funeral Parlour at 2.30 p.m. on Wednesday 26th October. Cremation at General Cemetery Borella at 3.00 p.m. 85/2, Polwatte Road, Pannipitiya.

FRANCIS MARGRET - Beloved wife of late Mr Arthur Francis, much loved mother of Pushpa, Leslie, Angelene, Yoga, Nesa, Felix, Aloy and late Jeya, expired. Cortege leaves residence on 26th Wednesday at 3.00 p.m. for burial at Galkissa Cemetery R.C. Section. No.30, Siripala Rd, Mt Lavinia.

RASIAH - SEBASTIAN (Formerly Mascons Ltd.) Beloved husband of late Mavis, loving father of Therese, Ignatius, Jacintha, Rebecca, Roveena, Benney, Pius, Antoinette and Prakash, much loved father-in-law of Lucian Gomez, Doreen, late Tim Fernando and of George Balachandran, Gunam Ponniah, Malar, Nishanthi, Mohan Balachandran and Sujeewa, darling grandfather of Hiran, Shivan, Rischelle, Ishan, Rehan, Sula, Sudesh, Praveena, Pavithra, Shehani, Rehani, Gayani, Niluk, Rishonika, Shamy, Sujani and Sulangi, great-granfather of Katelyn, Shanez and Shayane, expired. Cortege leaves residence 70, Mayfield Road, Kotahena, Colombo 13 at 4.00 p.m. on Wednesday 26th October. Burial at General Cemetery, Borella (R.C. Section).

RATNAYAKE - HEMA (nee BOWATTE) - Beloved wife of the late Abayaratne Ratnayake, darling mother of Chandrakanthi, Nalaka, Ajit, Dharshani and Manjula, mother-in-law of A.D. Samarasekera and Sreemanthi Nanayakkara, grandmother of Chaminda, Gayani, Nilushika and Isurangi, expired. Cremation at 4 p.m. on Wednesday the 26th at Mahaiyawa. No:56, Dhammadassi Mawatha, Kandy.

ROOFF THOMAS MELVIN Formerly of Wilfred and Company, Grandpass, brother of Vivianne Joy Rita Claude late Bertha Joe Melroy, expired. Cortege leaves Udeni Funeral Parlour, Punchi Borella on Wednesday 26.10.2005 at 11.00 a.m. Burial General Cemetery, Borella R.C. Section.

WEERAWARDENA - WEERAWARDENA PATHIRANNAHELAGE DON CHARLES (Retired Principal). Beloved husband of the late Melena Peiris - Handapangoda, loving father of Palitha, Upali, Kanthi, Jayanthi and Kirthi, father-in-law of Nanda, Subhashinie, Samaraweera, Kithsiri and Upeksha, grandfather of Charumathie, Chathoorya, Thanuja, Thavishya, Senuja, Umejya, Pinila and Banuri, expired. Cremation at Bemmulla Cemetery on Wednesday. Cortege leaves residence 3.00 p.m. "Kelum", Bemmulla.

PARAMASAMY - C. (Retd. Chief Accountant of Posts & Telecommunications Dept.). Beloved husband of Patma (Former Teacher Wolfendhal Girls' High School), expired on 21st October 2005 and cremation took place on 22nd October 2005. No.14, Boteju Avenue, Station Road, Dehiwala.

STANISLAUS - SANDANAM Sales Representative, G.C. Roche & Co. Ltd, expired. Cortege leaves residence, B/37, 1/1 Maligawatte Flats, Colombo 12, at 3 pm on Thursday 27th October. Burial at Jawatte Cemetery Roman Catholic Section.

THEILE - GRANVILLE ANTHONY Dearly beloved husband of Felice, loving father of Trevor (Canada), Errol (Heavy Lift Movers Pvt. Ltd), late Jerome and of Suzette and Darrel (Ceylinco Cisco), brother of Juliet Peterson, father-in-law of Jennifer (Canada), Sumathi, Lenie (Canada), Dexter Rodrigo (Heavy Lift Movers Pvt. Ltd) and Malki (Design Consortium Ltd), expired. Funeral arrangements will be notified later. 77/17, Hettiyawatte, Elapitiwala, Ragama. Tel: 2955906, 4815293.

FERNANDOPULLE - VINCENT R.N. (Attorney-at-Law). Dearly beloved husband of Dr Barbara Fernandopulle, loving father of Dr Ian (U.S.A.), Dr Royle (U.S.A.), Dr Neil (Genetech) and Deidre, father-in-law of Dr Wanda, Stacy, Gayathri and Hilary Spittel (Air Arabia), much loved grandfather of Melissa and Vajra, brother of Rev.Fr. Stanley (St.Joseph’s Seminary) and Felix, expired. Funeral arrangements will be notified later. 99/80M, Park Avenue, Ivory Gardens, Old D.R.O. Road, Kandana.