FERNANDO - C. CYRIL (J.P.) (Abdus Sattar Haji Yusuf and Co., 123, Prince Street, Colombo 11) passed away peacefully. Cortege will leave residence on 03.11.05 at 4.00 p.m. from 10/1, St Anthony's Road, Kanuwana, Jaela. For burial at Kanuwana, Roman Catholic Cemetery.

FERNANDO - D. WILMA Wife of the late Milton Fernando (Grindlays Bank), precious mother of Chrishanthie (Ceylon Oxygen), Nilanthie and Manjula (St Mary's Maha Vidyalaya Ja-Ela), mother-in-law of Rienzie (retired, Fisheries Dept.), Bandula (Saudi Arabia), Ravindra Suransiri (United Tobacco Processing), loving grandmother of Shalindrini, beloved daughter of the late Mr & Mrs Dewinton Fernando, loving sister of Marina and (Rita, Leonard, Decima, Malini and Lakdasa - all deceased), sister-in-law of Nelson, Rachael, Violet, Henry, Swarnamali and the late Lennie. Cortege leaves residence on Wednesday 2nd November 2005 at 3.00 p.m. from 34, Mount Calvary Road, Ja-Ela for burial at Kanuwana Roman Catholic Cemetery, Ja-Ela.

FERNANDO - LITTY CHARLOTTE - Beloved wife of late Stephen Fernando, loving mother of Rienzie (Ashvith Property - Developers), Malcolm (Saudi Arabia), Bertram and Sunil (staff - St. Sebastian's College, Moratuwa) and Marian, mother-in-law of Charmain (staff - St. Sebastian's College, Moratuwa), Edith (Former O.L.V. - Convent, Moratuwa), Caryl, Sweeny (Marian Montessori, Moratuwa) and Malcom, expired. Cortege leaves residence at 3.30 p.m. on 2nd November 2005 for Burial at Queen of Angels, Katubedda, Moratuwa. No. 79/1, Rawathawatte Road, Moratuwa.

FERNANDO - The Death is announced of Mrs Bridget Fernando relict of George Fernando, mother and mother-in-law of Sextus & Swinil (UK), late Shirlene & Senath (Moratuwa), Heloise & Late Christy (Moratuwa), Mavis & Parakrama Jayatilake. Cortege will leave residence on 2.11.05 at 2.00 p.m. for Burial at Cemetery of St Joseph's Church, Wennappuwa. "Shirlyn", Wennappuwa.

GAMAGE - CHARLES. Beloved husband of Aslin Atukorala, father of Dharmasiri (former M.A. Agunukolapellessa), Wimalasena (Deputy Director Irrigation), Rathnasiri (IP, Balagolla), Asoka, father-in-law of Kokila, Niranjali, Kumari (Kandy Hospital), Anil Bandara (Hapudeniya), expired. Cremation at Mahaiyawa Cemetery Kandy on 2nd November at 3.30 p.m. 141, Uda Peradeniya, Peradeniya.

NANAYAKKARA - MRS D.S. (nee WEERAKOON). Beloved wife of late Mr D.A. Nanayakkara, loving mother of late Raja (SL Army), Olivia Chithra (UK), Hema Malani (retired Teacher), Jayantha (retired Principal), Hemali Asoka (Teacher, Diamond Jubilee Vidyalaya Panadura), Swarna (Manager, NSB , Postal Banking - Kegalle), mother-in-law of Tissa Hapangamaarachchi (UK), Rohan (retired Assistant Regional Manager Peoples Bank), H.M. Senevirathna (President, Pasdunrata National College of Education), W.H. Kularathna, (Engineer, Browns), precious grand mother of Dr Thilanka, Dr Kosala, Sachindra, Sandaru, Nipun, Sasmitha and Rusiru. Cortege leaves residence, "Sirinimal" Gemunu Mawatha, Walana, Panadura on Wednesday 2nd at 3.30 p.m. for cremation at Minuwanpitiya Cemetery, Walana, Panadura.

PERERA - PHILIP (Retired Teacher - Christ King College, Tudella). Loving husband of Anna, loving father of Lal (staff St. Xavier's Vidyalaya, Marawila), Shirani, Deepthi (Australia) and Priyanthi, father-in-law of Kanthi (staff Holy Family Balika Vidyalaya, Marawila), Regie, Bandula (Australia) and Nihal (Manager - Ascot Hotel, Nuwara Eliya), expired. Cortege leaves residence for interment at Roman Catholic Cemetery, Seeduwa at 3.30 p.m. on Wednesday 2nd November. "Priyanthi", Liyanagemulla, Seeduwa.

THAMOTHERAM - CHARLES JEYAM THAMBYRAJAH passed away peacefully on 27th October 2005 in England, aged 87 years. He leaves behind his loving wife Malar and six children Vijay, Sunetra, Thiru, Priya, Shanthini and Raj and six grandchildren Niranjalie, Ravin, Craig, Laura, Sharmini and Chrishan. He also leaves behind his sisters Mrs Kanga Snell, Mrs Arul Niles, Dr Amy Fernando (Australia), Mrs Tharumi Nadarajah, Mrs Thangam Mathar and brothers Nesar Thamotheram and Edgar Thamotheram (U.K). The funeral service and celebration of his life will take place at 11 a.m. on Friday 4th November, 2005 at Rivercourt Methodist Church, King Street, Hammersmith, London W6 9JT followed by a private cremation.

WELAGEDARA - NIRMAL CHANDIMA BANDARA (Bank of Ceylon - Dehiattakandiya) son of Sujatha Kumari Samarakoon of Udawelawatte Vidyalaya and late C.B.M. Welagedara (ex - Samuel and Sons and Central Finance) of 35/1, Lake Road, Katukelle Kandy, expired. Cremation at Mahaiyawa Cemetery on November 2nd at 3.30 p.m.

WIJAYAWEERA - SOMASIRI. Husband of late Seela Wijayaweera, father of Indrani, late Lakshman, Malkanthi, Tilaka, Chintha, Manel, Pushpa, late Anura, Samudra, Gowri and Iranthi (all in U.S.A.), father-in-law of late Cyril Karunasena, Ajith Moonesinghe, Mahinda Jayaratna, Ranjan Abeysekera, Lalith Wijeratne, Kithsiri Athulathmudali and Ruvinda Siriwardena and Dilani Wijayaweera (all in U.S.A.), expired. Cortege leaves residence at 3.00 p.m. on Thursday 3rd November for cremation at Gampaha Cemetery. No flowers please. Bandarawatta D.C. Mill, Yakkala, Gampaha.

ABRAHAM - SAMUEL - Husband of late Gnanarani, father of Selvarani and Selvarajah, father-in-law of Godwin and Theresa, brother of late Martha, Anbu Paul and Grace, brother-in-law of Devaraj Noel Pakkyanathan, Mary Dawson, grandfather of Sheela, Oral, Berty, Nirosha, Desika, Niloshan and Dinusha, entered rest. Cortege leaves residence # 127/2, Lanka Matha Mawatha, Mahabage for burial at Welisara Cemetery at 3.00 p.m. on 2-11-2005.

FERNANDO - NICHOLAS ANTHONY. Beloved husband of Dharshi, loving father of Ayani Nilantha Avantha (all New Zealand), father-in-law of Chamila, Chamilaa Shermila, son of late Peduru Fernando and late Marha Maria son-in-law of Tiddy and Pearly, brother of Vinifreeda Rita (late) Malanie (late), Concy Sydney (late), brother-in-law of Britto Leslie (late), Ivan Sunethra Asanka Sunil Anil Krishan, expired. Cortege leaves residence at 4 p.m. for burial at Roman Catholic Cemetery Bandarawatta Seeduwa on Thursday 3rd November 2005. 45, Bandarawatta, Seeduwa. 5353496.

RAJARATNAM - V.N. (VICTOR NAVAM), former Director, Irrigation Department, founder Chairman C.E.C.B. Husband of late Sugirtham, father of Ranjan (NZ) and Vasantha (BAH), father-in-law of Sherene (NZ) and Jaiyotri (BAH.), grandfather of Anushka, Siraj (NZ) and Alisha (BAH.). Cortege leaves residence No.177, Dharmapala Mawatha (Turret Road), Colombo 7 at 3.30 p.m. on Wednesday 2nd November. Cremation at General Cemetery Kanatte at 4.00 p.m

SIVAGURUNATHAN - ANANDA, Son of late Ratnasabapathy and Annapurani, beloved husband of Indra, loving father of Rasitha, Gopika and Arundathie, father-in-law of Arumugadas Kumaradas (U.K.), Pradeep Vivekanantham (Australia) and C. Gunaratna, grandfather of Ramith, Ishan and Tanisha, beloved brother of late Chitra, Bavananthan, Parimala and Ratnavali and of Kumaradeva, Mylvaganam, Vasudeva, Manohari and Chandraleka. Cortege leaves A.F. Raymond's Funeral Parlour at 3.30 p.m. on Thursday 3rd November. Cremation at General Cemetery, Borella at 4.00 p.m. 32/4, Galpoththa Road, Nawala.