CHANDRASEKARA - MRS. G. Beloved wife of Mr. V.K. Chandrasekara (Former Public Health, Inspector of Kuliyapitiya and Nattandiya). Precious mother of Mr. Sugath Chandrasekara (Private Secretary to Hon. Ranil Wickramasinghe, Leader of the Opposition), Mr. Piyal Chandrasekara (Computer Officer, Civil Aviation Services Authority), Mrs. Geethani Renuka Chandrasekara (Secretary Assistant, Bank of Ceylon, Welisara Branch) and Mr Dushmantha Chandrasekara (Australia), loving mother-in-law of Mr. Anura Karunarathna (Lecturer, Technical College, Dambulla), Mrs. Shashikala Chandrasekara (Cinema and Tele-Drama Actress), Mrs Chapa Chandrasekara and Mrs Mitsui (Japan), expired. Funeral at 3.00 p.m. on Saturday the 10th at General Cemetery, Negombo. Remains lie at No. 815/4, Chilaw Road, Daluwakotuwa, Kochchikade. 

DE SILVA - BEATRICE (nee KUMARARATNE) Retired Teacher. Wife of late Lucian De Silva, mother of Shantha (Staff of Ratna Kanishta Vidyalaya, Hokandara) and Anura, mother-in-law of Upali (Nishan Motors Athurugiriya) and Shanthi (CBA), expired. Cortege leaves residence 185, Sri Gnanendra Mawatha (Old Road), Nawala at 2.00 p.m. on Saturday 10th December. Cremation at General Cemetery, Borella at 3.00 p.m. 

DE SILVA - SARATH ARIYARATHNE. Beloved husband of Gerty, father of Chanath, Sheela, Devi, Sudath, Saman, father-in-law of Anya, Bandula, Jayalath Aponso, (De Soysa Stadium), Sepali, Shirani, grandfather of Olek Julta, Shamika, Heshaka, Vindiya, Shimal Bhagya, Shenya, Nawodya, Shashi, Shasika and Shashika, expired. Cortege leaves at 4.30 p.m. on Saturday 10th December 2005. 369/13, Hokandara North, Hokandara. 

JAMES - FREDRICK STANISLAUS (Ex Chief Surveyor - Lloyds). Son of Joseph James and late Blossom James, beloved husband of Chitra, darling father of Claudia, Shehan and Michelle, father-in-law of Dylan, loving grandfather of Tessa, passed away. Cortege leaves residence 94/2, Layards Road, Colombo 5, at 9.30 a.m. on Saturday 10th December. Cremation at General Cemetery Borella at 10.00 a.m. 

JAYATILAKE - J.J.  Retired Principal lived in "Muditha", Hapugala, Galle, expired. Cortege leaves residence at 4.00 p.m. on Saturday 10th December for cremation at 5.00 p.m. at Nadimala (Dehiwela) cemetery. No. 355, Nagaha Mawatha, Palanwatta, Pannipitiya. Bereaved wife and children. 

KASIPILLAI - DESHABANDU MISS NAHAMMAL Retired Principal Saiva Mangayar Kalagam. Loving sister of late Subramaniam, Sivapragasam, Navaratnam, Kanaharatnam and Mrs Sothiratnam Rasiah and loving aunt of Dr Paramsothy, Thilakan Kanagaratnam, Nimalan Karthikeyan  Dr Mangalajothy Hariharan, Dr. Visvanathan, Kasinathan, Sothinathan and Balachandran. Cortege leaves residence 45, Vivekananda Road, Colombo 6 at 1.00 p.m. on Saturday 10th December. Cremation at General Cemetery Borella at 2.00 p.m.  

PERERA - ERIN LOURDES  Safe in the Arms of Jesus. Beloved wife of Don Aloysius Perera, precious mother of Nihal and Pushpa, Ranji and Siri and Mala, darling grandmother of Derek and Samanti, Erika, Shannon and Krystyna, daughter of late Joseph and Winifred Fernando of No. 565, Galle Road, Mount Lavinia, loving sister of late Camilus, Quintus, late Percy and Roy and Maureen, adopted sister, late Jane, sister-in-law of late Elain, Ranjini, Swineetha and late Peter Fernando, passed away peacefully in Canada on 02nd December 2005.  A mass will be offered for her soul on Saturday 10th December, 2005, St. Anthony's Church, Mount Lavinia, at 5.30 p.m. Burial in Canada on December 10, 2005. Ranjini and Siri Fernando 625, Ray Lawson Blvd, Brampton, Ontario L6Y 5J6 Canada. 

RUPESINGHE - HECTOR  Beloved husband of late Benedicta Gomis, loving father of Sriyani, Kusum & Ajith (NorLanka Shipping), brother of Rev. Fr. C.M. Rupesinghe (De Mazenod House), brother-in-law of Rt. Rev. Dr. Oswald Gomis (Archbishop of Colombo), father-in-law of Kingsley, Ranjan & Marina, expired. Cortege leaves "Peace Haven", Kattuwa, Negombo at 3.30 p.m. on Saturday 10th December for burial at St. Francis De Sales Cemetery, Kattuwa, Negombo. 

VANIGASOORIYAR RAVI (J.R) - Beloved husband of Sumithra, loving father of Suhen, Niranjali, Sharmali and Naren, fond father-in-law of Janine, Sheran Dominic and Gihan Seneviratne, precious grandfather of Katy, Jimmy and Tracy, brother of Padmini, late Sathi, Carmini, Rukmini, Rev. Fr. Harry and Nalini, expired. Remains will lie at A.F. Raymond's Funeral Parlour. Service at 10 O'clock on Saturday, 10th December and Cremation thereafter at the General Cemetery, Kanatte.

WIJEYAWICKRAMA - A.A. Retired Chief Clerk, Blood Bank, General Hospital and Eye Hospital. Beloved husband of Swarna, loving father of Thimali (John Keells Holdings), Sihan (University of Kelaniya), Sadhana (Sri Lanka Telecom H.Q.), father-in-law of Indika Amarathunga (Ceylon Leather Products Ltd), brother of Piyawickrema, Gunawickrema & Piyaseeli, brother-in-law of B.P. Nissanga (retired Civil Engineer), D.S. Nissanga (retired Mechanical Engineer), Swarna, Gamini Wanasinghe (retired Administration Officer - Motor Commissioner's Dept.), Padma and Kusuma, expired. Cremation at Gampaha Kasagahawatta Crematorium on Sunday 11-12-2005 at 4 p.m. Cortege leaves residence at 3.30 p.m. No.7, Vishaka Road, Gampaha. 

WIRASINGHE - CLARIBAL GERTRUDE - Baddegama. Beloved wife of late Arthur Wirasinghe (Coroner/Landed Proprietor), loving mother of Stanley, Christopher, Helen, Patricia and late Ronald, mother-in-law of Kanthi, Asoka, Rathnapala and Chandrakumara, beloved grandmother of Yasas, Damitha, Dilani, Pandula, Chrishanthi, Pandula, Prasangika, Tiromani and Dharshana, expired. Cortege leaves residence at 2.00 pm. "Newlands", Ganegama - South, Baddegama on Saturday 10th December 2005. Cremation at General Cemetery, Baddegama.