DE SILVA - A. NELSON. Beloved husband of Indra (nee) Rani, loving father of Siwanka (Virtusa), Asantha (Germany) & Waruni, father-in-law of Krishanka & Sudarshani (Germany), brother of Walter Douglas Kingsly Lional Riley and Atlee, expired. Cortege leaves residence on Thursday 5th January 2006 at 3.30 p.m. for cremation at Mount Lavinia Cemetery at 4.30 p.m. 58/3, Malwatte Road, Dehiwala.

DE ZILVA - JOE formerly of Nedimpex and Asoka Glass & Mirror. Dearly beloved husband of Leoni nee Mendis (formerly Sri Lanka Insurance), loving father of Cludette, Aruni and Oneil, loving father-in-law of Roshan Mendis, Gration Karunarathne and Chandrika, brother of late Dickson, late Gorden and Blanch, expired. Cortege leaves residence at 4.00 p.m. on Thursday 5th January. Burial at St. Joseph?s Church Burial Ground, Moratuwa. No.17, M.J.C. Fernando Mawatha, Idama, Moratuwa.

KANDANEARACHCHI - VIOLET Beloved wife of the late Peter Kandanearachchi, loving mother of Lakshmi, Manel, Ramani, Chandra (Little Ones Pre-School), Hemamali, Rajee, Ranjith (Shan Textile), Nimal (Seylan Bank - Maradana) and Pushpakumara (EAM Maliban Textiles (Pvt) Ltd.), mother-in-law of Kahandagama (Retired Grama Sevaka), Vijitha (Tritel), Dharmadasa (RDTRI), MCP Perera (Laksala - Viskam Niwasa), Jayasinghe (Unilevers), Sarath (Texstar Apparel - Bandaragama), Malini (CTB - Panadura), Nilmini and Niranja, expired. Cortege leaves residence at 4.30 p.m. on 5th January for cremation at Pamunugama Cemetery. 254, Horana Road, Pinkotuwa Junction, Pamunugama, Alubomulla.

LABROOY - DAGMA (Tiny) Beloved wife of the late Kingsley (King), loving mother of Maryse Buultjens (Australia), Peter (England), the late Maurice and of Michael (Hotel Lotus Flower, Wadduwa) and Mervyn (Australia), sister of Lionel Milhuisen, Dorothy (Dolly), Joachim and Lorna Beling (Australia), mother-in-law of the late Eddie and of Angela, Sandra and Tahoma, expired. Cortege leaves A.F. Raymond?s Funeral Parlour at 5 p.m. on Friday 6th January. Burial at General Cemetery, Kanatte Borella (R.C. Section), 60/2, Vihara Mawatha, Boralesgamuwa.

PATHIRANA - MR D.R. Beloved husband of late Mrs Pauline Pathirana, loving father of Thilaka Kodithuwakku, Chandra Ratnayake (England), Prema Srikantha (England), Shanthi Kariyawasam and Lal Pathirana (Mithsala - Maharagama), precious father-in-law of Mr M.G. Ratnayake (England) and Mr Bandula Kariyawasam (JP all Island), expired. Cortege leaves residence on Thursday 5th December at 3.30 p.m. for Cremation at Galkissa Cemetery. 288, Main Road, Attidiya, Dehiwala.

PEIRIS - HELEN THERESA. Wife of late Simon Peiris, mother of late Carmen, late Rita, late Ivan, Nirmala, Anton, Vernon, Neville, mother-in-law of late Vishwa, Helmut, Nirmala, Shirlee, Sharmalee, Rohini. Burial on Thursday 5th at the Queen of Angels Roman Catholic Church Cemetery, Rawatawatte at 3.30 p.m.

PERERA - LALITHA - Beloved wife of Raja Perera (retired Accountant - Educational Publications), loving mother of Sarojini, Luxman (Pro Star Auto Dealers), Manjula Savithri (Australia), Manthri Shamini (Australia), mother-in-law of N.R. Abeyasinghe (University of Moratuwa), Samanthi, Lasath Algama (Australia) and Palitha Ratnayake (Australia), expired. Cortege leaves at 3.30 p.m. on Thursday, 5th January, 2006. 51, Brandiyawaththa, Wellampitiya.

,B.SAMARAWICKRAMA - MAHINDADASA NEDLINE Beloved wife of late Mahindadasa, loving mother of Champika, Lilantha (UK), Vinodini (Australia) and Prasanna (USA), mother-in-law of Susantha, Champa (UK), Ranjan (Australia) and Anne (USA), grandmother of Mayomi, Oshini, Chakila, Chalukya, Pravini, Tyler and Kyle. Cortege leaves residence 431/2, Havelock Road, Colombo 6 at 4.15 p.m. on Thursday January 5th for Cremation at 5 p.m. Borella Kanatta. (9)

SURIYAPPERUMA - DOREEN L.P. Beloved wife of the late S.P. Suriyapperuma of Palugama Dompe, loving mother of Deepthi and Anusha (staff - Parliament), mother-in-law of Ranjith Chandrasekera (Managing Director, Kaushalya Enterprises), and Anil Hewawasam (staff - Parliament), grandmother of Dhanushki, Keshawa, Thisura and Yalindi, expired. Cremation on 5th January 2006 at 4.30 p.m. at Family Burial Grounds. "Panapitiya Walauwwa", Panapitiya, Kalutara North.