COORAY - ERIC (Ex Airforce, SriLankan Airlines, Expo Aviation). Beloved husband of Nirmala, father of Lakmal (SriLankan Air Lines) and Namal, son of Charlot and late Leo, brother of Iranganie, Indrani and Susil, brother-in-law of Yolanda and Nihal, expired. Cortege leaves residence No.12, Kurukulawa, Ragama at 3.30 p.m. on Saturday 14th January. Burial at Kurukulawa Roman Catholic Cemetery. 

GOONETILLEKE - PETRINA (nee JASINGHA) - Beloved wife of Dr Hayward (Minuwangoda), loving mother of Dr  Lasantha (UK) and Shirakthi (Australia), mother-in-law of Ruveni and Kamal Samarasinghe, grandmother of Shiara, Lasanthi, Manuk and Eshanthi, expired while on holiday in Australia. Funeral will be held in Canberra, Australia on Monday 16th January 2006. Memorial Service will be held in Colombo. Details will be notified later. 23A, Dutugemunu Street, Colombo 6. 

JACKSON - SHIRLEY ROGER Beloved husband of late Gwen, loved father of Yolande, Anne Gauder, father-in-law of Bruce Henderson and darling grandfather of Tania Hastie (all of Australia), loving brother of Cordelia Dias, Sheila Colquhoun (Canada) and of late Percival, Brizie Alexander, Douglas and Leonard, brother-in-law of Phillip and the late Esme and Ivo de Silva, passed away in Melbourne, Australia, on 30 October 2005 and was laid to rest at Springvale Cemetery. 10, Marriage Road, East Brighton, Vic. 3187, Australia. 

WICKRAMASINGHE RUWAN - General Manager Operations, Mitsui O.S.K Lines Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. Beloved husband of Dr. Yasanthie (Pugoda Hospital), loving father of Dakshin (Student D.S. Senanayake College), son of Udaya (Retd. Chief Immigration Officer - Sri lanka Cricket Board) and Swarna, brother of Visaka, son-in-law of Mr & Mrs S. Rangay, brother-in-law of Vinodinie, Amal, Dr Rohan (Negombo Hospital), N.J. Perera, Ganga, Madu, expired. Cortege leaves residence No. 29, Samagi Mawatha, Depanama, Pannipitiya on 14th January 2006 at 3 p.m. for Cremation at 4 p.m. at General Cemetery, Borella.

DIAS - AMARA  Beloved wife of K. Jayatissa Dias, precious mother of Deshanthi, daughter of late Reggie and Violet, sister of Athula, Amitha, late Rohini, Anura, Ranjani and Sirini, sister-in-law of Chithrangani, Chrisanth, late Ananda, Laksheeni, Ian, Lashantha, Sriyawathie, late Sumana, late Buddhadasa, late Dharmadasa, Anula and Guna. Cortege leaves residence at 3.00 p.m. on Sunday 15th January. Burial at Holy Emmanuel Church Burial Ground. No. 18/7, Dr. H.I. Fernando Mawatha, Idama, Moratuwa. 

DISANAYAKA - B.M. (Mrs) Dearly beloved wife of late Mr U.B. Disanayaka retired school Principal, loving mother of late S.M.B. Sri Lanka Police, S.B. (Group GM, Lalana Pvt. Ltd., Mahaoya Group, Dehiowita), G.B. (Area Superintendent, Kurunegala Plantation - Attanagalla area), mother-in-law of Lalani and Deepika (Spring Field College, Kandy), Grandmother of Nadeesha, Savithri and Amali, expired. Cortege leaves residence at Kotuwegedara, Madanwala, Hanguranketha, 3.00 p.m. on Saturday 14th January 2006 for Cremation at General Cemetery, Hanguranketha.  

FONTGALLAND - MRS MATILDA (Chooty) (UK) Dearly beloved wife of Victor Manuel Fontgalland  (UK), precious daughter of late Mr & Mrs Chellathurai Marcelene loving daughter-in-law of Mr & Mrs Thambipillai (Virakesari) Ralhinam (Jaffna), beloved sister of Mrs Ranee Murugupillai (UK) and Chalres (UK), sister-in-law of late Dr Rajah Murugupillai loving Aunt of Ramesh (UK), Ranusha (Usha) (UK) and Dinesh (UK), expired on 06.01.2006. Funeral arrangements will take place on Friday 13.01.2006 at 10 a.m. in UK. Informant - Husband: Victor Fontgalland T.phone 0044208 8131033 (UK) sister Mrs Ranee Murugupillai T'phone 00442089046794 (UK).  

PERERA - CHRISTOBEL (GIRLIE) (nee DE ALWIS) At Rest with Jesus. Beloved wife of Shirley, precious mother of Ajith and Sandra, mother-in-law of Dilhara, loving grandmother of Jovanaka, sister of late Eric, Leslie, and of Ronald (R.L.). Cortege leaves residence 552/2 C.A.M.C. Housing Scheme, Bokundara Road, Arawwala, Maharagama at 3.30 p.m. on Friday 13th January 2006 for burial at 4.30 p.m. at Jawatte Cemetery.

 SUKUMARAN - K.M.  (Retired Chief Accountant, Siedles Ltd.), of Trissoor, Kerala, India, expired on 12th January. Dearly beloved husband of Rukmani, loving father of Shabina (nee Suguna), Sudarshana (ICRC, Colombo), Sulochana (BTL Lanka) and Subash Babu (USA), father-in-law of Afzal Yusuf (Amana Investments), Mohan Ratnakumar (Unilevers), Ganeshwaran and Rajarajeshwari (USA), darling grandfather of Thasneem, Shamir, Ashwini, Akhilesh, Sailesh (USA) and Neha (USA). Cortege leaves A.F. Raymond's Funeral Parlour at 2.30 p.m. on Saturday 14th January. Cremation General Cemetery Kanatte, Borella at 3.00 p.m.