ARIYARATNE - J.K.P.  Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, University of Kelaniya. Eldest son of late Mr & Mrs William Silva of Weligama, beloved husband of Suguna, father of Dr Anomi and Dinesha, father-in-law of Dr Janaka Weeratunge and beloved grandfather of Damsith and Keshava, expired. Cremation at General Cemetery Kanatta at 6.00 p.m. Cortege leaves residence at 5.00 p.m. on Thursday 21st December. No. 231/10, First Lane, Kalapaluwawa, Rajagiriya. 

CHANDRAPALA - WIMAL (Retired Teacher) Husband of Chandra, father of Ramani, Amitha & Jagath, father-in-law of Gamini & Amali. Cortege leaves residence on 21.12.2006 at 5.00 p.m. for cremation at Kottawa Cemetery. 

DE ALWIS - JOSELINE CAROLINE   109 years old. Wife of  late Migel De Alwis, mother of late Revd. A. Stanley De Alwis, Baptist Paster and the beloved mother of Quintes De Alwis (Sun Beam Motors) departed to be with Jesus. Cortege leaves residence to Baptist Church at 3.30 p.m. and the interment at Baptist Church Burial Ground at 4.30 p.m. on Thursday 21st December. 

DON PAUL - BERTHA (nee SILVA).  Wife of late John, loving mother of Desmond (Australia), Rev. Sister Savinee (Poor Clare's Convent, Tewatte), Roger, Cedric, Horatius (Don's Service Station), Terence (Ceylon Tours), Royce (Qatar Air Ways, Doha), Orantus (Abu-Dhabi), Anne (Lanka Bell) and Petula, mother-in-law of Astrid (Australia), Marlee, Malkanthi, Claudia, Thakshila, Remona, Hermione, Nirantha and Sanjaya. Cortege leaves residence 31/3, Attampola Watte Road, Hendala, Wattala at 3.00 p.m. on Thursday 21st December for the General Cemetery, Kanatte (R.C. Section).

GUNASEKERA - DAKSHI Dearly beloved husband of Rukmani, loving father of Sandaka & Dinara (USA) and Shamil, father-in-law of Bosandun, Rukmalee, son of Nanda and late Somaweera Gunasekera (Proctor S.C. & M.P.), brother of Wasanthi, Ajith and Udena, brother-in-law of Vasudewa Nanayakkara, Dr Pandu Liyanage, Indrani, Jay (USA), Kithsiri, Sumith, Lakhi (UK), passed away. Cremation at Borella Saturday 23rd 3.00 p.m. Cortege leaves residence 2.15 p.m. 197/8, Polhengoda Road, Colombo 5.  

KARTHIGESU KULANTHAI VADIVEL (Ex National Milk Board / A.P.V / ISF, Denmark). Son of late Mr Karthigesu (retired Principal) & late Mrs Karthigesu, beloved husband of Monica, loving father of Madhuri (Ministry of Environment), brother of Thangavadivel (Attorney-at-Law - Batticaloa), late Pooraweshwari (retired English Teacher), Rajeswari (Teacher), Kamali (Manager - Ceylinco Building Society Ltd, Batticaloa),  Dr Ganga (Canada) and brother-in-law of Visvanathan (Staff Assistant, D.S. Office, Chenkalady), Balasaras & Vasanthakumar (Accountant, Canada), expired. Cortege leaves Jayaratne Parlour, Borella at 3.30 p.m. on 21-12-2006 (Thursday) for cremation at Kanatta Borella. Family members. 

RATHNAWALI  AMARASOORIYA nee PITIGALA  Beloved wife of L.D. Amarasooriya (retired C.G.R. Class I Engine Driver), loving mother of Geethanjali (Italy), Mohan Amarasooriya (Canada), mother-in-law of Prithiveraj and Sanjeevi Athapathu, grandmother of Imalsha, Samunda and Mandil, expired. Cortege leaves residence on Thursday 21st December at 1.00 p.m. for cremation at General Cemetery, Borella at 2 p.m. No. 5A/46, Jayawadanagama, Battaramulla. Tel. 4404108. 

THEVARANJAN - DR S. Beloved husband of Rita, loving father of Rajiv, Rukshana, Thushana, son of late Selvanayagam and Santhosam, brother of Radhani (Canada), Jeyanthi, Devanesan (Germany), Swarnamathy Swarnakumar (Canada), Vinodini, Rajarathy, Noel and Akiyotan, brother-in-law of Matilda, Ignatius Canagaretnam, Manohari, Selvam, Anpudevi, Nithi, Sebastian, Kamalanatha Deepan, Cynthia, Dushanthan, Rosy, Prabaharan, Pius, Jancy. Cortege leaves residence 46/5, Canagaretnam Square, Hospital Road, Batticaloa at 3 p.m. on Thursday 21st December for interment at Methodist Section, Alayadisolai General Cemetery, Batticaloa.  

VANHOFF - MALCOM  (formerly of Education Dept.), expired on 19.12.2006. Beloved husband of Rita, loving father of Romaine, Roshan (Sunline Annet Mkt) and Rozanne, father-in-law of Anton (APL), Roshini & Chamindha (Kuwait), brother of Rev. Aubrey and Charmaine (both of Canada), Christine, Lorraine, Shiranee (Aust), late Elerick, Sam & Rodney. Cortege leaves residence 34/20, Puran Appu Raja Mw., Moratuwa on  Thursday 21st at 3.30 p.m. for burial at St. Sebastian's Church Cemetery, Moratuwa. 

BALENDRAN - AMBUJAM Beloved wife of M. Balendran, mother of Chandrika, Wijeyalaxmi, Jayanthi (Australia) and Geetha, mother-in-law of K. Kumaranayagam (Uva Glen - Badulla), S. Pusparajan (Expo Cargo), N. Jayachandran - Kotahena (Australia), R.U. Udayasankar, loving sister of Kannessama Mani, Thanalaxmi Krishnaraj, Sivarajah (CWC Head Office). Cortege leaves A.F. Raymonds Funeral Parlour at 4 p.m. on Thursday 21st December. Cremation at General Cemetery, Borella (Hindu Section). 48/3, Dickmans Road, Bambalapitiya. Tel. 2553995.