DE LILE - VANE PATRICK - (Formerly British High Commision) At rest with Jesus, dearly beloved husband of late Panzy Maureen De Lile, loving father of Ronnie, Allan, Rex, late Irwin, late Gladwin, Tony, Stanley, Maureen and Cynthia, much loved father-in-law of late Fathima, Sriyani, Marie, Ruby, Nandani, Swarna, Lester Nelson and Roger Gomez, beloved brother of Godfrey, Almond, late Rosemary, Thomas, late Kenneth, late Mavis and Grace, loving papa of 26 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren, Passed away peacefully on 24th February 2007. Cortege leaves No:118/13, Samagipura Mawatha, Wattegedera, Maharagama at 4.00 p.m. on Wednesday 28th February 2007 for burial at SS Mary's and John's Church, Nugegoda. 

DE MEL - SARATH (Tour Guide). Beloved husband of Lynette, loving father of Shehana (Sri Lankan Airlines) and Shehan (Asian Adventures (Pvt) Ltd), brother of late Yasasiri and of Pushpa, brother-in-law of Malkanthie, late Ranjith and of Deanna and Guru Nadian, Aureliya and Deepal Wijesooriya. Cortege leaves residence at 4 p.m. for cremation at Mt.Lavinia Cemetery at 5 p.m. on Tuesday 27th February.  

FERNANDO - MRS P. VENETIA (nee Cooray) - Retired Teacher, wife of late Stanley Fernando - Engineer Railways, mother of Florette, Lasantha and Sudantha, mother-in-law of Brian Perera, Roshini and Priyanthi, grandmother of Sheron, Roshen, Deanne, Sandra, Herschel, Shannon, grandmother-in-law of Rohan, daughter of late Lucy and P. Wilfred (Winnie), Cooray of Beruwala, sister of Camillus, Raechel, Oliver, Irene, Emelda, Ursula, Theckla and late Bernard, Rev. Sr. Mary Gaitan and Basil, sister-in-law of late Anton and Bert, expired. Cortege leaves Mahinda Funeral Parlour, Mount Lavinia at 4.00 p.m. for Burial at 4.30 p.m. on 27.02.2007 Tuesday in St. Joseph's Church Cemetery, Uyana, Moratuwa. 16/82, W.A. Peiris Mawatha, Uyana, Moratuwa. Tel. 94-11-2647531. 

KAPUGE - MRS SOMA - Beloved wife of the late Mr S.K. Kapuge (Accountant Hayleys), much loved mother of Manel, Kusumini, Dr Ranjith (UK), Sunil and Nelum, mother-in-law of Kingsley de Silva, the late Chula Karunanayake, Sugunakanthi Kapuge, Swarna Kapuge and the late Thilakasiri Vidanapthirana, a beloved grandmother and great-grandmother, expired on 25.02.2007. Cortege leaves residence No.26, Lighthouse St., Fort, Galle at 4.30 p.m. on 01.03.2007 for Cremation at Dadalla Cemetery. Tel. No.94-91-2223037. 

MENDIS - BMS (Milroy)- At rest with Jesus. Dearly beloved husband of Joyce, precious father of Ishani and Bryan, Primali and Chrisantha, Shanaka and Prasansani, darling grandfather of Seshi, Dilruk, Shalini, Avishka and Nilaksha, brother of Irangani, Indrani and Chitra. Cortege leaves  residence No. 23, 6th Lane, Rawathawatte, Moratuwa at 4.00 p.m. on 26th February 2007 for Service at Holy Emmanuel Church, Moratuwa 

NILAR - MARHOOMA HAJIANI PATHUMA HALEEMA  Wife of Marhoom M.I.M. Nilar (Ceylon Operators), mother of Azeem, Nazeem, Kamila, Izzath, Shiffa, Nihar, Rifka, Roshan and Ismath, mother-in-law of Fahir Wahab (Negombo), Alavi Siddique (Mawanella), Farook Yusuf (Riyadh), Sheryn and Shanaz, sister of Al-Haj Shahul Hameed, Hajiani Fauziya Zubair (OGM Mawanella), Hajiani Noor Bishrul Hafi (Galle), passed away. Janaza took place on Saturday the 24th of February 2007 at Kuppiyawatta Burial Ground.  

PERERA - B. JAYASIRI (Baby Mahattaya) - Brother-in-law of Earl Gunasekera (MP for Polonnaruwa District), son of late Albert Perera (Proprietor City Cabs) and Mrs Perera, brother of Padma, Gamini, Chandra, Shanthi, Sisira, the late Mala, Jayantha, Vishma, father of Ranil, Priyangani, father-in-law of Mahinda, Ishani, husband of Padmini Perera, expired. Remains lie at the A.F. Raymond's Funeral Parlour. Funeral at 4 p.m. on Wednesday the 28th at General Cemetery, Borella.  

SALGADOE - MRS. VIOLET Loving wife of late Mr Walter Salgadoe of Kurana, mother of Kantha, Hellings Kumarika, Kamini and Srilal, mother-in-law of late Franklin Fernando, Susila, Sherohidevi and Lorence Misso, grandmother of Duthini, Ishan, Surath, Nimmi, Shohan, Natasha, Marisha and Shehan, expired. Cortege leaves residence No. 63, Singhapura Road, Chilaw at 4.00 p.m. Wednesday 28th February 2007, Burial at Chilaw Cemetery. 

UDUWAWALA - MRS P.M.K.  Beloved wife of  Mr W.T.B. Uduwawala, mother of Tissa, Ananda, Krishantha, Sarath, Sagarika, Chitra, Jagath, Vijitha & Janaki, mother-in-law of Lakshmi, Vijitha, Damayanthi, Senarath, Lalith, Manel, P.B. & Alahakoon, grandmother of Himandri & Sanjeewa, Thilini  & Nalin, Madhu & Shou Shamal, Niranga, Hansanee, Vijithakrishna, Veranthi, Harshana, Harshani, Maneka, Kaushi, Tharushi & Yenushka, expired. Cremation at Mahaiyawa Cemetery Kandy @ 1 p.m. on Wednesday 28.02.2007. 90, Uduwawala, Katugastota.  

WETTASINGHE - GAMINI (GAMUNU) (Formerly at Maliban and Zellers). Beloved husband of Kumari, son of late D.C. Wettasinghe and Sheela Wettasinghe, son-in-law of Mr & Mrs R.B. Wansekara of Weuda, precious brother of Amitha Wiratunga, Daya, Kumara, Wasantha, Raja, Wimal, Lal and twin brother of Asoka Wettasinghe (U.K.), expired. Cortege leaves residence at 3.00 p.m. for General Cemetery, Mahaiyawa Kandy for Cremation at 4.00 p.m. on Wednesday 28th February. 37, Tennekumbura, Kandy.

OBEYESEKERE - ANIL JAYANTHA (President's Counsel). Beloved husband of Iranganie, precious father of Prasanna and Eromi, son of the late Mr and Mrs J.E.M. Obeyesekere, brother of the late Ralph and Mahen and of Valerie, Rajitha (R.I.) and Sriyani, brother-in-law of the late Percy Eheliyagoda, Donald Karunaratne and of Nobel, Varini, Frank Pimanda and Rukmani Eheliyagoda, expired. Cortege leaves residence at 5.15 p.m. on Wednesday 28th February 2007 for Cremation at 6 p.m. at the General Cemetery, Kanatte. 135 1/6, Old Nawala Road, off Senanayake Avenue, Nawala.  

WIMALAWARDENA - BANDULA (Retired Manager - BOC, Bentota). Son of the late Mr & Mrs D.E. Wimalawardena, beloved husband of Sandyani (BOC - Dodangoda),  loving father of Nadeesh (Commercial Bank - Regional Office, North-Western) & Shashika, father-in-law of Sakunthala (Commercial Bank, Aluthgama), Prabath (PSG Trading Co, Kalutara), expired. Cortege leaves residence No.14, 8th Lane, Nagoda, Kalutara, on 28th February 2007 at 3.30 p.m. for Cremation at Kalutara North Cemetery.