BALASOORIYA - UPALINI  BANDARA (Retired Teacher No.1 Junior School Piliyandala). Beloved wife of late Sarath Balasooriya, mother of Janaka (Business Machines - Colombo 02), beloved mother-in-law of Deepthi, expired. Funeral at 4.00 p.m. on Saturday 24th at Hadigama General Cemetery. No.99, Suwarapola, Piliyandala.  

BIYANWILA - D.P. THOMPSON. (Attorney-at-Law). Beloved husband of Ranee (Notary Public), loving father of Chanaka, (Rianda Paints), Avanthi (Airport Aviation), Prageeth (Sampath Bank), father-in-law of Dinal (Sharja), Vineetha, grandfather of Stelon, Chrishmal, son of Joslin and late Girigoiris Biyanwila, brother of Beatrice, Sr. Leonilda (A.C. Borella), Jacintha (Polwatta MV) and Lucida, son-in-law of late Mr & Mrs T.M. Suwaris, expired. Cortege leaves residence 372, Pahalabiyanwila Kadawatha, Saturday 24th March at 3.30 p.m. for burial at Roman Catholic Cemetery Dalugama.   

FERNANDO - JOSEPH NEVILLE Dearly beloved husband of Prema (Mrs J.N. Fernando), formerly National Hospital and Ex Matron Durdans Hospital, loving father of Camillus, Sheyami, Shiranee, Chrishanthi, Anne, brother of Dr Neil (Canada), Gerald, Noeline, Derina, brother-in-law of Kalyani & Chithra, father-in-law of Lorraine, Deepthi Mendis, Joseph Perera, Udaya Ratnayake, Quinton Joachim, grandfather of Kithmini, Chaminda, Shavindra, Shalinda, Keshini, Krishani, Sanath, Niromaal, Ishara, Randila, Sonali, expired. Cortege leaves residence 24th Saturday 10.30 a.m. No. 25, Norris Avenue, Colombo 08 for burial at General Cemetery (R.C. Section), Borella. 

PARAKRAMA - NAWARATNE Husband of Lukshmi, loving father of Esala and Wesak, son of late Lilian and V.H.I. Nawaratne, brother of Preethi, Chandra, Nali, Jayanti, Ananda, expired. Funeral at Mahaiyawa on 24th Saturday. 63/1, Udelkelane, Bowala, Kandy. 

PERERA - HECTOR . Beloved husband of late Ena, father of Roshan, father-in-law of Prashanthi, grandfather of Ruwanal, brother  of late Muriel and Clotilda and of Nita, Princy, Neville, Sheila and Malville, expired. Cortege leaves residence No. 11, Court's Road, Weligampitiya, Jaela on  Friday 23rd at 4.00 p.m. for burial. 

RAJASIMMAN - P. - Formerly of Water Supply and Drainage Board, Ratmalana, expired on 20th March 2007 in London. He is the husband of Dr Saradha, son of the late Mr & Mrs Ponnambalam of Nallur, son-in-law of the late Mr & Mrs Kalaiarasu Chornalingam of Manipay, brother of the late Rajeswary, Rajamalar (Colombo 7), Maheswary (UK), the late Sarojini, Parameswaran (UK) and Rajasingham (USA). The funeral will take place on Saturday 24th of March 2007 in London. 45 Queenborough Gardens, Ilford, Essex IG2 6YB, UK. Tel: 020-85502887. 

RANASINHA -  CHRISTOPHER JAYATHISSA (CHRISTY).    At Rest with Jesus. Retired General Manager, Ceylon Transport Board. Beloved husband of Lilamani, father of Ravindra (Consultant to NGOs), Dharshini, Lasantha (Bahrain) and Anosha (Sunera Foundation), father-in-law of Lalani and Chrishantha (Rohan Rodrigo and Co. Peliyagoda), brother of late Ira, Charitha, WiIlie, Sylvia, Kumaru and Augusta, much-loved grandfather of Theekshana, Kavya, Amani, Ashan, Dilshan and Keshan. Cortege leaves residence at 1.00 p.m. on Friday 23rd  for Holy Trinity Church, Wellawatte Service at 2.15 p.m. for interment at Mount Lavinia Cemetery (Anglican Section) at 4.00 p.m. 250, 12th Lane, Sarabhoomi Housing Scheme,  Kotagedara Junction, Madapatha, Piliyandala. 

FRANCISCO - BERTHA (nee Pereira) - Safe in the Arms of Jesus. Loving wife of late Wilfred, darling mother of Triset, Christine, late Austin, Maurine, Jeremy, Hyacinth, Deana, Brian, Marie, Tyrone and Rex, mother-in-law of Harry De Fonseka, Fred James, Cynthia, Clarence Wilson, Felicity, Paster Nihal de Silva, Somaratne, Manel, Chandana Jayasinghe, Ramona and Avril, sister of Hyacinth Felthman, late Lucian and Bernard. Cortege leaves A.F. Raymond's Funeral Parlour on Saturday 24 March at 4.00 p.m. for Burial at General Cemetery Kanatte (General Christian Section). 

GOONEWARDENA - MARIE THERESA (MARINA) (Nee RODRIGO). Beloved wife of late Dr. J.B.R. (Benny) Goonewardena, loving mother of Priyadharshani and Mario, mother-in-law of Wickrama and Sujeeva, grandmother of Thinara and Michael, expired. Cortege leaves residence "Benruwig", Bopitiya, Pamunugama at 3.30 p.m. on Saturday 24th March for burial at St. Joseph's Church Burial Ground, Pamunugama.  

MAJOR NANAYAKKARA ASANGA (Sri Lanka Armoured Corp - Army). Beloved husband of Sujeewanie, darling father of Sonalie (Student, Visaka Vidyalaya Colombo) and Asura (Mahanama Vidyalaya, Colombo), dearest son of Edward and Jennie (Principal, Ikra International School, Puttalam), loving brother of Ravi Nanayakkara, brother-in-law of Dr. Nayana (Epidemiological Unit, Colombo), Nirosha, Indika and Viraj, loving uncle (Bappiee) of Paramita and Sandupama (Students Srimavo Bandaranayaike Vidyalaya, Colombo), expired under tragic circumstances. Cremation at Rawatawatta Cemetery Moratuwa on Sunday 25th March 2007. Cortege leaves residence at 3.00 p.m. No. 43/C/3, Nadee Uyana, Peiris Mawatha, Gangarama Road, Werehera, Boralesgamuwa.  

MRS NAGENDRAN YOGAMBIGAI - Beloved wife of late Mr Nagendran, loving mother of Yogendran (Royal Colombo Golf Club), Gajendran, Subosani, Uthayakumar, Priyadharshini, mother-in-law of Kamalini, late Ilangeswary, Vigneswaran, Watsala Devi and Chandran, sister of late Kanagasundram, Kanagaratnam, late Kanagambigai and late Meenambigai. Cortege leaves A.F. Raymond's Funeral Parlour on Saturday 24 March at 9.30 a.m. for Cremation at General Cemetery Kanatte at 10.00 a.m.