AMARASINGHE  - SANATH  Beloved son of late Proctor Upali Amarasinghe, brother of Dharmi Hemi Upali late Tissa and Gemunu and of Draupadi, expired. Cremation at the General Cemetery, Kanatte on 26th April at 4.30 p.m. Cortege leaves residence at 3.45 p.m. 680, Etul Kotte.  

Death is announced  Mr J.M.S. JAYASINGHE (formerly of Bartleet & Co. and Mercantile Tea Brokers) loving husband of Nita (Sirikota), loving father of Yasantha, Erandi (Cargills Food City - Kottawa), Thiyani, father-in-law of Weerakone, Kumara, Amali. Cremation at Thumbowila Cemetery 26.04.07 at 6.00 p.m.

 FERNANDO - MIRANI  At Rest with Jesus. Beloved wife of  Ranjith Fernando (retired forester Forest Department), loving mother of Randima, Charith and Gayantha, mother-in-law of Imthi (Lecturer - Turnkey - Colombo 3), grandmother of Hafsa, Niece of Mabel, Michael and Violet. Funeral Service at 4.00 p.m. on Thursday 26th April 2007 St Mark's Church, Dandugama, Jaela. Residence - 544, Dandugama, Jaela. Tel. 2232339.  

KOTAGAMA - WIMALA Beloved wife of late Mr M.B. Kotagama, ever-loving mother of Prof. Sarath (University of Colombo), Pushpasiri, Prof. Hemasiri, Keerthi (M.D. CIC Agri Businesses), Kalyani (staff Mahanama Maha Vidyalaya - Peradeniya) and Indrani (staff Sri Sangamitta College - Matale), mother-in-law of Namali, Karuna, Disna, Neel (Chairman Transport Authority Uva Provincial Council) and Abayrathna Dissanayake, expired. Funeral will take place at the Family Burial Ground, Kotagama, Bibila on Saturday 28th at 4.00 p.m. 

KOTUWEGEDERA - MANEL Dearly beloved wife of Ananda (TEAMS Consultants), loving mother of Udeshi (USA), sister of Claude, Gamini, Esme (USA), Swarna (USA), Shanti (USA), Terrance (Sri Lankan Airlines), sister-in-law of Padma, Latha, Dr L.H. Dayaratne (USA), late Brigadier Kempitiya, Subash (USA) and Shiromi, passed away. Cortege leaves residence at 2.45 p.m. on Thursday, 26th April for Borella Kanatte. Cremation at 3.45 p.m. 57, Mayura Place, Havelock Road, Colombo 6. Telephone 011-2597629

 MIRANDO - JOSEPHINE AGNES PATHMA (nee FERNANDEZ) Beloved wife of late Reginald Frederick Mirando, dearly loved mother of late Tryphon and of Minoli (Australia), Crisini (Singapore), Rosani (Australia) and Suresh (Australia), mother-in-law of Beverley (UK), Krishnamoorthy, Shanker Pathy, Amal Wahab and Anusha, beloved grandmother of Tashiya, Dharisha, Sujith, Deborah, Lynette, Ian, Marie, Adel, Amasha and Avinash. Service at 3.30 p.m. at 62, Mayura Place, Colombo 6, on Thursday 26th April 2007, after which the cortege will leave for General Cemetery, Kanatte (Catholic Section), for burial at 4.30 p.m. (No flowers by request). 

NANAYAKKARA - DR JASMINE CHITRA (Former Associate Professor of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Colombo). The interment of the ashes of Dr Jasmine Chitra Nanayakkara, loving wife of late Dr K.J. Nanayakkara and beloved mother of Sita, will take place at 2 p.m. on Saturday 28th April 2007 at Borella Kanatta, Buddhist Section, Family Vault, (Near Army Memorial and Crematorium). 25/27, Kalinga Mawatha, off Polhengoda Road, Colombo 5. 

NANAYAKKARA - VITHANAGE V.J.  loving husband of Malini, dearly beloved father of Varuni Kaushalya Arjuna Mockshana Kishani, father-in-law of Charmaine grand father of Samadhi Kashini Aneeca Avan son of late Edward Nanayakkara Volda Nanayakkara, son-in-law of late Edward De Soysa and Mrs de Soysa. Cortege leaves  A.F. Raymonds Borella today (26) 3 p.m. 124/A, Bokundara Road, Makuluduwa, Piliyandala. 

PERERA - H.P. (Attorney-at-Law, J.P.U.M.). Beloved husband of Rita, loving father of Sherman, Anton, Irosha and Susiri, father-in-law of Sqn.Ldr. Jayasuriya and Flt.Lt. Manathunge, expired on 24th April. Cortege leaves residence at 4.00 pm. on Thursday 26th. Burial at Dankotuwa Roman Catholic Cemetery. 82, Bolawatta Road, Dankotuwa. Tel: 031-2258740. 

PUNCHIHEWA - LELAKITH GARDIE (BIRTY)   Formerly of the Dept of Immigration & Emigration beloved husband of Antonette, loving father of Ruminda & Salinda, father-in-law of Cindy, loving grand father of Rohan, son of late Dr. A. Gardie Punchihewa & of late Roslyn Maud Punchihewa everloving brother of Padma and Chandra, passed away on 24th April 2007 in Melbourne Australia. Cremation on 27th April 2007 at 2.00 p.m. in Australia. 5/25, Bradfield Lane, Kensington 3031, Victoria, Australia.  

SENEVIRATNE - CAMILLIA (Retired Teacher - Anuradhapura, Holy Family Convent School, Nugegoda Anula Vidyalaya, St. Mary's Maha Vidyalaya Jaela), beloved wife of K.A.S. Perera (Retired Financial Assistant of Anuradhapura Education Department), loving mother of Gamunu (Senior Sales Manager - C.I.C. Paints), Yamuna and Saliya (Magistrate Teldeniya), mother-in-law of Geethanjalee, W.J.I. Perera (Asst. Sup. of Customs), Dr. Sudharshani (Blood Bank - Kandy Hospital), expired. Cortege leaves residence No. 350, Wijaya Road, Tudella, Jaela at 3.30 p.m. Thursday 26th for Roman Catholic Burial Ground, Kanuwana, Jaela. 

THALAYASINGAM - LAKSMAN. Beloved husband of Vivien Selvayohini, son of the late Mr and Mrs T. Thalayasingam, brother of Sahadevan and Jayandran. Remains lie at A.F. Raymond's Funeral Parlour, Service on Friday 27th April at 10.00 a.m. thereafter burial at General Cemetery, Kanatte (General Christian Section). 

REV. FR. GODFREY FERNANDO was called to Eternal Rest. His mortal remains lie at Sts. Peter & Paul Church, Katunayake. Funeral will be on 27th April 2007 at Katunayake at 3.00 p.m. Archbishop's House, Borella. 

DIXON PUJITHA GUNAWARDANA - Beloved husband of Swanitha, loving father of Saroja (Nalanda - Staff), Lakshmi (SMIB), Dr Jayanthi, Tilak (Amba Research) and Namali (Mahinda - Staff), brother of Karuna, the late Mathew & Maggie, father-in-law of Mangala, Sajith, Niroshan, Eresha and Vipula. Cortege leaves residence No. 146A, Kawdana Road, Dehiwela at 1.30 p.m. on Friday for Cremation - General Cemetery, Borella 3.00 p.m. 

FERNANDO - T. WIMALIN Beloved mother of Professor W.S. Fernando, Faculty of Applied Science, University of Sri Jayawardanapura (presently at Faculty of Applied Science, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka), expired. Cortege leaves the premises No. 7/1, D.S. Senanayake Mawatha (Janapriya Mawatha) at 4.00 p.m. on 28 April 2007 for Cremation at General Cemetery, Minuwanpitiya, Panadura.