ABAYAKOON - REX. The death is announced of REX ABAYAKOON of Ranchu - Atte Walauwa, Agalawatte, son of late Mr & Mrs Theadore Abayakoon, loving husband of Christine, brother of Mavis Samarakoon and of late Auty, Mauri, Watsy, Bonny, Linet Jayawardena and Dawn Goonetilleke, brother-in-law of Naomi, Ruth, Cynthia, Sheila, Ila, Noel, Chitra and Sita. Cortege leaves Jayaratne Funeral Parlour on Saturday the 5th at 10.00 a.m. for Burial at General Cemetery Borella - (RC Section). No.4/1, 1st Lane, Egodawatte Road, Boralesgamuwa. 

FERNANDO - YOKO Loving & dearly beloved wife of Michael (Ceyworld-Cats), daughter of Mr Eizo and the late Mrs Ayoko Yorozo, daughter-in-law of late Joseph and Annie Fernando, loving sister of Taeko and Katzumini (Japan), precious mother of Maiko, Michelle (U.S.A.) and Mark (Japan), mother-in-law of Rajiv Guruswamy (Hemas Travels) and Tyler Conrad (U.S.A.), darling grandmother (Oba-Chan) of the late Ryuma (St. Joseph’s College, Primary) & Musashi, sister-in-law of Alfred and Bubby, George and Rohini, was called to rest with Jesus on Tuesday 1st May. The Remains will lie at A.F. Raymond’s Funeral Parlour from 8.00 a.m. on Thursday 3rd May till 4.00 p.m. on Friday 4th May, thereafter at the residence at 170/18, Alwis Town, Hendala, Wattala. Cortege leaves residence after service at 3.00 p.m. on Saturday 5th May. Burial at St Sebastian’s Church Cemetery, Enderamulla. 

GURUSWAMY - RYUMA ROMARIO FERNANDO - (St. Joseph’s College). Cherished son of Rajiv (Hemas Travels) and Maiko, brother of Musashi, grandson of Anton and Christobel Sathyarani Guruswamy and Michael and late Yoko Fernando, great grandson of Eizo Yoruzu (Japan), late G.G. Mother, Ayoko Yoruzu (Japan), great grandson of Joyce Dharmaratnam, grandson of Mr and Mrs Joe Singanayagam, late Mr. Suresh Handy and of Mrs Sugu Handy, Mr, Rohan Dharmaratnam, Mr. and Mrs, George Fernando and Mr and Mrs. Alfred Fernando, nephew of Mark Fernando (Japan), Michelle and Tyler Conrad (Minnesota, USA), Romesh and Rajani Guruswamy (UK), Manoj and Rochelle Singanayagam, cousin of Jaden, Chrishanthan and Ashani Sarvananthan, Pahan and Roshani Gunasinghe, Milroy and Niroshala Thomas, Dillon Dharmaratnam, Sumoko Toshihiro (Japan), Chrishanthi, Marie, Nimalka, Joesanjay, Bimali, Ranga and all their families. Cortege leaves  A.F. Raymond’s Funeral Parlour at 3.00 p.m. on Friday 4th May 2007. Burial at General Cemetery, Borella (General Christian Section). 112/3, Alwis Town, Hendala, Wattala. 

LASALIN NONA -  G.  (Retired Teacher and  Astrologer. Beloved wife of T. Piyadasa Silva (retired Teacher), loving mother of T.S.P. Kumara (Architect), mother-in-law of K. Nayana Perera (Conservation Officer), passed away. Funeral at 4.00 p.m. on Saturday   5th May 2007 at the Kalutara North General Cemetery. No. 249, Sri Sobitha Mawatha, Nagoda, Kalutara.  

PANDITHASEKARA - CHANDRA (Retired English Teacher). Wife of Daya (Retired Principal), sister of Gunasiri Gunawardene, mother of Dr Aruna (Dental Hospital, Peradeniya), Kumuduni (Mirissa Balika Vidyalaya), Mahesh (Businessman), Nayana (Principal, Kids Joy Pre-school, Issadeen Town), mother-in-law of Dr Anula Kariyawasam (Senior Lecturer - Faculty of Medicine, Peradeniya), Ajith Pushpakumara (Government Surveyor, Matara District Office), Ruwini (Accounts Assistant - National School, Narandeniya), Piyal (Draughtsman Survey, Department, Matara), expired. Cremation Friday 4th 6.00 p.m. Kekanadura Crematorium. 125, Issadeen Town, Matara. 

PERERA - DUSHYANTHI - Loving wife of Dennis Perera (Former Regional Director, Plantation Human Development Trust, Nuwara Eliya), darling mother of Asiri (NEXT), daughter of the late Willie & Leena Jayasinghe, sister of Anura, Damitha, Hiran, Hiranthi and Asela, sister-in-law of Hemamala, Sunanda, Ajith, Sriyani, June, Bertha Ranasinghe, Ormsby Perera, Therese and Malini Bandara. Cremation at Kalalgoda Public Cemetery on Saturday 5th at 3.00 p.m. Cortege leaves residence at 2.30 p.m. 155/2A, 4th Lane, Dolalanda Gardens, Thalawathugoda. 

PERERA - MRS L.L. - Wife of the late L.A. Perera of Kalapaluwawa, Rajagiriya, mother of the late Iranganie, Sylvia, the late Ranjith, Eureka, the late Ivan, Orpheus (Australia) and Jayantha, mother-in-law of Ananda Wettasinghe, Suvinitha, Sirima, Rupika, Tamara and Swarna. Cremation at Talahena Cemetery Saturday the 5th of May at 4 p.m. 125/5A, Gehan Road, Koswatta, Battaramulla. 

SUBRAMANIAM - PONMANI (MANI) nee  ARUMAINAYAGAM  Beloved wife of late Joseph J Subramaniam, loving mother of Lakshman (Lucky), mother-in-law of Shiromi, expired. Service at Jayaratne  Funeral Parlour Borella at  1.00 p.m. Thereafter Burial at General Cemetery Kanatte at  2.00 p.m. Tel: 071 6098294.

COOMARASWAMY ANANDARAJAH (Retired Chief Manager Bank of Ceylon Colombo). Dearly beloved husband of late Jeyaverni (Retired Teacher), loving father of Suvendirini (Melawi) and Suresh (Seylan Bank), father-in-law of Inpabalan (Malawi) and Brinda (Wycherly International School), grandfather of Bharathan, Dushyanthan, Laviniya and Abhyankar, brother of late Thanaluxmi and Parameswari, Nadarajah Coomaraswamy, Dr Mahesh Nadarajah, passed away on 3rd May. Body will be lying in Jayaratne Parlour from Saturday 9 am. Funeral arrangements will be notified later. Suresh Coomaraswamy 108 3/3 Manning Place, Wellawatte. Tel: 2361382. 

DE SILVA - ASOKA (Aski). Beloved wife of Jayantha (Jebba), loving mother of Harin and Channa, passed away peacefully. Cortege leaves 15 A, Alfred House Gardens, Colombo 3, on Saturday 5th May at 9 a.m. Cremation at General Cemetery, Kanatte at 10 a.m. No flowers please. Donations to women in need (WIN) to be forwarded to her residence. 

FRANCISCUS - SHEILA FLORENCE (nee MARTENSTYN) at Rest. Beloved wife of the late Douglas, loving mother and mother-in-law of Maeve and Ton Berkhout, darling nana of Maryze and Chantalle, sister of late Major Ellis and Lorenz (Australia), sister-in-law of Eileen (Australia), Doreen Baptist (Australia), Merle Walters, late Ruth, late Marjorie and Carmen. Cortege leaves A.F. Raymond's Funeral Parlour after service at 3.30 pm on Saturday 5th May 2007. Interment at General Cemetery, Kanatte. Correspondence : P.O. Box 20061, 2500 EB The Hague, The Netherlands. 

MISS ANOMA INDUTHTHARA GUNADASA (Research Coordinator, Save the Children in Sri Lanka) of 29 A, 4th Uyana Lane, Lunawa, Moratuwa, daughter of Mr S.M. Gunadasa, retired SLAS Class I Officer and Mrs Badra Gunadasa (Teacher, Colombo International School) and sister of Chandima (International Water Management Institute) and sister-in-law of Malkanthi (National Institute of Technical Education) and aunt of Little Yasiru, expired under tragic circumstances. Funeral takes place on 5th May 2007 at the Rawathawatta General Cemetery Burial Ground. Cortege leaves residence at 3.30 p.m. 

MUNASINGHE - GREETA LILITH RUBY (nee THOMPSON), Relict of N.T.K. Munasinghe, daughter of the late E.W. and Lily Thompson, sister of the late Malcolm, Hester Hayward, David, Peggy Cooke, Clancy (Tommy) and Mavis Armstrong. Cortege leaves A.F. Raymond's Funeral Parlour after service at 9.30 a.m. on Saturday 5th May, Cremation at General Cemetery, Borella.