AMARAWARDENA - REJINAL. Beloved  husband of Volina Kamalani Warusawithana Amarawardena, loving father of Sriyanthi and Nirusha, father-in-law of Chamara Ranasinghe (USA), brother of Tuder, Siripala, Keerthi Dharmasena (USA) Sunny (USA), expired. Funeral at 6.00 p.m. on Wednesday the 26th at Godigamuwa Maharagama Cemetery. No.1311/1, “Sisila Uyana”, Hokandara Road, Pannipitiya.  

ATHUKORALE - ANANDA (Chairman, D.D. Athukorale Company & Sons Ltd, Kegalle, Supermarket Complex, Kegalle, Shareholder of Chaya and Milano Cinema, Kegalle). Loving son of the late D. D. Athukorale (Chairman, D.D. Athukorale Company & Sons Ltd) and Mrs. D.D. Athukorale, loving son-in-law of late G.V.D. Wickramasinghe and Mrs Wickramasinghe (Chairman, Sri Ramya Co. (Pvt) Ltd), loving husband of Leela, loving father of Chaduni and Poorni, loving uncle of M.C. Shaan (Business Owner of Kegalle) and Isuru Gunathilake (Chief Executive of Axo Gobal Company), loving brother of Chandra (M.D. - D.D. Athukorale Company & Sons Ltd) and Sarath, Neetha, Luxmi (Australia), Sujatha, brother-in-law of K.G. Jayasena, (Retired District Judge)  Mahinda Kastriarachchi and Ranjith Pathiraja (Australia), Professor Sarath Ranasinghe and G.V. Ramyasiri Wickramasinghe (Managing Director - Sri Ramya Company Ltd), Ananda Athukorale (Wimalaratne), expired. Cortege leaves residence for Cremation on 26th December 2007 Wednesday at 3.30 p.m. at Kegalle Cemetery Crematorium. 

HEPPONSTALL - SPEARHAM STANLEY  (SPEARY) Loving husband of Madge (nee Morgan) (Aust), son of late Vivian Stanley and of late Dorothy Stella (nee Van Twest), everloving father and father-in-law of Deborah and Gerald Junkeer (Aust), Dalharine and Medrick Halliday (Aust), Rebecca and of late Carl Rodrigo, Radcliffe and Savithrie (Aust), Cheryl (Aust) and Samitha Cooray, Melanie and Harold Perera, Tania and Leslie Alexander (Aust), grandchildren & great-grandchildren, loving brother of late Sheila Hepponstall, late Dagmar Pietersz, late Rajah, Dorothy Jayatillake, Mavis Morgan (Aust), late Iris Tanner, Milroy (Aust), Ivor and late Shirle, passed away in Melbourne, Australia on the 24th December, 2007. Funeral arrangements will be notified later. 8, Surrey Road, South Yarra, VIC, 3141, Australia. (Tel: 03 98277407 - Mob: 0437661680).   

JAYAWARDENA - EDMUND  (Formerly of Mercantile Bank), loving husband of Roslin, father of Lakshman (Canada) and Sydney (Australia), father-in-law of Shakila and Veera, loving grandfather of Tarini and Roshni, expired. The remains will lie at Jayaratne Funeral Parlour on  26th.   Cremation on the 26th at the General Cemetery Borella at 5 p.m. 

PARANAVITHANA - KAMANI Beloved wife of Jayantha Paranavithana (President’s Office), loving mother of Chanaka (MAS Holdings) and Iranthi (Hatton National Bank), loving sister of Sarath, Lalith, Shirani and Dishna, expired. Funeral at 5.00 p.m. on Wednesday 26 December at Mount Lavinia Public Cemetery. Cortege leaves residence at 4.00 p.m. 37, Samudrasanna Road, Mount Lavinia. 

PERERA - CLYDE HILDRED - Wife of late Felix Perera, dearly beloved mother of June, beloved mother-in-law of Srilal (formerly Standard Chartered Bank), sister of Lilian, Lesley, Gladys and Mary, sister-in-law of late Anesley, Terese, and late Lambert, grandmother of Srimini Hiranya and Shavinika, expired. Cortege leaves residence on 26th December at 3.30 p.m. for burial at St. Francis Sales Church Burial Ground Dalugama. 19/22, Eksath Mawatha, Mahara, Kadawatha. 

PERERA - ROHAN (Ex: Hilton Hotel), son of late Aloy and late Vivienne, beloved husband of Renuka (Teacher Visakha College Nursery), loving father of Rahal (Wesley College) and Radhika (Sujatha Vidyalaya), brother of Mahes, Jacintha, Sweethangani, Chitrangani, Hiran and Chanaka, brother-in-law of Jeanne, Ranjith and late Agra, expired. Cortege leaves A.F. Raymond’s Funeral Parlour at 4.00 p.m. on Wednesday 26th December. Burial at St. Thomas’ College Kotte Burial Ground at 4.45 p.m. 276/6, Lake Road, Boralesgamuwa. 

RANASINGHE - UPALI (Senior Superintendent of Police, Director P.A.M. Division), loving husband of Swarni, father of Dilshani (Seylan Bank) and Harshani (student Visakha Vidyalaya), brother of Ananda, Rohitha (Geologist) and Subadrani (Asst. Manager, People’s Bank International Division), brother-in-law of Kanthi, Priyanthi and Mangala Wendakoon (Retired Manager, People’s Bank), expired. His remains lie at Jayaratne Funeral Parlour, Borella. Cortege leaves Funeral Parlour at 5 p.m. on Wednesday 26th for cremation at 6 p.m. Borella Kanatta. 5B, Summit Flats, Keppetipola Mawatha, Colombo 5.

RATNAYAKE - ASOKA. Beloved daughter of late Dawson and Amara Ratnayake, loving sister of Manel, Rani, Thilal, Sunila, Nandalal, Devika and Deepthika, sister-in-law of Nandana Jayasinghe, Namali Ratnayake, Anura Dissanayake, Sriyani Ratnayake, Ranjan Jayawardene and late Inoka Ratnayake, loving aunt of Kushani, Tarinda, Chamari, Lakmal, Pavisha and Manisha, died under tragic circumstances. Cortege leaves residence at 3.30 p.m. on Thursday, 27th of December 2007 for burial at Wadduwa Cemetery. “Aruna Villa”, Thalpitiya North, Wadduwa. 

RAZAQH -  MR SHA. Rotarian Past Governor. Dearly beloved husband of Chanda, loved father of Hafeeza Ghori (Teacher Ilma Intl. School) & Hussain Babu (Dubai), father-in-law of A.R. Ghori (Chennai) Safia (Dubai), grandfather of Aman Ghori & Mrs Emani Aman, Hina, Nayara, Arsalan, expired. Janaza took place at Maligawatte Muslim Burial Ground on 25th of Dec. 87/3, Pamankada Lane, W.A. Silva Mawatha, Colombo 6. 

SOERTSZ - ALOYSIUS EVAN  passed away in Sydney on 18th August 2007. Ashes will be interred at General Cemetery, Kanatta RC Section on Friday 28th December 2007 at 3.30 p.m. Friends & relations, please accept this intimation. 

THILAKAWARDENA - SOMASIRI (Retired Foreman - State Engineering Corporation). Beloved husband of Manel, loving father of Nishantha - Barcode Systems Lanka, Chaminda - Eagle Insurance, Thushara - Sri Lanka Army & Rangika - Sirasa TV, father-in-law of Shiroma, Geetha & Sunethra, grandfather of Kavinda, Venushki, Umashi & Janvi, expired. Cortege leaves No.29, 2nd Cross Road, Walpola, Matara at 3.30 p.m. for cremation at 4.00 p.m. on Thursday 27th December  2007 at General Cemetery, Matara.