AMARASINGHE - K. (formerly, Organizer Sri Lanka Insurance - Kandy). Beloved husband of M.J. Amarasinghe (formerly, M.O.H. Office, Gampola), father of Malathie, Meril, Channa, Ajith, Renu, Saman & Kumudu, father-in-law of late Mahinda Irugalrathne, Ranjani, Chandrika, Lakmali, Hemantha & Shiromi, expired. Cortege leaves residence at 113/15, Nawalapitiya Road, Gampola at 2.30 p.m. on Wednesday 14th to Cemetery Gampola.

DAHANAYKE - MR A.S. Retired Co-op Inspector, formerly at Ihalagoda Akmeemana, father of Susila, Ananda (T.D.), Padma, Saraswathy, Raja (R.P.), father-in-law of Emi, Raja, Pathmasiri and Dilka, grandfather of Isuru, Uditha, Aruna, Janaka, Varuna, Charya and Lahiru, passed away in ‘Sanasuma’, Uluvitike. Remains will be taken to Kurunduwatta Cremation at 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday 13th.

DE SILVA - MARTIN - Passed away on 14th February, in England. Beloved husband of Sunella - nee Liyanaratchi, loving father of Shana (England), beloved son of late Esther & Stanislaus De Silva, son-in-law of Bernie and late Ossie Liyanaratchi. Cremation took place in England on the 19th of March. Holy Mass will be offered on the 14th of May at 6.15 p.m. at St Anthony’s Church, St Anthony’s Mw., Kollupitiya. No.8, Deal Place, Colombo 3.

FERNANDO - BASIL (Retired Radiographer). Beloved husband of Merlyn, loving father of Dr. Manella, Melony, Dr. Liwan, Nilani, Eromi and Winslow, brother of Merlyn, Isaac, Aloy, Griscilda, Clement, Shelton and Edward, father-in-law of Dr Joe, Dr Shanthi Kumar, Dr Steve, Kingsley and Oscar, expired. Cortege leaves residence No. 33, Galpotta Road, Kadalana, Moratuwa at 3.30 p.m. on Wednesday 14th May 2008 for burial at St. Anthony’s Church burial ground, Kadalana, Moratuwa. (Contact No. 2652440).

FERNANDO - MEURINE Wife of late Nimal Fernando, beloved mother of Dhammika, Yamuna, and Vajira, mother-in-law of Nihal, Sumith and late Palitha, beloved sister of Irene, Freeda, Priney, Neville, Tilly and Bernard, expired. Cortege leaves residence at 3.45 p.m. for cremation at General Cemetery Kanatte at 5.00 p.m. on 14th May. 24, Subadra Mawatha, Thalawatugoda Road, Madiwela, Kotte.

JAYAKODY - J (retired Chief Engineer of Hingurana Sugar Corp.). Beloved husband of Seetha Jayasooriya and Beloved father of Osadhi Kelum Jayakody of 136/3, Oruthota, expired. The Cremation will be held at Crematorium at Kasagahawatta Gampaha on 14th of May at 4.00 p.m.

JAYASEKERA - NESTA. Dearly beloved wife of late Leslie, darling mother of late Lennox and of Lorraine, Russell and Romach, mother-in-law of Chinta, Piya and Chandani. Cortege leaves A.F. Raymond’s Funeral Parlour on Wednesday 14th May at 2.30 p.m. Burial at General Cemetery, Kanatte. (General Christian Section).

KUMARASINGHE - D.B.S. Wife of K.W.R. Kumarasinghe (SLAS Retired), mother of Pubudu (HNB), Luckmee (BOC), mother-in-law of Anoja (Sampath Bank), Sisira (P.S.C.), sister of late Mangalika Rodrigo, Sumana Liyanage, Vijitha Lokusuriya (Australia), Dayaseeli Peiris and late Stanley Perera, expired. Funeral on 14 May (Wednesday) at 3 p.m. Cortege leaves residence at 4 p.m. 70/1, Janapriya Mawatha, Alubomulla.

MANNAKKARA THIRANI PUSHPLATHA Dearly beloved wife of Bandula (The Hydraulic Engineering Co. Ltd), ever-loving mother of Sandeeka (Connell Wagner, New Zealand), precious daughter of Somawathie Fernando and, late B M Fernando, sister of Jagath and Sriya, sister-in-law of Bhadra, Cyril, Indra, Vijitha (UAE), KC Silva, Meththananda, Suganthy, Ranjith Soysa and Ranjani, aunt of Mahesh (Australia), Padmaka, Subhash (Australia), Gayathra (UK), Diloka, Dilanka, Dushani and Dhanushka, passed away in New Zealand. Funeral arrangements to be held in Sri Lanka will be notified later. 585, Kotte Road, Pita Kotte.

RODRIGO - HILDA, At Rest with Jesus. Beloved wife of Antony Fernando (Rtd. Walkers), loving mother of Eresha & Nelusha, mother-in-law of Samira (Nestle), everloving grandmother of Shainy, Nipunaka, sister of Lionel, Leenus & Titus, passed away peacefully. Cortege leaves residence No.437, Kotugoda Rd., Seeduwa at 4.00 p.m. on 14th May (Wednesday) for burial at Roman Catholic Cemetery, Seeduwa.

SOVIS - MALKANTHI Beloved daughter of Dulcie & of late Vincent Sovis, darling mother of Shashikala (Dubai), sister of Malani, Ivan (Dubai), Celine & Fatima, expired on 11.05.2008. Cortege leaves residence on Tuesday 13th May at 2.30 p.m. for Cremation at Rawatawatta Cemetery at 3.30 p.m. 38/1, Sri Sumangala Mawatha, Ratmalana.

ABEYRATNE - K.P.W. (Chairman, Abeyratne Confectionary (Pvt) Ltd). Beloved husband of Seetha, loving father of Deepthi, Viraj, Sugandhi, Purnima & Indika, father-in-law of Rohan Buultjens, late June, Mahendra Edirisinghe, Ranil Jayasinghe & Shinali, grandfather of Shanya, Dhillon, Alexandra, Ronela, Kashmira, Tahira, Amelia & Aushinara, expired. Funeral arrangements will be notified later. 112/2, D.S. Senanayake Mawatha, Colombo 8. No flowers by request.

KARUNANAYAKA - DON EDMUND (DIG of Police Retired). Beloved husband of Kanthi, loving father of Dihara (RESC, Education Office, Gampaha), and Dilshara (Seylan Bank, Ranpokunugama), father-in-law of late Gamini Gunawardena (Police), grandfather of Dilshan (St. Joseph College, Grade 9 (Colombo) and Deshan, son of late Mr and Mrs Martin Karunanayaka (Batuwatta), son-in-law of Raymond and late Edna Gunawardane, brother of Margret, Tudor, Bridget, Duloy, Grace, Amara, Padma and Earvin, brother-in-law of Padmini, Tony, Amarasinghe, Padma, Upali, Purangani, Ranghini and late Corray, Sugathadasa, Mahinda, Berty, Shelton, passed away. Cremation Wednesday 14th May 2008 at 4.00 p.m. (Cemetery, Kasagahawatta, Gampaha). No. 19, Samagi Mawatha, Gampaha.

MALLAWAARACHCHI - SOMA. Loving mother of Susantha, Sumith Saman, Anura, Thilak (Rohan Lake House General Administration) and Thusitha, daughter of Sunethra, Praba, son-in-law of Edirisooriya (Petroleum), Anil, daughter-in-law of Kumudu (SPC), Kalyani, Pushpa, Sunethra (Sri Lanka Insurance), Deepthi, expired on 12th May. Funeral will take place on 14th Wednesday at 5.00 p.m. Kohuwala General Cemetery. 217/9, Talawatugoda Road, Mirihana, Kotte. T.P. 2871692 (The cortege leaves residence at 4.00 p.m.)

NICHOLAS - M.S. (NICKY). Safe in the Arms of Jesus. Formerly of Niniko Agency (Pvt) Ltd, beloved husband of Rita, loving daddy of Berny (Speed Water), Aubrey (Saudi), Charmaine (Dialog Broadband), Dinali, Eardley (Dialog Telekom) & Nikita, father-in-law of Roshan Gunapala (Dilo Weerapura), (Delifrance), Lilanthi (KP Law), Roshan Wickremasinghe, Rohan Ekanayaka (Golden Key Credit Card Co. Ltd.), much loved papa of Jehan, Johan & Rajith (St. Peter’s College), brother-in-law of Hurbert Anthony. Cortege leaves residence at 4.00 p.m. on Wednesday 14th May 2008 from No.16, Roxy Flats, Roxy Gardens, Wellawatte for burial at General Cemetery, Borella. (Roman Catholic Section).

WIJESINGHE - ELMO PAUL. (Retired General Secretary, Ceylon Bible Society). At Rest with Jesus. Beloved husband of Stella and the late Malini, loving father of Rumala (Medical Faculty, Peradeniya), Prasansani (Prasi) and Niroshini, father-in-law of Adrian Morel, Johann Bandaranayake and Andrew Benjamin, son of the late Felix and Lucille Wijesinghe, brother of Felix (formerly Ministry of Labour), Ruth (Girlie), Emil (UK), late Lucille and of Lucien (UK) and Prithee, grandfather of Nirmitha (Stephen) - (Trinity College), Nirmalini, Ariel and Aaron. Funeral arrangements will be notified later.