FERNANDO - MARK. Beloved husband of Pam, loving father of Tanya, Sohan and Suren, father-in-law of Roshan Ferdinandusz, darling Seeya of Daniel and Joshua, son of late Hugh and Doris, brother of Michael, Paul & Priya, John & Marie, brother-in-law of Celie and Gemunu, Marini and Trevor, Derek and Assunta. A Service will be held at 3.00 p.m. Cortege leaves residence at 3.30 p.m. on Thursday 22nd January. Cremation at General Cemetery, Kanatte at 4 p.m. (Entrance through rear gate). 26/1A, Rosmead Place, Colombo 7. No flowers by request. Donations to charity. 

GOONETILLEKE - DOREEN. Beloved wife of Mahes Goonetilleke (SLAF rtd.), darling mother of Prasanna (Canada) and Nelum, beloved mother-in-law of Reshmanee (Canada), expired. Cortege leaves A.F. Raymond’s Funeral Parlour at 4.30 p.m. on Thursday 22nd January 2009. Cremation at General Cemetery Borella at 5.00 p.m. 

MAITHREEPALA - W.M. (Retired Assistant Conservator of Forests), beloved husband of Chandra, father of Lt-Col. Kithsiri Walpita, Sepali, Thakshila and Anusha (Grant Advertising), father-in-law of Athula Malalasekera (AMS Engineering), Kishani, Sujani Wickramage (Sirimavo BV) and Upali Kapugama (Coca-Cola), expired. Remains lie at 160/40, 3rd Lane, Gemunupura, Kottawa. Cremation at Kottawa Crematorium at 3.00 p.m. on 23rd January.  

SIMMONS - COLONEL JEFFRY (Sri Lanka Railway). Loving husband of Rita, father of Allan (Leema Embroidery), son of Olivia and late Maxi, brother of Anton (New Zealand), Roy (Germany), Ronnie (Sri Lanka Railway), Leonard, Steve, Carel and Christopher (Abu Dhabi), expired. Cortege leaves residence No. 62/2, Veediyawatte, Udugampola at 3.00 p.m. on Saturday 24th January for Burial at Veediyawatte General Cemetery. 

SITHY FATHIMA UWISE Wife of late Prof. Alama Dr. H.H. Uwise, daughter of late H.M. Waffa Hajiar of China Fort, Beruwala, daughter-in-law of late Mr and Mrs S.L.H. Mahmood Hajiar of Henamulla, Panadura, mother of Ahsan, Nilufer, Ajmal, Ahkam, Yusri, mother-in-law of Meeza, Jaward, Fairooza, Nuzrath, Rasiya, sister of Waffa Saly, late Uwise, Faiz Aliwaffa, late Ajward Sithy Rahuma Siddeek, late Haleema Hanafiy, Zahira Nizam Jabir, grandmother of Fazni, Farziya, Rizviya, Ayesha Mazaima, Husni, Safia, Kazeema, Mariam, Ruzni and Sahran. Janaza leaves residence at 4.30 p.m. on Wednesday 21.01.09 to Henamulla, Al-Mubarak Jumma Masjid. 

WEERASEKERA - S.G. CHANDRIKA DAMAYANTHI (Dammi) Wife of Gayan Weerasekera (Colombo Theological Seminary), mother of Pawani (Methodist College) and Yohan, daughter of S.G. Nandasena and Padma Kodikara, daughter-in-law of former Municipal Council Chairman, the late Bandupala Weerasekera. Service at Mahinda Funeral Parlour, Mt. Lavinia on Thursday 22 January at 3 p.m. Burial at Galkissa Cemetery at 4.30 p.m.   

WIJEGOONAWARDENA - BERTRAM ANTHONY PERERA (BERTY) Dearly beloved husband of Damayanthie, everloving father of Dr Priyanjalie (NARA), Shyamalie (UK), Prasad (UK) and Suran (UK), father-in-law of Keerthi (CEB), Ravinath (UK), Samanthi (UK), Suzanne (UK), grandfather of Shanika, Sanjula (student Ladies’ College), Sashini, Aaron, Joshua, Zacharias, Shari, Shenal and loving brother of Linda, late Arthur, Alfred, Patricia and Doris, passed away peacefully on Sunday 11th January 2009 in London. Funeral service to be held on Saturday 24th January 2009 at 10.00 a.m. at the Church of Our Lady, St John’s Wood, 54, Lodge Road, St John’s Wood, NW8 8LA, London. Residence - 1 Park Village West, Regents Park, London NW1 4AE. Tel: 00442073873181. 

WIJEWARDENA - JENNETTE (nee WIJEKOON)  - Wife of late Tom Wijewardena, loving mother of Shanthi (Maldives), Shirani, Rohan (Germany), Lakshman (USA), Rohitha (USA), Chandana, late Ajith, late Dudly, Dilanthi and Dinesh (Quick Freighters (Pvt) Ltd), loving mother-in-law of Rani, Remigious, Anni (Germany), Neediya (USA), Ramani (USA), Lucilda, Dennis (Abans Ltd) and Zeena, expired. Cortege leves residence at 4.00 p.m. on 25th January 2009 for burial at Batagama South Roman Catholic Burial Ground (Kapuwagara). No.444A, Dolahena Road, Batagama South, Kandana.

ISMAIL T.J. (Jeff) Vision White Insurance Brokers (Pvt) and formerly of Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation. Dearly beloved husband of Rene, beloved son of late Mr T.A. Ismail and Mrs Ismail, son-in-law of late Mr M.H. Ahamat and Mrs Ahamat, brother of Dotty, late Dhane, Binthan, Jaam, late Bagoof, T.S., late T.N., Dereen, T.F. and late Merza, brother-in-law of late Shaffi, late Feroze, Dr Razaque Ahamat (UK), Hussain, Chumbley, late Tom Ismail, late M.S. Muthalip, late Naim Ismail, Shaffina, Doreen, Ayesha, Razeena, Nelufa, Ruwina, Zareena, and Fareena, expired. Janaza leaves residence today at 4 p.m. to Mabola Muslim Burial Ground. 712, Kanthi Mw, off Station Rd, Hunupitiya, Wattala. Tel. 2931608.