AMARASINGHE - DOCTOR J. Beloved husband of Mrs A.D.S. Amarasinghe - retired Vice Principal of Yasodara Devi Balika Vidyalaya, Gampaha, loving father of Doctor Champika (Department of Labour - Colombo), Doctor Geethika (Director’s Office - District Health Service, Kurunegala), Engineer Pradeep (Australia), (Former Engineer - CECB) and Doctor Nipuni (Mental Hospital, Angoda), loving father-in-law of Doctor Ruwan Wijemuni (Municipal Council - Colombo), Dr Senerath Bandara - (Director’s Office - District Health Service, Kurunegala), Doctor Sumudu Fernando (Australia), (Cancer Hospital - Maharagama), Doctor Banuja Wijethilaka - Medical College (Colombo), expired. Remains will be at No. 104, Church Road, Gampaha. Funeral will take place at General Cemetery, Kasagahawatte, Gampaha on 25.03.2009 at 4.00 p.m. 

COTTON - LESLIE DERRICK Formerly of Colombo Commercial Co. (Teas) Ltd. Loving husband of Pauline, passed away on the 11th March. 7, Harkness Road, Burnham Buckinghamshire SL17BL, England. Tel: 0044 162 866 7793.

FERNANDO - S.W. SIRILAL “At Rest with Jesus” Retired Sri Lanka Navy. Beloved husband of Patricia, precious father of the late Flt. Lt. S.V. Sanjeeva Fernando (Sri Lanka Air Force) and of Priyanga (Australia), Srihan & Dilusha (Doha, Qatar), darling Seeya of Ashiko, Priyesh and Danniel, son of the late Vincent & Silnet Fernando, loving brother of the late Harvard Sylvia, Rev. Premasiri, Somasiri & Swinitha. The evening service will be held at the residence at 10.00 a.m. in accordance with his wishes. The body will be handed over to the Ayurvedic Hospital. No. 21/1, Lt. Col. Srimal Mendis Mw, Darmaratne Avenue, Rawatawatta, Moratuwa.

KOTTEARACHCHI - PATHMAKANTHE JP, ex - Ports Authority (Chairman Coop Weaving Corporation). Beloved husband of Mrs Kottearachchi, loving father of Vasantha (Wood City), Anura (UK), Renuka (Good Shepherd Balika, Nayakakanda), Nalika (USA), Anil (Ragama Tyre Centre), Lalith (Lt Col SL Army), Preethika, father-in-law of Kumari, Gayani (UK), Ananda, (Kadawatha Tyre Centre), Mahesh (USA), Mangalika, Priyani and Donald (Airport Aviation), expired. Cremation on March 25 at 4 p.m. at Enderamulla Cemetery. 170, Jayagath Mawatha, Dalupitiya, Kadawatha. (Tel: 2926651).

PATHIRAJA - SOMALATHA Beloved wife of late Brigadier P. Chandrananda Pathiraja, loving mother of Malintha Pathiraja, loving mother-in-law of Buddhika. Cortege leaves residence on 25th March 2009 at 2.00 p.m. from 78/40, 2nd Lane, Gamunupura, Kottawa. Cremation at Pannipitiya Cemetery at 3.00 p.m.

RATNAVIBHUSHANA - CLIFFORD Director / CEO, Mike Flora (Pvt) Ltd. Beloved husband of late Lilanthi, father of Arith and Aruni (Australia), father-in-law of Dishan & Romaine and grandfather of Anouk, Ashan & Ranoul, expired. Remains will lie at A.F. Raymond’s Funeral Parlour No. 2 from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Tuesday 24th March and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday 25th March. Cortege will leave A.F. Raymond’s Funeral Parlour at 3.00 p.m. on Wednesday 25th March to his residence at No. 23, Laxapathiya Road, Moratuwa. Thereafter the cortege will leave the residence at 3.30 p.m. on Thursday 26th for a Service at the Methodist Church at Mt. Lavinia (Hotel Road) from 4.00 p.m. to 4.45 p.m. Cremation at Mt. Lavinia Crematorium at 5 p.m. on Thursday 26th March 2009.

RATNAWIBHUSANA - (CLIFFORD) Chief Executive Officer - Mike Flora Group of Companies, past president O.B.A. Kingswood College, Kandy (Colombo Branch), a past Regional Director, Y’s men’s Movement, Sri Lanka, passed away very suddenly. Beloved husband of late Lilanthi, devoted father of Arith and Romaine, Aruni and Dishan, doting grandfather of Anouk, Rounul and Ashan, beloved brother-in-law of Lasantha, Chitrani, Suren and Nirmali, Chitral and Rohini, loving uncle of Nirmal and Dulani, Malindra and Nisansala and Udani. Funeral arrangements will be notified later. 23, Laxapathiya Road, off Dharmaratne Avenue, Moratuwa.

SIVASAMBU - SIVAPASKARAN (retired Deputy Commissioner of Labour, Chief Factories Engineer & ILO Consultant), dearly beloved husband of Sumiththra, loving father of Vathsala and Manjula, beloved father-in-law of Koneswarabavan and Rajakuladevan, much loved grandfather of Vytheehan, Snajeev, Samiththra, Satheesh and Sharmini and brother of Sivarajah, Sivaranee and Sivayogam, expired on 20/03/2009. His remains lie at the A.F. Raymond’s Funeral Parlour near General Cemetery, Kanatte, Borella. Cremation will take place at the Hindu Section of the General Cemetery, Kanatte, Borella on Wednesday (25/3/2009) at 10.00 a.m.