DISSANAYAKE - CHARIKA MARIE WIJERATNE (UNDP) - Safe in the arms of Jesus. Beloved daughter of Daphne & late Terrance Dissanayake. Remains will lie at Jayaratne Funeral Parlour. Cremation at Borella Kanatte on the 4th of February 2010 at 4.30 p.m. 58/82, 3rd Lane Soma Thalagala Mawatha, Gangodawila, Nugegoda.

JAYAMAHA - DON HENRY WILBERT (formerly of Lake House - Colombo). Beloved husband of late Duma, loving father of Asoka, Nanda, Chandani, Sunethra (Director - Legal - UDA), Nalini, Kumari, Dammika, Yasasri (Australia), father-in-law of Ayona, Ananda Baranage (Royal Institute), Donald Karunanayake (Businessman), Sisira Malawaraarachchi, Sunil Jayawardene, Leeman Wall, Pradeepa (Australia), brother of Mary, Joseph, Celina, Emi, Dora, Sam, Cyril, Pius (all deceased), Victor and Rufus (Australia), expired. Cortege leaves residence at 4.00 p.m. for Cremation at General Cemetery, Mount Lavinia at 5.00 p.m. on Thursday 4th February 2010. 121, Araliya Mawatha, Sirimal Uyana, Ratmalana.

JAYAWARDENE - YVONNE - Loving wife of late Ranjith, beloved mother of Ranil, Dinhoo and Rajanik, mother-in-law of Sharmila and Bernard, loving grandmother of Denom, Dinali and Shenaya. Cortege leaves A.F. Raymond’s Funeral Parlour on Thursday 04th February at 3.30 p.m. for burial St. Mary’s Church Burial Ground, Peliyagoda, Kelaniya. 127/11, Biyagama Road, Kelaniya.

JOSEPH - MOHANDAS - Dearly beloved husband of Marinee (nee Anandappa), father of Shiyanka and Shehan, son of late Michael and Agnes Joseph, brother of late A.W. Joseph (Wing Comm. S.L.A.F.), Nirmala, Therese and Ranjit, expired. Remains lie at A.F. Raymond’s Funeral Parlour. Cortege leaves at 4.00 p.m. on Thursday 4th February, burial at General Cemetery, Kanatte (RC Section) at 4.30 p.m.

MENDIS - MRS JAYANTHI (nee WIJERAMA) - Beloved wife of the late Colin Mendis (District Judge), mother of Yasomali, Sunimali, Ranil, Panduka and Amal, beloved mother-in-law of Eshantha Samarasekera (Australia), Jayasiri Nagodavithana, Nilmani and Kavithi, beloved grandmother of Tanya, Sonali, Shanya (Australia), Rajiv, Ruchini, Rumesha, Dhyresh, Onella and Dhiren. Cortege leaves Jayaratne Funeral Parlour Borella for cremation at General Cemetery Kanatta at 10.30 a.m. on Thursday, 04th February 2010.

RAJA MAHENDRAN of Vancouver, Canada, expired. Beloved husband of Saratha, son of the late Mr & Mrs Arunasalam Rajavarothiam of Trincomalee and loving brother of late Lakshumidevi Kumarakuru, Sampanthan (MP for Trincomalee), late Sarathadevi Sivarajan, Nirmaladevi Thiagalingam (London), late Vigneshvaran and Rajayogini Sachchithanandam (London). His remains will be taken to London, UK, for last rites and cremation. His last rites will be conducted at Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall, Ashtead, Surrey at 9.00 a.m. on 7th February and for Cremation to Randalls Park Crematorium, Leatherhead, Surrey. For contact : 148, Leatherhead Road, Chessington, Surrey, KT9 2HU, UK.

SIVARANJAN - THAVATHURAY - Retired Irrigation Engineer, Colombo, Old student of Royal College and Moscow State University, beloved husband of Inthumathy, son of Legal Draftsman late Mr G.A. Thavathuray and late Sivapackiavathy, son-in-law of Retired Station Master Mr Rasaratnam (Canada) and late Luxmy, brother of Anantharanjan (UK), Jeyaranjan (UK), Chelvaranjan (UK), nephew of late Dr Sivalingam (Australia), Rajalingam (UK), Gunalingam (Australia), Arulthurai (Chulipuram), late Ganesamoorthy, Dr Somasundaram (UK), Saraswathy (UK), Lingawathy (UK), uncle of Rahulan, Nimal, Vimal, Gokulan, Shanjan & Thavajan, passed away in UK on Friday 29th January 2010. Remains lie at Coop Funeral Parlour, 50, Whitta Road, Manor Park, London on 4th Thursday and funeral rites will take place between 12 noon - 1.30 p.m. followed by Cremation at City of London Crematorium, North Chapel, Manor Park, London between 1.45 p.m. and 2.15 p.m. For contacts: Anantharanjan 44 (0) 2085005089, Jeyaranjan 44 (0) 7941224983, Chelvaranjan 44 (0) 79086664980.