DE LA MOTTE - OWEN RALPH  Loving husband of Helen - nee Fernandopulle, loving father of Blanche, Michelle and Francoise, loving father-in-law of Jai and John, loving grandfather of Conan, Samson, Raphael, Lola (late), Ava, Reya and Lilableu, passed away peacefully at home on the 30th of September 2010. Funeral service will be taken place at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church Brighton on Thursday 7th of October 2010 at 12.00 noon. Helen De La Motte, 22, Dyke Road Avenue, Brighton, East Sussex, BNI 5 LB U.K. Tel. 00441273500268, email: [email protected]

DIAS - JAYANTHA (Retired Sales Manager, Eveready Company and Old Boy - Richmond College, Galle). Beloved husband of Vajira, everloving father of Noel Dilshan (Royal Colombo Golf Club, Gym Instructor), Pubodini (Australia) and father-in-law of Chaturangani (London Institute IT Instructor) and Dulanga (Australia) and brother of Ranjini, Nelum, Lal, Vijaya, Dudley, and Devika, passed away. Cremation at 5 p.m. at the Dadalla Crematorium on 07th October 2010.

DR. SENANAYAKE - PRINCY CLOTILDA (Weliveriya Central Dispensary). Safe in the Arms of Jesus. Beloved wife of Sri Lal Goonesekera, loving daughter of Joseph and Anseline Senanayake of ‘Princy House’, Kaduruwela, daughter-in-law of the late Mr. Bede Goonesekera and of Rose Goonesekera of Kotte, sister of Princy Susilda (Bank of Ceylon, Nugegoda), Princy Florida, Princy Asoka and Princy Sandya (Ministry of Agriculture), sister-in-law of Leon, Palitha and Lionel. Cortege leaves residence No. 105/2, Government Dispensary Road, Weliveriya at 3.00 p.m. on Wednesday 6th October, burial at General Cemetery Weliveriya (Roman Catholic Section).

GUNASEKERA - GAMINI - Beloved husband of Rupa, father of Nadeesha, Chathrini and Kishani, father-in-law of Chandana Thanthrige (Singapore) and Rukmal Sirisena (USA), expired. Cremation on 7th October 2010 at 5 p.m. at the General Cemetery, Borella. Cortege leaves residence at 4 p.m. No.15, Sunandarama Road, Kalubowila (No wreaths please).

JAYASEKERA - STANLY ERVIN - passed away peacefully on 03.10.2010 at Palugama Dompe. Loving husband of  late Seetha Disanayake, loving father of late Harusha and brother of late Alex Jayasekera. Funeral will take place on Wednesday the 6th at Palugama Walauwa, Dompe.

JAYAWARDENE - WALTER passed away peacefully, loving husband of Stella, loving father of Roshan and Shiromi, father-in-law of Upali Jayakody and Kumari, brother of Piyadasa, Kamala, Wimal, Bernard, Catherine and late Somadasa. Viewing will take place from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Barney Raymond’s Parlour on Wednesday the 6th of October and Thursday 7th October from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cortege leaves Parlour at 1.30 p.m. to Dalugama Catholic Cemetery for burial.

KANDIAH MAILVAGANAM Chartered Accountant, Born in Sri Lanka 1st June 1926, passed away peacefully on 5th September 2010 in Canberra, Australia. Dearly loved husband of Saraswathy, son of late Kandiah and late Parupathippillai, son-in-law of late Mr & Mrs Subramaniam, loved father of Karuna (Australia), Sri Kantha (UK), Bavani (Canada) and Punitha (Australia) and father-in-law of Balendra, Vasantha, and Prabaharan, loved grandfather of Viknesh, Ganesh, Janaki, Nisha and Roshana, loving brother of Sellamuthu, late Sivapakiam and Kathirgamasekaram and brother-in-law of late Sangarappillai Balasubramaniam and Kamalambikai, brother-in-law of Sivapragasam and late Kanmani, Muthukumaru and Rasangam, Tharumarasa and Karuna, late Thanapakiam and late Sinnathamby, late Siva and Suguna.

NARANPANAWE - MRS GERTRUDE TANNE - Beloved wife of late Mr T.B. Naranpanawe (Special Commissioner, Gampola), loving mother of Prof. Hemamali Perera (LRH) and Ramya, mother-in-law of Maj. Gen. Dr. Dudley Perera (MH) and Dr. Rohana Adikari (Kandy), expired on 3rd October 2010. In accordance with her wishes funeral took place on the same day at Kohuwela Cemetery in the presence of her close family members. No.6, Mudliyar Avenue, Kohuwela, Nugegoda.

SAMARATUNGA - MARGUERITE REBECCA - Beloved wife of late S.E. Samaratunga (Lt. Cmdr. Royal Ceylon Navy), beloved mother of Dawn (Dubai), Lucky ‘Milroy’ (USA), Shirlene (New Zealand), late Malkanthi and of Keerthi (Fedex- Kandy), Anura (Petroleum Corporation), Royce (Fedex), Nelum (USA) and Preethi, mother-in-law of late Lanka (Central Bank) and of Maryanne (USA), Nithi (New Zealand), late Jayantha and of Manik, Rohini, Zulfiya, Sathya (USA) and Tissa, grandmother of Harshini, Enoka, Kishani, Ashani, Rathika, Shohan, Shalini, Lakshini, Lohan, Erancha, Meroni, Kushlani, Nirasha, Malith, Rukshan, Manesha and Melanke. Cortege leaves residence 373/20, Ranmal Uyana, Magammana, Homagama on Thursday 7th October at 3 p.m. for Service at St. Michael’s Church, Homagama. Burial thereafter at Christ King Church, Pannipitiya at 4.30 p.m. 

SELVARATNAM - MRS PARASAKTHY of Suthumalai, Jaffna by birth and resident of Eevinai, Jaffna, expired in Colombo on 03.10.2010. Beloved wife of Selvaratnam, loving daughter of late Vaithilingam and late Ponnamma, loving daughter-in-law of late Sinnathurai and late Thangamma, sister of Theivanayagy, late Suntharalingam, Paskaran, late Balakrishnan, Vimaladevi, Balendran, and late Balachandran, loving sister-in-law of Mrs Rathinam Sathiathasan (Australia), late Rathnagopal and late Thanalaxmy, Thaneswary, Sivaneswary Kumarakulasingam Ranjanadevi, Indrani, loving aunt of Sathiavan, Sathiandra, Sathiarani and Sathianidhi (all of Sydney, Australia), late Dhanusha, Dr Ramanan, Karthika, (4th Year Medical Student Jaffna University), Janagan (3rd Year Engineering Student (Moratuwa University), Yalini (National Educational College, Batticaloa), Palini and Visagan, loving aunt of Udayakumar, Sivakumar and Jeyakumar. Cortege leaves residence “Thayagam”, Eevinai Center, Eevinai, Jaffna at 1.00 p.m. on Wednesday 06.10.2010. For Cremation at Eevinai Vilangan Hindu Cemetery.

THAMBYAH - Safe in the arms of Jesus. SOPHIA AMYBELLE (AMY) nee VAN CUYLENBURG. - Beloved wife of late Mr Stanley Thambyah, sister of Arthur and Hector and late brothers and sisters (Edward, Frank, Mary, Benjamin, Walter, Berty, Victor and Gertrude), sister-in-law of late Shelton, Percy, Bertram, Rex and of Lilian, Miriam and Kamala. Remains will lie at A.F. Raymond’s Funeral Parlour from 9.30 a.m. Wednesday 6th October 2010. Cortege leaves A.F. Raymond’s Parlour on Thursday the 7th October 2010 at 3.30 p.m. for Cremation at 4.00 p.m. at General Cemetery, Borella. 16 A, Jayanthi Road, Dehiwela.