KULARATNAM - MRS JAYALAXMI - Beloved wife of Mr Kandiah Kularatnam (formerly Leaf Executive of Ceylon Tobacco Co.), loving mother of Sugumari (Kala), Loganayaki (Sasi), Sivakumari (Ceylon Trading Co. Ltd), and Ramesh (Inter Continental Hotel, Oman), grandmother of Dinesh Kumar, Parimala Devi, Shai Ram, great grandmother of Danishkar and sister of Pushpanathan, Loganathan, Kumaranathan, Perinbanathan, Meenambikai, mother-in-law of Nawaratnam, Rajkumar and Usha, expired on Sunday 26th December. Funeral will take place between 2p.m. - 5 p.m. at Balagolla Crematorium on Wednesday 29th. Home address: 3/1, Pansala Road, Kengalla.
  

GRAY - The death is announced of HECTOR REGINALD ELSTER (TINY). Loving husband of Alexandra Muthumani, loving father of Shirani (Cuckoo), late Roger and of John Derrick (Bimbo), Christopher (Timmy) and Daphne Rebecca (Doll), loving brother of late Cecil, David, Trixie, Percy, Benny and of Norah Poppy and Warby. Cortege leaves residence 419, St. Rita’s Road, Daluwakotuwa, Kochchikade at 4.00 p.m. for Service at Palangature Church followed by burial at General Cemetery, Negombo.
 

JAYASINGHE - ROBERT EDGAR - (Formerly of Grindlays Bank). Loving husband of Halcyon, father of Palitha & Charmini, Rohitha & Pradeepika, Kumar & Sonali, Chaandani & Gamini, Priyangani & Kapila, Ishani &  Ajit, Unki of Brinsley & Audrey, Suzette & Conrad, Darryl & Susan, Loxly & Elaine, expired. Cortege leaves A.F Raymond’s Funeral Parlour at 4.00 p.m on Wedensday 29th December. Cremation at the General Cemetery, Kanatte at 5.00 p.m. No.244/3, Jaya Mawatha, Makola Road, Kiribathgoda.
 

NADESAN - RAJESWARI (Kandy). Dearly beloved wife of late Dr S. Nadesan, loving mother of Sujatha Nadesan, Ajantha Nadesan (USA), Jayanthi Prakash (Australia) and the late Vasanth Nadesan (Australia), mother-in-law of Ravi Prakash (Australia), and Araliya de Silva (Australia), much loved grandmother of Arvind, Amitabh and Sathya, sister of late Dorairaj, late Sandrasekaram, Siva Subbiah, late Vichu Visvanathan, Jembu Wijetunge, Buwana Sandiran and Jayshree Thuraisingam, passed away peacefully on December 26th 2010. Cortege leaves residence at 12 noon on Wednesday the 29th December for Cremation at 1 p.m. at the General Cemetery Kanatte, Borella. 60/1, Pahalawela Road, Pelawatte, Battaramulla. (Tel. 2786536).
 

PEREIRA - ROMAINE (JUDY) nee PHILICOCQ - Wife of Rodney Pereira (HNB Bambalapitiya), beloved mother of Fallon (student of St. Lawrence College, Wellawatte) and Arngelo (student of St. Peters, Bambalapitiya), daughter of late Anton and of Virginia Philicocq, daughter-in-law of Godfrey and late Lauritta Pereira, sister of Rohan Philicocq, sister-in-law of Lorraine, Trionnie, Shedrick, Roger and Leonnie, niece of late Leslie Weinman and of Rita Adolphus, Audrey Malalage and Everton Weinman. Died under tragic circumstances. Remains will lie at No.54, Vishnu Kovil Road, Nedimala, Dehiwela on 28th December and thereafter at A.F. Raymond’s Parlour on 29th at 10.30 a.m. Cortege leaves the parlour on 30th Dec. at 4.00 p.m. burial at the General Cemetery, Kanatte (Roman Catholic Section).
 

RANASINGHE - DHARMADASA - (Retired Principal) of No.158, Horana Road, Kottawa. Beloved husband of A. Somaseeli (Retired Principal), loving father of Jana Shantha Ranasinghe (Businessman), father-in-law of Veena Subashinie Dep, loving grandfather of Laksith and Nadivi (Students of Asian International School, Colombo), expired on 26th of December and the funeral will take place at Kottawa General Cemetery at 5.00 p.m. on Wednesday the 29th.
 

RAYMOND - PRIYANTHI AMITHA (nee De Silva) former teacher of Buddhist Ladies College - Colombo. Beloved wife of late Francis Raymond (Emirates - Dubai), loving daughter of late S.H. Piyasena & Linda de Silva, sister of Sunitha, Nimal, Sunil (USA), Errol, Yasanthi, Rohan, Sanath (Austria), Chandrika, Nilanthi (Australia), sister-in-law of Lakshman Jayasundera, Shive Rajapaksha (Australia), Chandra Jayasinghe (Austria), Lorrani, Esha (USA), Cleonie, Kumudini Niranjala (Austria), Rest with Jesus. Cortege leaves residence on Tuesday 28th of December 2010 at 3.30 p.m. from 6/58, Ernest Place, Laxapathiya, Moratuwa for the Funeral Service at Queen’s Angel Church,  Katubedda, Moratuwa at 4.00 p.m. and Burial at Methodist Section of the Emmanuel Church Burial Ground. (No flowers by request).
 

SUMANASENA - SWARNA (nee ABEYNAYAKE) Beloved wife of late M.P. Sumanasena (Ceylon Transport Board), loving mother of Praja (USA), Panduka Ex. CECB - (New Zealand), Mohan (Major General SLA), Sudantha (Commander SLN/Watchman Security & Investigations), Gotabhaya (CPJ Relationships), Pradeep (Wallcare Painting Devices Pvt Ltd.), mother-in-law of Sarath (USA), Christine (New Zealand), Janaki, Nilmini, Dr Lekha (Kalubowila Hospital), Lochana (Seylan Bank), sister of Wimala, Mallika, Lakshman, late Saliya, Seetha and Raja, grandmother of Sumedha (USA), Menaka (New Zealand), Aruni (USA), Manori (New Zealand), Esala (Millennium IT), Ranuka, Rashmin, Kavindu and Menura, expired. Cortege leaves residence No. 11/10, Sri Dharmarama Road, Ratmalana at 4.15 p.m. Wednesday 29th for Cremation at 5.00 p.m. General Cemetery, Mount Lavinia.
 

WICKREMASINGHE - EDNA (nee KAnNangara). Beloved wife of the late Edward, darling mother of Nalin (Abans), Dhammika, Deva (Australia), Ranjan, Wicky (Tour Guide), Kanth, Mahinda, Indukanthi, Kumudini (Israel), Mohan (Italy), Rohan (France), Lasantha, mother-in-law of Violet (deceased), Vije, Shireen (Australia), Anula, Nilanthi, Jayadeva, Hectorine (Tour East), Hemantha, Jayantha (Rural Bank), Veronique (France), Kamani (Immigration Dept.), grandmother and great grandmother of many children. Cortege leaves residence at 2.30 p.m. on Wednesday the 29th of December 2010, for Cremation at the Kottawa General Cemetery. 610, Mettarama Road, Kottawa, Pannipitiya. 2842515.