ARUDPIRAGASAM - MRS GRACE RANJITHAMALAR. Beloved wife of late Robert (B.O.C.), darling loving mother of Robini, Rathani Rakshini and Astaire, mother-in-law of Dudley, Ruban, Joel and Irene, grandmother of Roshini, Naomi, Jacob, Jonathan, Jeshuran, Anita and Ivan, passed away. Remains lie at Jayaratne Funeral Parlour, Borella on 30th and 31st December. Funeral service on 31st December at 9.00 a.m. and burial at General Cemetery Borella (Pentecostal Section) 

JINASENA - VIOLET (nee KOTHALAWALA) Beloved wife of late Jayasoma Jinasena, much loved mother of Shirani, Chandrasoma (Australia), Sandaya, Nilmini (Commercial Bank), mother-in-law of Sunil Gunawardena (M & E (Pvt) Ltd), Dilani (Australia), Gemunu Gunarathna (Expo Lanka Teas Pvt Ltd), Kaniska Fernando (Aitken Spence Shipping). Cortege leaves residence for cremation at Kottawa Cemetery at 2.30 p.m. 158/88 (Big City) Balikaniwasa Road, Rukmale, Pannipitiya.  

SISTER MARY MAUREEN GERTRUDE SILVA R.G.S. expired. Holy Mass at 3.30 p.m. on Thursday 30th December 2010 followed by Funeral at Good Shepherd Convent, Nayakakanda, Hendala, Wattala. 

REV. SISTER MARY MAUREEN GERTRUDE SILVA R.G.S. At Rest with Jesus, beloved daughter of late Marcus and Allen Silva, loving sister of Rev. Sister Mary Immaculata Silva (Muriel), Ivy, Eardly, Alani and of late Anesta & Irangani, sister-in-law of Lionel, Arthur and late Seebert, Lionel Silva and Nalanie. Burial at 3.00 p.m. on 30.12.2010 at the Good Shepherd Convent Cemetery Nayakakanda Hendala. 

DE ALWIS - TILAKASIRI (Rtd. Foreman, Sri Lanka Railways). Beloved son of late Ruben & Aslin de Alwis of Piliyandala, loving husband of Nanda, loved father of Tharanga, Nadee & Chaturie, loving brother of Mahinda Alwis (Consultant Doctor), Ramya (Rtd. Nurse) & Swarna (Australia), expired. Funeral takes place at 5.00 p.m. on 30.12.2010 at Wetara Public Cemetery. Relations & friends please accept this intimation. 200/A, Hangawilawatta Road, Siyambalagoda, Polgasowita. 

DE MEL - WIDANELAGE SAM - (Ex Serviceman - Royal Ceylon Navy). Beloved husband of Murin, loving father of Shereen, Shameela (MOL - Lanka), Bhanaka (Sri Lanka Air Force), father-in-law of Loyasil (American Embassy), Bhavan (Stassens), Nimali (ex Bata), grandfather of Lahiru (Brandix), & Dilini (BOC), Shehan, Shanilka, Shenal, Shavika & Shanudi, expired.  Cortege leaves residence on Thursday 30th December for burial at Holy Emmanuel Church,  Rawathawatte, Moratuwa at 4.30 p.m. No.6A, Polkotuwa Rd, Rawathawatte, Moratuwa. 

DHANAPALA PATHIRANA (Former Principal - Christ Church Boys School, Baddegama). Beloved husband of Kusum Jayasinghe (Former President, Nilwala National College of Education), brother of late Minister Richard Pathirana, father of Dr Rasoja (Medical Officer - Base Hospital, Kalavanchikudi), Anupama (Pilot - Sri Lankan Airlines), & Paboda (Marketing Coordinator DPJ Holdings), father-in-law of Dr Dammika Wijeratne Gamage (General Hospital - Colombo), Kumuduka (formerly at Sri Lankan Airlines), has passed away. Cortege leaves residence 184/2,  Edirisinghe Road, Kitulampitiya, Galle today 30.12.10 at 5.00 p.m. Cremation at Dadalla Cemetery at 6.30 p.m. 

JORDAN ADA MURIEL (nee VAN TWEST) - Dearly beloved wife of RJN Jordan (Maurice), retired Deputy Commissioner of Prisons, precious mother of Desmond, Errol, Valerie, Charmaine, Bobby, Marina and Chippa, mother-in-law of Irena Jordan, Jill Jordan, Rohantha Gunaratna, Curt Hansen, Adrian Bartholomeusz and Christian Torp, fondly loved grandmother of Ryan, Dana, Joanne, Natalia, Leam, Kavan, Karen, Paul, Dirk,  Amy,  David, Daniel and Sarah; great-grandmother of Tobias and Lily Angele;  beloved daughter of the late Richie and Mildred Van Twest, loved sister of the late Iris, Renee and George. Cortege leaves A  F Raymond’s Funeral Parlour at 10.30 a.m. on Friday 31st December 2010. Service & Burial at St. Thomas’ Church, Pitakotte. 

LION M. KESAWARAJAH  JP (Lions Club of Colombo City 306B2) - Son of late Muthukrishnarajah & Savithri Ammal (Matale), son-in-law of late Balakrishnan & Mahaluxmie (Gampola), beloved husband of B. Krishnakumari, loving father of Umalukshmi (UK), Vignesh Parthasarathi Rajah (Holland), father-in-law of Sunthararajan (UK), loving brother of late Rajeshwari Devi (Malpana), late Thiyagarajah (Matale), Rajagopal Rajah (Mathavan - UK), Nirmala Devi, Vamadeva Rajah, Laxmana Rajah (UK), Ravindra Rajah (UK), loving brother-in-law of Vijayaratnam, late Thirunavukkarasu, Raja Ram (Ratnavel), Vasantha Kumari Murugadas (daughter), Sumangala (UK) & Meera (UK), grandfather of Vidyaah, Kaviyaah (UK), passed away peacefully on 26.12.2010. Cortege leaves at 3.00 p.m. from 6/9, Park Road, Matale residence for Cremation at Kaludawela Hindu Cemetery, Matale on Thursday (30.12.2010). Tel. 0066-2222665. 

MRS C.C. PERERA - Retired Teacher - (Colomba Thanthrige Charlotte Perera), beloved youngest daughter of the late Mr & Mrs Colomba Thanthrige John Perera of Ethul Kotte, wife of the late N.M.G. Perera, sister of the late William Perera, Carolain, Roslin & Adlene, loving aunty of Mahil Nandasiri, Jayantha Hemasiri (MMC-Kotte), Lal, Jagath, Chandra, Pathmini, Ranjani & Pushpakanthi Abeyaratne, step mother of Seelawathie, mother-in-law of Pathmasiri (National Hospital), grandmother of Tharindu & Himali, expired. Religious function at 4.00 p.m. at Udahamulla Cemetery & Cremation at 5.00 p.m. on Thursday 30th. Cortege leaves residence at 3.30 p.m. 114,  Old Kesbewa Road, Gangodawila, Nugegoda. 

PEREIRA - ROMAINE (JUDY) nee PHILICOCQ Wife of Rodney Pereira (H.N.B. Bambalapitiya), beloved mother of Fallon (Student of St. Lawrence College, Wellawatte) and Arngelo (Student of St. Peter’s College, 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, Nishanthi, Priyadharshani, Shedrick, Roger and Leonnie, niece of late Leslie Weinman and of Rita Adolphus, Audrey Malalage and Everton Weinman, died under tragic circumstances. Remains lie at A.F. Raymond’s Funeral Parlour. Cortege leaves the parlour on 30th December at 4.00 p.m. Burial at the General Cemetery, Kanatte (Roman Catholic Section). 

Perera - Mrs. K.D. Kusuma of Wellawatta, 39th Lane. Pre-wife of late Mr. Victor Perera, brother of Mr K.D. Gamunudasa (Bertie) who lives in London UK and mother of six sons and one daughter, expired. Funeral and body at No. 35/5, Siriniwasa Mawatha, Kaluthara North. Cremation will be held at Mount Lavinia Cemetery on 30th Thursday at 4.30 p.m. Contact No. 0777762079. 

Piyasena - Gertrude Constance “At Rest with Jesus”. Retired Teacher, St Pauls’ Milagiriya, relict of Manuel Ebenezer Piyasena, dearly beloved mother of Surath, Dr. Mangalika, Dr. Ranjani, late Dr. Gitanjali (Geetha), Sunethra and Lalith, mother-in-law of Charles, Donald, Wasantha Kumara and Dixon, darling grandmother of Chrisantha, Minoli, Dhinesha, Roshan, Nirmal, Nivanka and Ashane. Cortege leaves A.F. Raymonds Funeral Parlour on Thursday 30th December at 4.30 p.m. for Cremation at General Cemetery, Kanatte at 5 p.m. No. 6, First Floor, Block “G”, Government Flats, Colombo 4. 

Rajapakse Srimathi Iris Beloved wife of late Devapriya, loving daughter of late A.H. Gunetilleke Attorney-at-Law and Mrs. Gunetilleke, loving sister of Rukmani, Anoma and, late Ranjan, Amitha and Abaya, sister-in-law of Sarath Chitraand Silve, late Pearl Margaret and Henry, darling Podi Amma of Chandima, Prabath, Dilini and Sanoja. Cortege leaves her residence 150, Mathugama Rd, Nagoda, Kalutara at 1.30 p.m. Thursday 30th to be handed over to the Medical Faculty Colombo. Friends and relations please accept this intimation. 

Trissie (nee Mendis) Precious daughter of late Sam and Sally, belvoed wife of late Neville, loving mother of Tissa (Retired B.O.C), late Sriyananda (Ex Air-Force), Piyasiri (Ex Air Force), Nalinda (Canada), Anura (Ex Air Force) and Mali, loving mother-in-law of Delrine (Retired Teacher), Greta, Sandra, Lilanthi (Canada), Priyanthi (Airport and Aviation), Sarath (C.M.C. Fire Brigade), loving sister of late Anesley, Merlyn, Clifford, Renault and Clarice and of Doris and Sherman (Canada), grandmother of Fourteen children and great-grandmother of elevent children, expired. Cortege leaves No. 20A, Jubilee Rd, Laxapathiya, Moratuwa at 10 a.m. on Friday 31st December, for Service and burial at the Holy Emmanual Church, Moratuwa. 

Wanigasooria - Dr Augustus Emmanuel - In loving memory of our beloved (Step) father and grandfather of Pramilla Neelanthi and Priyan, brother of late Helen, Cecil & Eileen, who sadly passed away on 15th December 2010, aged 92. A generous and loving husband to his late wife Florence, may they now find eternal peace together. In accordance with his wishes, a small ceremony was held at A.F. Raymond’s Funeral Parlour and the cremation took place at Jawatte on 16th December 2010. 

Wickramarachchi - D.P. (Bernard) , Chairman Don Charles & Sons, Wellawatta. Beloved husband of Sumithra, loving father of Dinesh (Director, Don Charles), Thilanthi, Jayanthi, Chandanie, father-in-law of Hethuka (Director, W.J. Gunawardene & Sons), Nalaka Seneviratne (Businessman) and Yamuna, expired. Cremation at Kohuwala Cemetery at 5.00 p.m. on (Thursday) 30th. Cortege leaves residence 12, Kadawatha Road, Kalubowila at 4.30 p.m. Tel. 2763738.