DE SARAM - PUNCHI KUMARI FLORA (nee RANAWANA) Dearly beloved wife of late Mr Edward De Saram, much loved mother of Ranee, Sunimal, Chulangani, Nirmalie, Nihal & Harsha, mother-in-law of late Norman Weerasooria, Milroy Perera, Sarath Weerasooria, Sarath Illangantillake & Heera. A private funeral was held at the General Cemetery, Borella on Wednesday 23rd March at 2 p.m. according to the wishes of the family. Gallenakanda Estate, Pilessa.      087081

DR RAJENDERA - NEILKMAL PADIDILIAN (Formerly of Samadara Dispensary, Kandy). Dearly beloved husband of Samadara nee Dharmasena, father of Ruchira, Saman Devika, Indramali Iresha and Sanjay, father-in-law of Celine nee Warnakula, Pandula Wijesundera and Darshika nee Gammanpila, loving grandfather of Shehan & Natalie Wijesundera, Owen & Eshan Rajendera, passed away on 16th March 2011. Funeral will be held in London on Saturday, 26th March 2011. No. 23, Fairacres, Ruislip, Middlesex, HA4 8AN. Contact Number Tel. UK +44(0) 1895639087.     086887 

JEYAPRAGASHDHARAN YASO (MRS) - Beloved wife of late Mr Sri Jeyapragashdharan (Engineer Labour Dept), loving mother of Pradeep Jeyapragashdharan (Capital Maharajah), daughter of late Mr & Mrs Selladurai, daughter-in-law of Mr & Mrs Arulampalam, loving sister of Mr Ramakrishnan (London), Radhakrishnan (Colombo) and Sri Krishnan (London), sister-in-law of Lukshmi (London), Ranji (London), Vijayatharan & Renuka, passed away. Funeral will take place on Thursday the 24th of March at 10.00 a.m. at Borella Kanatte. 5F, Ground Floor, Govt. Flats, Colombo 04.      086286 

KAPILARATNE BANDARA - W.M (Asst Manager Bank of Ceylon, Peradeniya). Loving husband of Ganga Amerasinghe, loving father of Ruvini & Kavinda, father-in-law of Aravinda Pitigala, expired. Cremation on 24th Thursday 6.00 p.m. at Mahaiyawa General Cemetery. No. 85, Karamada Gelioya.     086788 

KULASENA - LAL Son of late Mr & Mrs P.D. Kulasena, beloved husband of Latha Kulasena, loving father of Hashani Pathirana, Kishan Kulasena, Dr Hashan Kulasena, father-in-law of Sampath Pathirana, founder Chairman of Leatherette Ceylon Limited, Bay Beach Hotel, Weligama, Sanjaya Garments Kalawana, Seethas Fashion Pollonnaruwa, Dilruk Garments Thalawa & loving grandfather of Riya & Senuri, expired on 22nd March 2011 - Funeral procession leaves his residence from No:38, Rosmead Place, Colombo 7 at 3.30 p.m. on Thursday 24th March 2011 for cremation at Borella Cemetery.      086602 

MAWALAGEDERA - CAPT. P.B. (Formerly of Air Ceylon Ltd). Dearly beloved husband of Mavis, beloved father of Chandra, Lakshman (Australia), father-in-law of Ajit de Silva (DAC Graphics) and Savi (Australia), loved grandfather of Asha, Tehana, Rowan and Anique, loving brother of Ranjit and the late T.B., W.B., Bandaramenike, Sumana, Leela, Soma, Chandra, M.B., Seela and R.B., expired after a brief illness. A private funeral was held at the General Cemetery Borella on Saturday 19th March 2011, according to the wishes of the family.     3, Sri Gnanarathana Mawatha, Ratmalana. Tel. 2634702.       087710 

MENDIS - SANDYA (retired teacher Dhammaratna Maha Vidyalaya, Indibedda). Beloved wife of Maithri Christopher (Public Library, Colombo), precious mother of Sandaru Madithya, Loving daughter of late Mervyn Mendis and of Jethlin Fonseka, loving sister of Mithrani, Mahendra, Mohan, Krishanthi and Sujeewa, expired. Cortege leaves residence at 4.30 p.m. on Thursday 24th of March for burial at Methodist Church, Moratumulla, Moratuwa. 1/12, Upper Indibedda, Moratuwa.      086922 

ROWEL - M.D. AGNES (Nee MAHADANARACHCHIE) - (Retired Teacher, Nimala Mariya Maha Vidyalaya, Bolawalana). Beloved wife of Marshal (Retired Govt. Servant), loving mother of Thelma (Retired Teacher, Dalupotha M.V.), Anton (USA), Rienzie (USA), Placida (USA) and Elmo (Consarc), mother-in-law of Deva Fernando (formerly MLL), Shanthini (USA), Kumudunie (USA), Prasanna Rupasinghe (USA), Dr. Dhammica (Family Health Bureau), everloving grandmother of Prasadanie, Praneeth, Ranthisi, Rukshan, Mark, Thimothy, Judith of USA and Ruwinda (Maris Stella College), expired. Cortege leaves residence  No. 7, Ave Maria Road, Negombo at 3.00 p.m. on Friday 25th March for burial at Roman Catholic Cemetery, Bolawalana, Negombo    (E-mail : [email protected])        087301

RUPESINGHE - RAMANI - ‘Safe in the hands of Jesus’. Loving wife of Nimal Rupesinghe (former Serendib Ltd), loving mother of Sireni (HSBC) and Sriyanga (Australia), loving mother-in-law of Chathura Fernando (Green Lanka Shipping) and Nalaka Peiris (Australia), loving daughter-in-law Walter Rupesinghe and late Siri Rupesinghe, loving sister-in-law of Sunil and Rebecca, Seedevi and Nano, Rohan and Kanthi, Ravi and Sriyani. Cortege leaves residence No.46, Colombathantri Mawatha, Kotte on 24th at 2.00 p.m. for service at 3.00 p.m. Cinnamon Gardens Baptist Church. Burial - General Cemetery, Kanatte, 4.30 p.m. (Christian General Section) - Tel 011-4406987.      087902

SAMSUDEEN - VERUNI (VERA) - Former wife of Zaheer (Sam). Precious mother of Suhasha (Grant Advertising) and Zahedi (Ladies College), much loved daughter of the late Vernon Saldin and Christobel (Chasmarine) Saldin, dearest sister of Dileeni Sourjah and Shermani Bari (Stafford International), adored aunt of Sudarni, Keshia, Shule and Ashik. Janaza took place on Saturday, 19th March 2011, at Jawatta Muslim Burial Ground. We thank all who attended the Janaza, helped us and sent condolences. 81/3, Vijaya Kumaratunga Mawatha, Colombo 05.       087252 

SILVA - JAYAMUNI PIUS Beloved husband of Joyce Silva, loving father of Shanika (Wing Commander, S.L.A.F.) and Nilanga (Distributor Keells Foods), father-in-law of Nilani (HNB Head Office) and Rajitha, precious grandfather of Nilshan, Niluki, Niraj and Nirangi. Cortege leaves residence No.633, Aluthmawatha Road, Mutwal, Colombo 15, on Thursday 24th March at 4 p.m. to St. James’ Church, Mutwal and thereafter for burial at Madampitiya Cemetery (R.C. Section).        087346