DE SILVA - T.A. CHANDRASIRI (Retired Rubber Control Dept.). Beloved husband of the late Kalyani, loving father of Rasika (New Zealand), Anjala (Italy), Dushantha (USA), father-in-law of Kim, grandfather of Amanda Shanon (Students Royal Institute), Naveen, Stephani. Cortege leaves residence at 66/16C, Suriyamal Mawatha, Divulpitiya, Boralesgamuwa on Saturday 22nd at 4 p.m. for Cremation at Nedimala Cemetery, Anderson Road, Dehiwela.      247610 

DHARMADASA - THRIMANNE (Retired at Issipathana Maha Vidyalaya) - Beloved husband of Daya Thrimanne (Retired Central Bank), beloved father of Punya, Devika Dharshani, Aruna Malraj and Namali Renuka, father-in-law of Wasula Ranasinghe, Dayananda Kohombange, Dulani Abeykoon and Namal Gomes, passed away. Cortege leaves 32A, Daham Mawatha, Kaldemulla, Moratuwa at 4 p.m. on 22nd September. Cremation at Mt. Lavinia Crematorium at 5.00 p.m.                 248592 

EKANAYAKE - TIRATH - Beloved husband of Hilda Ekanayake (Canada), loving father of Tania (Canada), beloved son of Nawarathna Banda and the late Soma Ekanayake, brother of Manura Ekanayake. Cortege leaves A.F. Raymond’s Funeral Parlour on Saturday 22nd September at 3.30 p.m. for Cremation at the General Cemetery Kanatte at 4.00 p.m.       245781 

NIMALASIRI - MR R.K. (of Akarawita, Gampaha) (Retired Central Bank of Sri Lanka). Beloved husband of Sita Perera (Retired Teacher, Tammita Central College), precious father of Chirantaka Ranamuka (Seylan Bank, Cinnamon Gardens) and Saranga Ranamuka (Virtusa), father-in-law of Champika Jaya Ranjanie (IFS R&D Ltd), expired. Cremation will take place at Udugampola Crematorium at 4.00 p.m. on 23rd September, 2012 (Sunday). No.211/2, Ja-Ela Road, Akarawita, Gampaha. Telephone: 033-2231755.                248388 

PEIRIS - MERVYN (Founder and Chairman of Mervynsons (Pvt) Ltd. Loving father of Nihal, Ravi and Jayantha (all in UK). Cortege leaves A.F. Raymond’s Funeral Parlour on Saturday 22nd September at 4.30 p.m. for Cremation at General Cemetery Kanatte at 5 p.m.     248096 

PERERA - MR. H.S. - Beloved husband of the late Mrs Padma Ranasinghe, loving father of Sandhya Perera, (Dept. of Buildings “Sethsiripaya”), Nandana (Australia) and Bianca (Australia), dear father-in-law of Bede Mudalige, Chandrika (Australia) and Siriwardhana (Australia), cherished grandfather of Shanika, Chalitha, Kushanee, Vinushi and Shithila, passed away on Tuesday 18th September 2012. Cremation on 22nd September at Thalahena Cemetery. Residence 551, “Kumudu”, Mihindu Mawatha, Malabe. Tel. 0112561502.       248404 

PERERA - W. UPALI (former Superintendent of Millakanda Estate). Beloved husband of Padmini, loving father of Dilshan, Krishan and Shashika, father-in-law of Thilangi, Wasana and Madawa Gunaratne (HNB Assurance PLC), precious grandfather of Sandeeshwara, Naduni, Sanjana, Sandeep and Sanjaan, brother of the late Siri Perera, the late Gamini Perera and Indra Ekanayaka. Cortege leaves residence at 3.30 p.m. from School Lane, Atura, Bulathsinhala for cremation at family burial ground on the 23rd Sunday at 4.00 p.m.      246540 

THEVARAJAH - THOMAS - Formerly of PWD and Rupavahini, Colombo. Son of the late Rev. George Daniel and Mrs. Ariyanayagam Thomas, husband of Rasamany; father of Rajani, Thomas (Selvan) and Joseph (Seelan); father-in-law of Ravikumar, Sashikala and Salome, grandfather of Tamara (Sesha) Shanelle, Anita and Ethan and brother of the late Rajadurai, Dr. Chelvarajah, Rasamany Thomas, Thavamany Thurairatnam, Dharmarajah and Soundramany Rajasingham, passed away peacefully at Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, Canada, on 15 September 2012 at 11:00 p.m. Visitation: Friday 21 September 5-9 p.m. and Saturday 22 Septemer 10-11 AM; Funeral Service: Saturday 22 September 11 AM: Interment: Saturday 22 September 1 p.m. at The Elgin Mills Visitation Centre, Cemetery and Crematorium, 1591 Elgin Mills Road East, Richmond Hill, ON L4S 1M9, Canada. A Service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving will be held at the CSI Colombo Church, 17, Frances Road, Wellawatte at 9 a.m. on Saturday, 22 September.            243616 

WIJEWARDENA - KHEMA - Khema, dearly beloved wife of the late Haridaththa Wijewardena, sister of the late Dharmasena Dabare, loving mother of Hemantha (Ports Authority), Nelum and the late Indra, mother-in-law of Kudaligama (Vishakha Vidyalaya), Mahinda (Civil Aviation) and Kumudini (Hotel Concord), grandmother of Anushka, Dinendra, Kushan and Sankyani, expired after a fruitful lifetime of eighty years. Cortege leaves residence - No.31, Dakshinarama Road, Mount Lavinia on Saturday 22nd September at 4.00 p.m. for cremation at the General Cemetery, Galkissa.                 245369