DE SILVA - LAKDASA (Retired Senior Staff Officer, Central Bank). Beloved husband of Angela, loving father of Manouri and Siromi (State Mortgage and Investment Bank), father-in-law of Premalal (Kamal PVC) and Surendra (Mackwoods Ltd). Cortege leaves residence No.39, Uyana Road, Moratuwa at 4.30 p.m. on 02nd January 2013 burial at St Peter and Paul’s Church Lunawa. 330645

SAMARAKOON - PEARL CHARLETTE (nee WIJESURIYA) of Dodanduwa. Beloved wife of the late Mr L.R. Samarakoon, mother of Chandrani, Kumari, Latha, Nihal (retd. D.I.G.), Yalitha (France), Manel, Thusitha and mother-in-law of the late Raja Ratnayake, Sarath Goonawardana, Brig. (retd.) Upali Bandarathilake, Nepali (France), U.S.C. Perera, Nayana Delgahapitiya. Cortege leaves residence at 3.00 p.m. on Wednesday 02nd January, 2013 for cremation at General Cemetery, Borella, at 4.00 p.m. No. 780/1B, Pannipitiya Road, Pelawatta, Talangama South. 330642

WEERASINGHE BERTIE DAYANANDA - Beloved husband of Shanthi, dearest father and father-in-law of Dr Harshini and Dr Michael (USA), Dr Anjalika (MSF Paris and Oman), Kapila and Bita (Australia), Rajiva and Ainnia (Australia), darling grandfather of Jana (USA), Shyendra (Australia), expired. Remains lie at Jayaratne Parlour, Cremation at General Cemetery, Borella on 3rd January 2013 at 3 p.m. 330995