BALASURIYA - REV. FR. TISSA OMI. Beloved son of
the late Dr and Mrs William Balasuriya of Andiambalama, brother of the late
sister Virginia (Order of Holy Family Sisters), the late Douglas Balasuriya
(Attorney-at-Law) and of Jayawardena. His mortal remains will lie at Centre
for Society & Religion, 281, Deans Road, Colombo 10 from 11.00
a.m. on Friday January 18th to 2.30 p.m. on Saturday January 19th. Funeral
Mass at Fatima Church, Deans Road, Colombo 10 at 3.00 p.m. on Saturday 19th
January followed by burial at General Cemetery Kanatte (R.C. Section).
Director & staff, CSR and Oblates of Mary Immaculate, Colombo Province.
015109
BALASURIYA TISSA - REV. FR. OMI - Founder -
Chairman of Centre for Society & Religion (CSR) expired. His mortal remains
will lie at Centre for Society & Religion, 281, Deans Road,
Colombo 10, from 11.00 a.m. on Friday, January 18, to 2.30 p.m. on
Saturday, January 19. Funeral Mass at Fatima Church, Deans Road, Colombo 10,
at 3.00 p.m. on Saturday, January 19, followed by burial at Catholic
Section, Kanatte. Director & staff, CSR, and Oblates of Mary Immaculate,
Colombo Province. 015175
REV. SISTER MARGARET MARY FERNANDO. Sister of
Charity of Jesus and Mary, expired. R.I.P. Her remains lie at the Home for
Elders, Kegalle. Funeral Mass will be at 3.00 p.m. on Saturday the 19th
January, followed by burial at Kegalle Cemetery. 017475
ARIYAWANSA - NIHAL SHELLY (Manager, Canal View
Garden Hotel, Negombo). Safe in the arms of Jesus. Dearly beloved husband of
Lynette, precious father of Sudath (Bermuda), Chamari (Staff, Dharma Asoka
MV, Kandana), Shamila, Roshan (Singhe Cement, Peliyagoda), Thushara (USA) &
Sampath (UK), loving father-in-law of Nimali, Susil (Plastic Pack, Seeduwa),
Bandula (Brandix, India), Priyanka (Brandix, Ekala), Lakshmi & Suganthi,
loving grandfather of Dian, Heshan, Hashan (Mihin Lanka), Samith, Shaynee,
Shehani (Brandix, Welisara), Nadee, Hollin, Dion, Nimesha, Shenol, Shenuka &
Shavinki. Remains lie at residence 32/28, Dostharawatta,
Thibirigaskattuwa, Negombo. Cortege leaves residence at 3.00 p.m. on
Saturday the 19th January 2013 for Service at St. Paul Church, Nelumpitiya,
Thibirigaskattuwa at 3.30 p.m. and thereafter burial at Poththode Cemetery
(RC Section). Telephone 0773312167. 014046
CHANDRAWANSA - KUSUMA, Weligama. Beloved wife of
the late Mr W.A. Chandrawansa (Mr Charles) - (retired Teacher, Siddhartha
Maha Vidyalaya, Weligama and proprietor of Parakrama Book Shop, Weligama and
Chandrika Stores, Matara), loving mother of Indrani, Kumari, Sriyani, Lal
and Kamal, mother-in-law of Kithsiri, Manju and Pearl, grandmother of Asanka,
Asanthi, Manori, Trimmaine, Methmali and Irusha, expired on 16th January.
Cremation will take place on Saturday 19th January at 5.00 p.m. at
Mudugamuwa Cemetery, Weligama. Religious observances will be held at 3.00
p.m. at the residence - 132/3, Chandana, Bandaranaike Mawatha,
Weligama. (041-2250698). 017047
DHARMASENA PALLIYAGE (Retired Customs) - Beloved
husband of the late Padma, loved father of Anoja, Mahil, Dayal and Madusha,
passed away. Cortege leaves residence at 10.00 a.m. Funeral will take place
at 11.00 a.m. on Saturday 19th January at Pilapitiya Crematorium. Remains
lie at residence 28, Hill Street, NHS, Kiribathgoda. 015909
HERATH - M.D.H. (Rtd Commissioner Inland Revenue
Dept) - Beloved husband of Kalyani (Govt Information Dept), beloved father
of Kasundi & Jithmi, beloved brother of Prof. Thilakasiri (Australia),
Jayawathie (Rtd. Agricultural Dept.) & Leelawathi, beloved son of Mr & Mrs
M.D.H. Herath (Rathmale, Meegahatenna), expired. Funeral will take place at
Kelaniya, Pilapitiya Crematorium at 4.00 p.m. on 21st Monday January 2013.
Cortege leaves residence C-12/692, Baduwatte, Kohalwila Road,
Dalugama, Kelaniya at 3.00 p.m. 017267
HODGSON - JIMMY (Rtd. Engine Driver - CGR).
Beloved husband of the late Sriya, much loved father of Sandra (Canada),
Linda, Michael & Rebecca (Canada), loving brother of Sheila, late Lloyd,
Ronald & Deanna (Australia). Funeral 4 p.m. Sat. 19th January. Leaving
residence 19D Dole Road, Matale. 016067
LOPEZ - CELINE (nee Pereira), At rest with
Jesus. Dearly beloved mother of Cynthia (Dubai), Claudia (Australia), Jude
(Australia), George, Camy (Australia), Clotilda (Romania) and Carmel
(Netherlands), mother-in-law of the late Pierre and of Ann Marie, Renuka,
Alick, Gabriel and Edwin, loving sister of the late Wilson, Thelma, the late
Herman and the late Tony, adored grand mother of Michelle, Danielle,
Chantelle, Joelle, Andrea, Tamara, Nathan, Ashleigh, Tara, Danica, Nicola,
Aaron, Elena, Anastasia, Kevin, Michael and Jonathan, great grandmother of
Sasha and Isabelle. Cortege leaves A.F. Raymond’s Funeral Parlour at 3.30
p.m. on Saturday 19th January, cremation at the General Cemetery, Kanatte at
4.00 p.m. 5/8, D. Robert Alwis Mawatha, Boralesgamuwa. 015103
PATKUNARAJAH - DEVI. Beloved wife of
Patkunarajah, daughter of the late Thyalnayakie and Vincent Paul, loving
mother of Pradeepraj (U.K), Vinobraj (Mc Lean Printers) and Sharmalee,
mother-in-law of Rozanne (U.K), grandmother of Ethan, loving sister of the
late Subramaniam and of Therese, Chitra and Josephine, sister-in-law of the
late Nihal Thyriar and Linton Santiago (George Steuarts), aunt of Prinesha
and Ashwini. Cortege leaves residence 202A, Jampettah Street,
Colombo-13 on Saturday 19th January at 3.30 p.m. Burial at General
Cemetery, Borella (R.C. Section). 017472
RATNAYAKE - Mrs. MONICA WINIFRED, Pasdunrata
College of Education Quarters Kalutara North. Beloved wife of the late Mr.
Vincent Casmire Perera (Estate Superintendent), dearest mother of Antoinette
Perera (former Lecturer of Pasdunrata College of Education, Kalutara),
Merril Kingsley Perera (former Executive Director of Milk Food Company,
Working Director of Colombo Dock Yard), Carmen Perera (Divisional
Secretariat, Kesbewa), Priyani Perera (Pasdunrata College of Education),
Sheila Perera, mother-in-law of Jinadasa, Shanthilal, Lucius, Hema, expired.
Cortege leaves residence No. 70, Rose Wood, Nuwanpura, Uggalboda on 19th
January 2013 at 3.30 p.m. No. 70, ‘Rose Wood’, Nuwanpura, Uggalboda.
013612
WANASINGHE - DR JAYAMPATHI, (Retired Professor,
Department of Science and Technical Education, Faculty of Education,
University of Colombo). Beloved husband of Emeritus Professor Dhammika
Wanasinghe (University of Sri Jayawardenepura), loving father of Viraja (DFCC
Bank) and Dr Maneesha Pasqual (University of Colombo), father-in-law of
Vishaka Wanasinghe (University Grants Commission) and Upendra Pasqual
(Dialog Telekom), grandfather of Sahani, Dunali, Meth and Savith, brother of
Dr Thilokasundari Kariyawasam, Sarath Wanasinghe, Shanthi Ariyawansa,
Srimathi Jayasundera, expired. Cortege leaves residence at 2.15 p.m. on
Sunday 20th January. Cremation at Godigamuwa Cemetery, Maharagama. “Shasthri”,
60/11, Mahamegha Gardens, Maharagama. 017477
WANIGASEKERA - ASOKA. Beloved husband of
Somakanthie, loving father of Dishni (Australia) & Jayani, father-in-law of
Miroshan Perera (Australia) & loving brother of the late Nihal, Wimal, the
late Sarath, Jayampathi, the late Parakrama, Seevalie (Rt Major General) &
Upul. Loving brother-in-law of the late Brian, Gwen, Winifred, the late
Thomas, Ethel, Jessy, Lillian, Badra, Cyril, Kamala & George (Australia)
Remains lie at Nuwara Mal Shalawa, Kandy. (Hospital Road) Cremation on 19th
(Saturday) at 4.00 pm at Mahaiyawa Cemetery, Kandy. Lived in 148 1/1, D.S
Senanayake Street, Kandy. Presently at No 48/1, Maithree Mawatha, 1st Lane,
Watapuluwa, Kandy. 077-4663256/ 0777-270193 . 013380
WICKRAMARATNA - GNANA - Wife of the late Doctor
Wickramaratna, beloved mother of Lavantha and Kamalika, sister of the late
Kalyani Munasinghe, Hema Dheeraratne, Wimala de Silva, died peacefully in
Croydon University Hospital on the 16th of January 2013. A Service will be
held for her at Croydon Crematorium at 11.00 a.m. (GMT) on 19th January
2013. 016727
WIJAYARATNAM - JAYAM. Beloved husband of
Yogeswari, son of the late Mr and Mrs S.K. Wijayaratnam of Negombo,
son-in-law of the late Mr J.D. Storer and Mrs Sivakolunthu Storer (Araly),
brother of Wijeyanathan, the late Navaratnam and of Wijeyamani, Wijeyanayaki,
Wijeswari, brother-in-law of the late Mr Raju Coomaraswamy, the late Mr
Mahes Kanagasundaram, President’s Counsel, the late Dr Vijeyasekaran and of
Manel, Luxshmi, Mr S.D. Yogendra, Attorney-at-Law, the late S.D. Balaram and
S.D. Radhakrishnan, passed away peacefully after a brief illness. The
remains will lie at 4, Sigiriya Gardens, off Bagatalle Road, Colombo 3 until
8 a.m. Sunday 20th January 2013 and thereafter at 133, Sea Street,
Negombo. Cremation at General Cemetery Negombo at 4 pm on Monday 21st
January 2013. (Tel. 2587866). 017473