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EKANAYAKE - GEORGE   (Retired Construction Officer - Land Development Dept.) Beloved husband of Damayantha nee Ratwatte, loving father of Jagath (Aust), Dilip - Lecturer CHS, Sanath - High Tec Eng., Desha - Barbereen Hotel, Keshani Medical Council, father-in-law of Suba (Aust), Shamini, Metha, Nelum and Lakshman - SriLankan Airlines, passed away. Cremation at General Cemetery, Kurunegala 5.00 p.m. on Sunday 10th March. Cortege leaves residence at 3.30 p.m.   Ranawana, Thorayaya. 

JAYASINGHE - JOHN STANLEY   Former Consultant Engineer - Canada and Buildings Department, former Chairman - River Valleys Development Board, Director - TCEO and Superintending Engineer PWD. Beloved husband of Rita, loving father of Gamunu (Canada), Parakrama (USA) and Sita, father-in-law of Dilki (Canada), Suchan (USA) and Dr Lakshman De Zoysa, loving grandfather of Maya and Nalin, Gihan and Dilshan (Canada) and Anna and Elsa (USA), brother of late Kingsley, late Brindley, Grace, Leslie, Shirley, Joyce (Australia), Cecil (UK), Ruby, Marie and Denzil, brother-in-law of late Lillian, Mercy, Joy, Marie, late Daphne, Maxie (Australia), Calista (UK), Felix, Edward, Lalitha and late Frank Peiris, Sr. Marcia Peiris (Uganda), Daisy and Bernard Isaacksz (Canada), Shirley and Ranjith De Zoysa (UK), Mangala and late Rex Peiris, Swineetha and Harrison Perera. Cortege leaves residence   40, Davidson Road, Colombo 4 on Sunday 10th March at 3.00 p.m. for Burial at Galkissa Cemetery, Mount Lavinia. 

SAMARATUNGE - DON CLEMENT - J.P.   Retired Police Officer. Beloved husband of Victorine, loving father of Diana, Jerome (Overseas Cargo Consultants / Lanka Polybags Pvt. Ltd.), Paul Malcolm (Australia), Sharmain, Nadeesa (Flexo Graphics), father-in-law of Lloyd (Lanka Polybags), Kokila, Nishani (Australia), Dharshana (Sri Lanka Telecom) and precious grandfather of Nipuna, Sachini, Pramodh, Heshan, Senuri and Amasha, expired. Funeral at Roman Catholic Cemetery, Dalugama. Cortege leaves residence at 3.30 p.m. on Sunday the 10th.   533, Nungamugoda, Kelaniya. 

WADUGE - KARUNARATHNA (W.H.)   - Retired SLAS. Husband of late Sepalika, loved father of Thushara (SriLankan Airlines) and Lakmalee (Sithara Ltd), son of late Mr & Mrs Waduge Surasena of Dodanduwa and son-in-law of late G.P.H. de Silva & Mrs Sumana de Silva of Ahangama. Funeral at 4 p.m. Mt. Lavinia Cemetery. Cortege leaves residence at 3.15 on Sunday 10th March.   8A, Sobana Pedesa, Asiri Uyana, Katubedda, Moratuwa.   

I AMARASINGHE - DR. G.P.W.   Beloved husband of Rohini, father of Geethanjali (U.K.), Upul, Ranjula (Australia), father-inlaw of Jayantha (Australia), Renuka, expired. Funeral takes place on 11th Monday at 4.00 p.m. at General Cemetery Borella.   34, Buthgamuwa Road, Rajagiriya. 

ARULPIRAGASAM - JOSEPHINE MARY THERESA   (Retired Teacher Jaffna Convent Mahavidiyalayam). Beloved wife of A.J. Arulpiragasam (Retired Clerk, Agriculture Department Killinochchi, loving mother of Rubini, Arulini, Antony (Roy), Dushianthy, mother-in-law of Thaskaran, Jeganathan, Shahini, Jittendran Hector, precious grandmother of Archana, Kumaran, Dilan, Sajit, Niroshan, Pavitran, Bernard, sister of Elizabeth Xavier, Ambrosia John, Sorojini Chrysostom, the late Viola Vedanayagam, Joseph Ponnaiyah, expired. Remains will lie at   Jayaratne Funeral Parlour (Borella) from Sunday morning. Funeral arrangements notified later. Contact 94-1-593313. 

DANTANARAYANA - MARGARET ARIYAWATHIE   Beloved wife of late D.C. Dantanayarana (Optician), mother of Cecil (Optometrist), Kamala - Indrani (Denmark), Mangala (Montessori Teacher), late Nelson - Manel & Asoka, mother-in-law of Keld Jensen (Denmark) and Irangani, expired. Cortege leaves   Jayaratne Parlour for Cremation on Monday 11th March at 5.30 p.m. to General Cemetery, Borella. 

DISSANAYAKE - ERNEST NORMAN.   (Ex. Ceylon Insurance Co.). Beloved husband of Violet (The Finance Co. Ltd.), father of Thakshila (Seylan Bank) & Manjula (Alliance Finance), son of late Dr & Mrs D.P.A. Dissanayake, and son-in-law of late Mr & Mrs T.P.G. Guruge, expired. Cortege leaves Residence   No. 21, John Keells Housing, Pothuarawa Road, Malabe at 2.30 p.m. on Monday the 11th. Cremation at General Cemetery Kanatte at 4.00 p.m. 

SIVAGANANATHAN - K.   (Former DGM, Bank of Ceylon, former Managing Director, Janashakthi General Insurance Co. Ltd., Consultant to Governor, Central Bank of Sri Lanka). Beloved husband of Thanajothi, beloved father of Rajam (London), Arulnathan (London), Sudha (London), Piranavan [(Nathan) Bodyline-Sri Lanka], father-in-law of Dr. Bahirathan (Bhavan) (London), Pavanakumar (Pavan) (London) and grandfather of Yarlini and Arun, passed away in London on 8th March 2002. Funeral arrangements (date and place) will be notified later.   33, Mary’s Road, Colombo 4. Tel. 94-1-583235. 

WEERESINGHE - LAKSHMAN.   (Retired Engineer - CTB). Loving son of (late) Mr & Mrs Ulrick Paul Weeresinghe, son-inlaw of (late) Mr & Mrs Donald De Silva, beloved husband of Malanie, loving father of Lyvonne, Mignone, Romanie, Shalina and Varini, father-in-law of Prasad, Hasitha, Roshan, Prabath and Lasantha, loving brother of Nive, John, Niki, Indra and Lizi, expired. Cortege leaves Residence at 4 p.m. on Monday 11th 2002.   9/A/1, 1st Lane, Grayline Park, Ekala for burial at St. Mathew’s Cemetery, Ekala. 

ZAVAHIR - HAJIANI SITHY LAFIRA - ZAVAHIR.   Beloved wife of late Mohamed Ismail Mohamed Zavahir (Ex Cargills), daughter of late Mr & Mrs S.L.M. Segu Ismail, loving mother of Farouk Zavahir (UK), Zahir Zohariya, Shamila, Lareef, Sameera, late Ashroff and Irfan, mother-in-law of Sithy Amina (UK), Feroza, S.M. Farouk, Sakkaaf, Kadeeja, Hussain, Renoza and Nazia, beloved grandmother of Shihara Afzel, Shiham & Ruzna (all of UK), Shihan, Shamil, Sabreena, Hussini, Zeeniya, Asmie, Rasmie, Nazra, Nazreen, Izwan, Hisham, Naushara, Renoza Asker, Shamrin, Arshad and Shamim, sister of late Marooma, Zufer, Jaiza, late Nadeem Ameera and late Naseer, expired. Janaza took place on 6th of March 2002 at Kuppiyawatte Muslim Burial Ground.   243/7, Hill Street, Dehiwela.

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