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BRO. VELAYUTHAM MOHANDAS   of the Ceylon Pentecostal Mission entered Glory. Funeral service at 2.00 p.m. Monday the 13th at the Mission Hall No.11, Rodrigo Place, Mattakkuliya. Burial Madampitiya Cemetery.

SISTER M. ERASMA A.C. (nee MARY LEWIS VARNAKULASINGHAM)   Sister of Sr Mary Berchmans SCJM, expired. Mass at Carmel Convent, Colombo 10 on Monday May 13th at 10 a.m. followed by interment at General Cemetery, Kanatte.

BENEDICT ­ ANTON JEYANATHAN   (Retd. Engineer British Rails - UK). Dearly beloved husband of Dr Mrs. Marina (Punitha), darling Dada of Dharshan & Rohin, dearly beloved son of late S.M. & Theresa Benedict, loving brother of Rita (Sothy), Tampoe, Selvaraja Benedict (Retd. Teacher Maris Stella College Negombo), Arul Benedict (Negombo Printers), Malar Dominic and Nivany Sundaram. Funeral will take place on Thursday 16th May in London. Residential Address -   “Abaris”, No.56, Mostyn Rd., Merton Park, London SW19 3LN UK. 

CHANDRAWATHIE DE ALWIS PIYASENA   Beloved wife of late Mr D.S.P. Piyasena (Formerly of Ooduwela Estate Kandy), loving mother of Wijitha, Pushpa, Ira, Parakrama, Nimal, Seetha, Janaki, Dudley, Swarna, Senaka, Thilak and Priyathie and mother-in-law of Shelton, Ajith, Charlotte, Kusum, Ariyawansa Anura Sarath Anne Sujatha and Ferdinando, expired. Cremation at Beddagana Cemetery at 3.00 p.m. on Sunday 12th. Cortege leaves residence at 2.30 p.m. No.77/08, Mahindarama Road, Etul Kotte, Kotte. 

DE ALWIS ­ MERCIA (nee SENANAYAKE)   Beloved wife of Lucien (Retired Judge of the Supreme Court), loving mother of Chandrika and Lishan, passed away on 10th May 2002. The funeral was held privately according to her wishes. 102/12, Kitulwatte Road, Colombo 8. 

DE KAUWE ANSTER CLIVE ANTHONY   Beloved husband of Christine (nee Jansen), precious father of Mary, loving son-in-law of Wasantha Liyanage, darling papa of Aaron, loving brother of Flossie, Roderick Roma, George, Olga (Australia) and Dagma, expired. Cortege leaves Manamperi Funeral Parlour at 4.00 p.m. on Sunday 12th May for burial at General Cemetery Kanatte Borella. 23/9, Parakumba Mawatha, Kolonnawa. 

DE SILVA ­ MRS S.H.O.N.   Retired Nursing Sister General Hospital Colombo & Sri Jayawardenepura Hospital. Wife of T.H.Wilmot De Silva, mother of Chamindra (Singapore Shipping Lines), Dharshana (Singer Sri Lanka Ltd.), Rajindra (Sumathi Group of Companies), mother-in-law of Rupika, Thilani (Maharaja Organisation, Ratmalana), grandmother of Eashan & Sashan, expired. Cortege leaves residence at 5 p.m. for cremation at the General Cemetery, Borella at 6 p.m. on Sunday the 12th May.   568/1, Welikadawatta, Nawala Road, Rajagiriya. 

DE SILVA - Y.O.   (Formerly of CISIR). Beloved husband of Siriwathie, father of Chandralatha (Daranagama Maha Vidyalaya), Y K H De Silva (Lanka Environmental & Development Services Pvt. Ltd.), Rohini De Silva (ITI - Formerly CISIR) and Wimalasiri De Silva (Uni-Lever), father-in-law of Pushpa, Siripala and Piyaseeli, expired. Cortege leaves residence at 4 p.m. for Cremation at Mt.Lavinia Cemetery on Monday the 13th May 2002.   No. 18, Gemunu Mawatha, Borupana Road, Ratmalana. 

FERNANDO ­ JENITA ADELAIDE PRISCILLA   At rest with Jesus (Retired Matron - Colombo Y.W.C.A.) Beloved wife of late Benjamin Fernando (St.Thomas’ College - Gurutalawa / Mt.Lavinia), everloving mother of Mihiri (Intissel Lanka Pvt Ltd) and mother-in-law of Kumar (Tino), Santiago and much loved grandmother of Shivanka and Shivani, sister of Lloyd Perera and late Sydney. Cortege leaves residence at 3.30 p.m. on 12th, Sunday for Service at Holy Emmanuel Church, Rawatawatta, Moratuwa. 22A, Kuduwamulla Road, Katubedda. 

FERNANDO - NELSON   (Retired Tax Officer - Inland Revenue Dept.). Beloved husband of Miuri, father of Geethani (Qatar), Arosha (Ansell Lanka) and father-in-law of Saman Wijesuriya (Qatar Airways, Qatar), expired. Funeral 12th, Sunday 4 p.m. at Borella Kanatta.   55/3A, National Housing Scheme, Kiribathgoda. 

LIYANDURU RANIE   Loving daughter of late Cyril Liyanduru, sister of Hema and late Sheila, sister-in-law of Dr J.S. Sinniah and Felix De Silva, beloved aunt of Tiyani, Sharma, Debbie, Vinod and Travis, expired. Body rests at No.17, Tekkawatte, Tennakumbura, Kandy. Cortege will leave residence at 2.30 p.m. for burial at RC Section Mahaiyawa on 12th May. 08-224859. 

L.S.P. PERERA (Ranasinghe)   Pannipitiya ­ Beloved wife of (late) Mr D.C. Ranasinghe, loving mother of Devika, Nayana, Renuka, Sampath and Wasana, mother-in-law of Athula, Lal, Leonard, Anushka and Saman, expired. Cremation will be on the 12th Sunday 4.00 p.m. at Pannipitiya Cemetery. Cortege leaves residence at 3.30 p.m. No.6B, Kadawala Road, Pannipitiya. 

MRS SIVASANKARAN ­ PATHMAWATHIE ­   Wife of late Mr S. Sivasankaran, daughter of late Sivagurunathan and Rasammah Theagarajah, sister of late Nagendra, late Naguleswari, late Ramachandra, Maheswary and late Rajendra, passed away on Thursday, 9th May 2002 and was cremated the same day.   Informant: Mrs V. Sinnathamby, 106 1/1, Rosmead Place, Colombo 7. 

SIRIWARDANE ­ SALIYA   Formerly of (Bensri Rubber - FTZ) Katunayake. Beloved husband of Niranjala (Rileys Ltd - Hayleys Group), loving father of Thakshila, Kavindu (St. Joseph’s College - Maradana) and Malpini. Cortege leaves residence No.59/1, St. Mary’s Road, Mahabage, Ragama at 3.30 p.m. on Sunday the 12th May 2002 and thereafter for burial at the Peter and Paul Church Burial Ground, Ragama.

GOONASEKARA ­ SHEILA   Beloved wife of the late Bandusena Goonasekara, much loved mother of Shiromi (Waulugala Group), Ranga (People’s Bank Overseas Customers Unit), expired. Cortege leaves residence at 3.00 p.m. for Dadalla Cemetery. 85/1, Udugama Rd, Galle. 

KUNANAYAKAM ­ SUNDARAPATHMAWATHY   The death occurred in her residence in Switzerland on April 20th of Mrs SUNDARAPATHMAWATHY KUNANAYAKAM, wife of late Geoffry, mother of Indra Rajah, Udaya, Tamara, Bharatha, grandmother of Kristoffer. She was cremated in Geneva on April 23rd. She died as she lived, with great courage and dignity. 22, Chemin Jaques-Attenville 1218 Grand-SACCONEX Switzerland. 

KUSALADHARMA ­ DAYARATNE   Retd Ayurvedic Medical Officer. Formerly living at “Sama Nivasa”, Karandupone, Kegalle. Dearly beloved husband of Retd. Schoolteacher K.P. Somawathie, dear father of Dr Tharaka Kusaladharma (Eye Surgeon, Teaching Hospital, Karapitiya), Asitha Kusaladharma (Asst. Director, National Design Centre, Nattarampotha), dear father-in-law of Dilini Gurusinghe and Deepani Samaranayake (Teacher, Pinnawala Maha Vidyalaya), expired. Cortege leaves residence at 4 p.m. on Monday 13th May for cremation at General Cemetery, Dadalla, Galle at 5 p.m. No.12/247, “Sunnyside Gardens”, Karapitiya, Galle. 

SIVASUBRAMANIAM ­ VIJAYALAKSHMY   Beloved wife of the late P. Sivasubramaniam, loving mother of Sivakumar (Germany), Jayanthi (Canada), Ruby (Sri Lanka) & Raguwaran (Canada), mother-in-law of Dhakshayini (Germany), Rajamanoharan (Canada), Shanthacumar (Maharaja Organisation), Shanthi (Canada), grandmother of Jeshan (Germany), Shivani (Canada), Roy (Canada), Dinah (Sri Lanka), Shayani, Ratheeshan & Nishani (Canada), called to rest. Funeral arrangements will be notified later. 25/5, S. De S. Jayasinghe Mw., Kalubowila. M.R. Shanthacumar.

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