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EKANAYAKE ­ SAMA KUMARIHAMY.   Beloved wife of late E.W. Ekanayake, mother of Mohan (Oil Refinery, Sapugaskanda), Chandra, Muriel, Sumith (Bank of Ceylon, Kandy), Samudra, Wimalananda (Contractor) and Sudarma, mother­in­law of Chintha (Ambakotte Tamil Vidyalaya), Lionel Ekanayake (Attorney­at­Law Kurunegala), Mahinda Halangoda, Champika (Medical Officer Teaching Hospital Peradeniya) Bandaranayake (Buddhist Affairs Dept. Kandy) and Chulani (Lecturer Teaching College, Warakapola), Sama Kumarihamy Yatiwawala of Ekanayake, Walawwa, Pundalugala Estate, Uduwawala, Katugastota, expired. Funeral rites will be held on Sunday 19th October 2003 at 4.00 p.m. at the   Crematorium Mahaiyawa, Kandy. 

FORBES ­ C A H (CHRISTIE).   Passed away peacefully on 15 October 2003 in Melbourne, Australia. Dearly beloved father of Sharon (UK), brother of Vernon (Aus.), Maxie, Lynette Bennett (Aus.). Deceased brothers, Aloysius, Andrew, Gerald, Kingsley and Lawrence. Brother­in­law of Wilma (Aus), Maureen, Sheila (Aus.) and Irene and late Cedric Bennett. Funeral on Monday 20 October.   29, Wingrove Street, Cheltenham, Victoria 3192. 

KIRTHI SUSANTHA GOMES   At rest with Jesus. Beloved husband of Babara (nee Kleyn), loving father of Sherwin (Italy), Roshabell (Sri Lankan Airlines), Shamiron student (O.L.V. Convent) Moratuwa. Cortege leaves residence at 3.30 p.m. on Monday the 20th of Oct. 2003 from No. 18 B/1, Blue Lotus Road, Hadigama, Piliyandala for cremation at Mt. Lavinia Cemetery at 5 p.m. 

PEIRIS ­ T.D.L.   of Moratuwa. Retired Deputy Commissioner of Co­operative Development, passed away in Melbourne on 11­10­2003 at the age of 87 years. The funeral took place in Melbourne on 16­10­2003.   No. 11, Clauscen Drive, Rowville, Victoria 3178, Australia. A requiem mass will be held at St. Sebastian’s Church, Moratuwa on Friday 24th October at 4.00 p.m. 

SATHIAGNANAN GNANAMUTHU.   Dearly beloved husband of Dr. Anna Lakshmi (nee Ponnambalam), devoted and cherished father of Jasmine and MaryAnn, precious son of the late Joseph Gnanamuthu and Emily Ratnam of Puloly South, Point Pedro, loving brother of Chandrarani Rajasooriar, Sathiyaranjitham Kumarasamy Sarojinidevi Alagaratnam, Sathiapoopathy Sathianathan, expired in Mutare, Zimbabwe 26th Sept. ’03. Date of interment of ashes will be notified later. 32, 3/2, Rohini Road, Wellawatte. 

VAMADEVAN ­ N (VAMA).   (Retd. Senior River Planning Engineer of Thames Water / Chief Engineer, Works Dept., Horana) of Karampan Kayts. Loving husband of Vimalaranee (Vimala), son of late Mr & Mrs. Nagalingam, son­in­law of late Mr & Mrs. V. Appiah, Kondavil East & nephew of Mr. V. Navaratnam (former MP ­ Kayts), loving father of Vasuki (Suki), Hari, Dr. Vamini, father­in­law of Viran De Silva, Ramesh Gunarajah, Dr. Nishanthi, grand­father of Kyran, Maya, expired. Funeral will take place in London on Sunday 19th of October 2003.   No. 01, Sterry Drive, Thames Ditton, Surrey, KT7 OYN. Mrs. Pathmini Yogaratnam Tel. 2584318. 

WAAS ­ MRS DORIS VICTORINE GRACE (nee de Fonseka)   ­ Dearly beloved wife of late Professor Moderage Joseph Waas, devoted and loving mother of Heron, Neon, Sriranjan, Shantilal, Noamal, Manil and Rukmalie, mother­in­law of Claire, Jeanne, Pam snr., Pam jnr. and Rohan Paulas, loving sister of late Belamine, late Achille, late Trevor, late Ian and Joanne Perera. Cortege leaves residence 29/9, Jayasinghe Road, Kirillapone, Colombo 6 on Monday 20th at 2.00 p.m. to Nainamadama for a short service at the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows at 4.00 p.m. and thereafter for Burial at Nainamadama Cemetery. 

WIJESUNDARA ­ Mrs DONA JANE   (of “Nalini”, Gonagalapura, Induruwa). Beloved wife of late Mr D.P. Wijesundara (Proprietor, D.P. Wijesundara & Company), Old Moor Street, Colombo, precious mother of Amara Premawardana, Bandu, Neththananda, Nalini, Pushpa Indrani, Yasoma, Jayanthi and Raja, loving mother­in­law of late Kithsiri Perera, late D.U. Molligoda, late Chandrasiri Punchihewa, late Wijesena Thambawita, Ananda, John, Richard, Gurusinghe, Nandasiri, Kumararatna, Malani, Sirima and Yamuna, expired. Funeral will take place at 3.00 p.m. on Sunday the 19th at Family Burial Ground.

ABEYNAYAKE ­ KINGSLEY DONALD.   (Retired Production Manager, State Distilleries Corporation), beloved husband of late Dr. Mrs. Pauline (Nee Caldera), loving father of Samanmalie, Lasanthi (Australia), Janeka, Iranthi, Saliya, father­in­law of Nihal Ramanayake, Kavan Peries (Australia), Tyron, Michel Yoshida (USA), loving grandfather of Sheani, Nimantha, Ryan, Jerome, Tashia, Ilushka, brother of Shirley, Tissa, late Nihal, Ranjith, Keerthi, late Rohini, passed away peacefully on 17th October. Cortege leaves residence   55B, Wickremasinghepura, Battaramulla at 3.45 p.m. on Monday 20th October. Cremation at 5 p.m. General Cemetery, Borella. 

DE LA MOTTE ­ MARY THERESE (PANSY).   Beloved wife of late Stanley, loving mother of Gerard, Nelly and Christine, mother­in­law of Jacquie, Errol Berman and Rukmal, sister of Percy Smith, late Joy and of Priscilla. Cortege leaves residence   17/6, Salmal Mawatha, Nedimala, Dehiwala at 3.30 p.m. on Monday 20th October. Burial at Kanatte, Borella (Roman Catholic Section). 

FALLIL ­ MOHAMED THAJUDEEN.   EX Serviceman (Ceylon Garrison Artillery). Formerly of James Finlay’s and C.F.T. Ltd. husband of Mehar (Nee Jurungpathy), retired Dept. of Health, loving father of Wazir, Imrie Deen, Rayhan, Naleefa, Rizana, Shereen, father­in­law of Nazeera, Fareena, Tuan Samidon, T.S. Casseer and Roshan Packeer Ally, expired on the 15th of October 2003. Janaza took place on the same day, at Kuppiyawatta Muslim Burial Ground.   No. 27, Mosque Lane, Colpetty. 

JOSEPH DE SARAM ­ ROHAN.   Dearly beloved husband of Shiranee, loving father of Praveena, son of late E.M.W. Joseph (Sooty Banda) and of Sita De Saram, brother of Jetsun, Lakshman and Amila, expired in Rome on the 14th of October 2003. Remains will lie at   A.F. Raymond’s Funeral Parlour from 1.00 p.m. onwards on Sunday 19th October. Cremation at 6.00 p.m. on the same day at the General Cemetery Kanatte. 

KAPUWATTE ­ EVELYN KUMARI.   Beloved wife of late John Peter, darling mother of Augustine, Chryshantha, Priyantha, Dushanthi, Jayantha and Rushyanthi, mother­in­law of Sharmini, Shirani, Dushanthi, Richard Rodrigo, Desmi and Chinthake Edirisinghe, precious grandmother of Dilshan, Mayesha, Dilara, Shaveen, Shevaan, Christina, Marlon, Mario, Johanne, Bimalka and Manilka, expired. Cortege leaves residence on Monday 20th at 4 p.m. for interment at Mount Lavinia Cemetery.   18, Initium Road, Dehiwala. 

PERERA ­ LEELA (Nee DASSANAYAKE).   Beloved wife of late Charles Mark Perera, (formerly Bank of Ceylon), daughter of late Advocate Senarath Dassanayake and Gilimale Kumarihamy of Gilimale Walawwa, Ratnapura, mother of Anton, Elmo (SLAF, Rtd.), Marie (Bank of Ceylon), Rita (Montessori Directress) and Marini (Bank of Ceylon), mother­in­law of Charmani, Elmo, Shelton (Staff, St. Peter’s College), Anton (Bank of Ceylon),sister of Piyasena, Swarna, Ranee, Dorethy, grandmother of Shehara, Rehanie, Harshaka, Rajive, Shaynee, Ashanthi and Dimanthi. Cortege leaves   81 H, Kandawela Road, Ratmalana on Sunday 19th October at 3 p.m. Burial at General Cemetery, Mt. Lavinia. 

SAMARAWICKRAMA C.M. (CHARLES).   Formerly Air Ceylon. Loving husband of Chandra Tuduwewatta, son of late Mr and Mrs. C.S. Samarawickrama of Ahangama, son­in­law of late Mr and Mrs Arnis Tuduwewatta of Beliatta, loving father of Sadana and Saminda (Australia), brother of Charlotte, Kusum, Kamala, Berty (Electricity Board) and late C.L. Violet, expired. Funeral on Monday 20 October 2003. Cortege leaves residence,   37A, Thammita Road, Negombo, at 4.00 p.m. for Cremation at 4.30 p.m. at Public Cemetery, Negombo. 

SUWARIS ­ NEVILLE.   formerly Hemas Drugs and Readywear Industries, beloved husband of Rohini, father of Dhasintha and Samantha, father­in­law of Aparajitha of   48, Epitamulla Road, Pita Kotte, passed away on 18th Saturday. All the relatives and friends are informed. Cortege leaves residence at 4.00 p.m. Burial takes place at Beddagana Cemetery.

SABARATNAM ­ JOSEPH.   Beloved husband of Aloma, loving father of Michelle, father­in­law of Mel, brother of Rajan, Devi, Vijayan, Mahendiran and Inpa, brother­in­law of Frank, Elaine, Darrell and Russell, expired. Cortege leaves residence   No. A2, Miraj Housing Scheme, Soysapura, Moratuwa at 3.30 p.m. on Monday 20th October. Burial at General Cemetery, Kanatte (Roman Catholic Section).

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