ABEYGUNAWARDENA -  PALITHA  (Managing Director,  Kandy Furnishing House Distributors (Pvt) Ltd.), Dearly beloved husband of Nilanthi, loving father of Jinathi (Australia), Poornika, Sanchathi and Yasaswi (of Mahamaya Girls College Kandy), passed away. Cremation takes place at Mahaiyawa Crematorium on 11th Monday at 4 p.m. No. 120, Pitakanda Road, Kandy.  

BALIKA  GEMINI  Daughter of late Dr and Mrs A.L. Abeyewardene loving mother and mother-in-law of Sanjeeva and Thushari, Rajeeva and Roshanthi, Harshana and Kavisha, grandmother of Seth, Minuk and Mikaya, sister of late Manel and of Therese, died on 26th August 2006. Respecting her wishes a private funeral took place  on 28th August 2006.  

DE SILVA - P.H.P. - (Retired Assistant Controller of Import Export). Husband of Nandanee Wijenayake, father of Sandhya (Bank of Ceylon), Geetha, Mahesh (Denmark), Anoja, father-in-law of Kodikara, Ananda Abeysundara, Druive Samarasinghe (France), Thamaree (Denmark), expired. Remains lie at Jayaratna Parlour. Cremation at Borella Kanatta at 3.30 p.m. Sunday 10th. 

KARUNANAYAKE - M.D. NIMALAWATHIE  Beloved wife of late Mr B.L. Piyasena, (Chief Trains Controller - Nawalapitiya), elder sister of M.D.P. Karunanayaka (retired Staff Dharmapala College Pannipitiya), mother of Rohana Kumara (National Institute of Education), Chandrika - JP - Wasantha Kumara (Secretary - of Nawalapitiya and Gampola Urban Councils), late Hema kumara, late Padma Kumara, Khema, Sanka Kumara (New Zealand), Shantha Kumara (Riverina Hotel - Beruwala), Deepa, Harshanee (Staff - Panadura Balika), Dhammika (Assistant Director - Dept. of External Resources), Udaya Kumara (Surgeon United States), Gowri Kanchanamala and mother-in-law of Wimalalatha (Staff - Jinaraja College, Gampola), Mahinda Gonawala (retired Plantation Executive - Bogawantalawa Plantations), Sujatha (Divisional Secretariat - Ganga Ihala Korale), Anoma (New Zealand), Nirmala Ratnapala (Aitken Spence) Lalith (Petroleum), Sudarman Ranasinghe (Senior Manager - Public Debt. Dept. Central Bank of Sri Lanka), Shiromi (United States), Sumith (Doha), expired. Cremation at Mayaiyawa Crematorium on 10th September at 4.00 p.m. 151/3, Samadhi Mawatha, Ampitiya.  

VELAYUDHAN -  KAMALAWATHY Beloved wife of late Velayudhan (Retd. Post Master), loving mother of Sarojini (formerly Ministry of Justice), Pathma Kumarie (formerly Wrack Apparels), Prabath (Asokan - Australia), Subashini, Surendran (Australia), Raveendran (Netherlands), Pushparani, Indrani (Air Lanka), mother-in-law of Kanendran (formerly - N.P.D. - Treasury), Karunarajah Mohan Selvarajah (Ex. Mitsubishi), Pathmini (Australia), Premachandra (Saudi Arabia), Asha (Holland), Chandana (Kandy), expired. Cortege leaves residence on Sunday 10th September at 3.30 p.m. for Cremation at Galkissa General Cemetery. M/16, De Soysa Flats, Moratuwa. 

WERAGAMA - KAHANDA WALAWWE PUNCHI BANDA  Beloved husband of late Amara Rambukwella, loving father of Janaki, Lakshman and Thilak, father-in-law of Sarath and Maheshika, passed away. Cortege leaves residence Diyasiyambalawa Weragama, Kikawela, Matale, at 1.00 p.m. on Monday 11th September 2006. Cremation at 3.30 p.m. General Cemetery, Mahaiyawa, Kandy. TP. 066-2230676.  

WIJEMANNE - DUSHANTHA  Beloved husband of Vindya, loving father of Hshini, son of Gunapala and late Freeda Wijemanne, brother of Deepal, Kumar, Kanil and Sajith and brother-in-law of Gina (Canada), Roshini and Manouri, expired. Cremation on Monday 11th September at 4.00 p.m. at Kahathuduwa Cemetery, Kahatuduwa, Polgasowita.  

SILVA - ASARAPPULIGE JOHN AMARADASA - (Regional Coordinator, National Christian Council) called to rest. The remains will lie at Jayaratne Parlour. Burial at Christian Section, Borella Kanatte at 4.00 p.m. on Sunday 10th 368/6, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7.

JABBAR FATHIMA - Beloved wife of the late Abdul Jabbar, loving mother of Feroza, Salman (Liberty Plaza Management Services) and Zacki (The Island Newspaper), mother-in-law of Eid and Rukshana (Siedles), grandmother of Talal, Adil, Adnan, Shuhaib and Azra. Funeral took place on September 7, at the Battaramulla Muslim Burial Ground. Janaza left residence 15E, Ekanayake Avenue, Nugegoda.