ABEYEWARDENE - MRS. THELMA VIOLET COLOMBAGE nee JAYEWARDENE - Dearly beloved daughter of late Mudliyar D.S. Jayewardene and late Mrs. Violet Jayewardene, loving wife of late A.H.M. Colombage (Sunny) and late Felix Abeyewardene, beloved mother of late Sriraj Abeyewardene, Srimal Abeyewardene (Editor, The Sri Lanka Reporter - Canada & former Daily News / Sunday Observer / Daily Mirror / Sunday Times - Journalist), Rohini Fernando (Canada), Senaka Colombage (Sri Lanka), Dilrukshi Rajapakse (Sri Lanka), Ayomi Nanayakkara (Canada), mother-in-law of Malkanthie Abeyewardene (Canada), Shirley Fernando (Canada), Preethi Colombage (Sri Lanka), late Nimal Rajapakse, Ranjith Nanayakkara (Canada), loving sister of Torry Jayewardene - retired Director of Sports, Ministry of Sports (Sri Lanka) and Daya Rajapakse (Sri Lanka), sister-in-law of Manel Jayewardene (Sri lanka) and late Lionel Rajapakse, darling grandmother of Kshanika Fernando (Sri Lanka), Mahesh Abeywardene (Canada), Dinesh Fernando (Canada), Malik Fernando (Canada), Avanthi Colombage (Sri Lanka), Ashanthi Colombage (Sri Lanka), Rangani Fonseka (Sri Lanka), Danushka Rajapakse (Sri Lanka), Sajith Nanayakkara (Canada), Rukshan Nanayakkara (Canada), loving great-grandmother of Manisha and Athila Fernando (Sri Lanka) and Hiren Fonseka (Sri Lanka) and aunt of Manel Wijesekera (Canada) and Aswajith Ranasinghe (Canada), passed away on Friday March 16, 2007 at Rouge Valley, Hospital Ajax, Ontario, Canada. Viewing was held on Saturday March 17 and 18, 2007 at the Accetone Funeral Homes, 384, Finley Avenue, Ajax, Ontario, Canada. Funeral service was held on Monday March 19, 2007 at St. GeorgeAnglican Church, Ajax, Ontario which was followed by the Cremation held at Thornton Cemetery-Crematorium (Taunton), Thornton Road, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. "May her soul Rest in Peace". The Sri Lanka Reporter, P. O. Box 33505, 1277 York Mills Road, North York, Ontario, Canada, M3A 1Z6. (Telephone: 416-391-4757). 

GUNASEGARAM - AMIRTHANATHER ANTONY  (Accountant) of Pettah, Mannar, beloved husband of Angela Chandra (Re. Teacher), loving father of Annet Sukanthy (Norway), Kennedy Joseph (General Manager Engineering Services - Browns Group), brother of Saundari Jesuthasan, Rita, David, Ariyamalar Seevaratnam, Father Jeyasegaram, father-in-law of Celestine Anantharajah, Joyce Shirani, expired. Funeral service 10 a.m. Monday 30/04/07. Cortege leaves A.F. Raymond's Parlour 12 noon for Borella General Cemetery.   

JAYASINGHA - LEELAWATHI Retired Teacher. Lovable wife of late Retired Teacher, T. Ponnahandi (Kamburupitiya, Karaputugala, Thoppihena Estate), mother of late Shanthilal Jagathpriya (Karaputugala, Thoppihena Estate) and Palitha Jagathpriya (Bahrain), mother-in-law of Chithra Jayasingha (Coconut Cultivation Board, Matara) and Jeewamani (State Mortgage and Investment Bank), grandmother of Thusitha, Prasad, Supun, Sachini and late Chathurika, Mrs. Leelawathi Jayasinghe,  passed away and the Cremation will be held on 29th Sunday at 2 p.m. at Kekanadura Cemetery. No. 35, Delkada Road, Matara. 

JAYASURIYA - UDAYA SARATH CHANDRA (Blue Chip Customer Engineering Lanka (Pvt) Ltd). Loving husband of Dimuthu, father of Tharindu & Udama, son of Mrs Malini Jayasuriya and late Mr Ernst, son-in-law of Mrs Pearl Malani and late Mr Somaweera Fernando, brother of Thissa, Indrani and Ranjanie and brother-in-law of Nevil, Mearl, Wimala, Sanjeewa, Kavinda. Cortege leaves residence 03A Manel Pedesa, Lumbini Avenue, Ratmalana on Sunday - April 29, 2007 at 3.00pm to Galkissa Cemetery - Mount Lavinia.

 SUNIL WILFRED - SEMBUKUTTIARACHCHIGE (State Bank of India - Colombo), beloved husband of Kanthi, loving father of Oshan and Oshani (Australia), loving father-in-law of Shashika, darling grandfather of Ruhara, expired. Funeral takes place at Borella Kanatta after final blessings at Fatima Church, Maradana on Sunday the 29th of April 2007 at 3.00 p.m. Cortege leaves residence at 2.00 p.m. No. 270/1, Mabima, Heiyanthuduwa. 

GAMALATHGE - REGINOLD STEPHEN. At Rest with Jesus, retired Staff Assistant CGR, dearly beloved husband of Agnes (Irene), loving father of Dr. Nalin (LRH), Irangani, Vinodhini (Canada) Sunil (Canada) and Damayanthi, father-in-law of Devika, Ryle (CTC), Chandana (Canada) and Lasanthi (Canada), beloved grandfather of Raveen (APIIT), Rividun, Dimithra (S. Thomas' College, Mt. Lavinia), Navindra (Ladies College), Rumesh, Rehan & Shanil (Canada) and brother of Dunstan, expired. Cortege leaves residence No. 99, Cemetery Road, Mavittara, Piliyandala on April 30th at 3.30 p.m. for St. Luke's Church, Mampe, Piliyandala and thereafter for burial at the Dole Kanatte General Cemetery at 5.15 p.m.  

HAMZA HAMEED - Son of Marhoom N.M. Abdul Hameed and Rahuma Bee Hameed, beloved husband of Noorul Hamziya, father of Hussam and Husni, beloved brother of Zuri, Harees, Hanoon, Huzaira, Haleema, Huzaima, Haseeb, Hazeem, Kamarun, Faheem and Farhana, son-in-law of Mr & Mrs Shahul Hameed, brother-in-law of Firdhouse, Shabry, Lamia, Nazliya, Nalir, Marhoom Zuhar, Suhaib, Iftikar and Sadikeen. Janaza took place on 28/04/2007.  No. 53/01, Balapokuna Road, Colombo - 06.  

LODEWYKE - DOUGLAS LUKE - (Formerly of Brown & Company). Beloved husband of Auril (retired HSBC), loving father of Aloma (USA), Ivan (Australia), Adrian, Jude (Australia), brother of Fabian Lodewyke, father-in-law of Winston Alles (USA), Sharon and Sara (Australia), Jennifer, much loved grandfather of Steve, Elaine, Nadine, Warren, Chrissy, Thomas, Antoinette, Daniel and Elinor, brother-in-law of Irene & Patrick Bocks (USA), Maureen & Eric Correa and Rita Lodewyke, passed away peacefully on 26th April 2007. Cortege leaves residence 501/2, First Lane, Mahabage, Ragama on 29th April 2007 at 3.30 p.m. Burial at Madampitiya Cemetery. 

PEREIRA - PEARL (Nee WEERAPPAH). Beloved wife of late I.B. Pereira, loving sister of late Donald, Douglas, Iris, Winston and of Ernie (Australia) and Doreen, ever loving mother of Yvonne, Beulah, Cynthia, Joe, Claudette (Australia) and Dian (Australia), mother-in-law of Ivan, late Bede, and of Anton, Rosita and Vernon (Australia). Cortege leaves No. 36/5, Bandaragama Road, Kesbewa at 2.30 p.m. on Monday 30th April. Burial at General Cemetery, Kanatte (R.C. Section) at 4.00 p.m. (Australian papers please copy). 

SILVA - LESTHURUGE RATHNAWATHI. The beloved wife of B.C. Fernando and the dearest mother of Lalitha, Rohini, Gamini, Kamani Yamuna, Chandana, Nishanthi and the late Upali and Rani, dearest mother-in-law of Bandu Dracy, Palitha, Sunil, Chandrika, Ernest Ramani and late Suren, expired and cortege leaves residence on Sunday 29th April at 3.30 p.m. Cremation at Minuwanpitiya Cemetery Panadura. No. 560, Galle Road, Panadura.   

MENDIS - PEARL MATILDA.  Beloved wife of Norbert (late), loving mother of Asanga and Indradeva, mother-in-law of Maheshika and Mano, loving sister of Linton (late), Amie, Eileen and Bandula. Cortege leaves No. 16/3, 1st Lane, Moratumulla, Moratuwa at 2.45 p.m. on Monday 30th April. Cremation at General Cemetery Rawathawatta Moratuwa at 3.30 p.m.