DE SILVA - DR B.D.J. - of Maharagama (Former President of the College of General Practitioners and Independent Medical Practitioners Association of Sri Lanka - IMPA), beloved husband of Doreen Marcia, son of late Mr & Mrs D.O. de Silva of Rathmalana, loving father of Dr B.Y. (Yohan) (Australia), Yulani (Australia), Dr Indunil (Australia), Indumini and Charima (Tippy), father-in-law of Dr Darshika, Captain Kushlan Athureliya, Nilmini, Dr Vishwaka Rabel (University of Moratuwa) & Varuna Ratnasekera (Seylan Bank), brother of late George, Yasapala and Sumana and of Maria, Charles (B.C.) and Pearly (Mrs Mallika Simon), son-in-law of late Mr & Mrs M.C. de Silva, brother-in-law of late R.L. de Silva, Ashley de Silva (Australia), Badra and late Kenton Simon, grandfather of Harshan, Maneesha, Dinuk, Kavin, Devin, Ranishka, Pravinka, Yashila, Anuran, Sachin and Anisha, expired. Cortege leaves residence at 5.00 p.m. on Sunday 10th June, for Cremation at Godigamuwa Cemetery of Maharagama. No. 132, High Level Road, Maharagama. 

DHARMARATNE - KENNETH (R.K.A.) - At Rest with Jesus. Manager - Administration, Peach Valley Restaurant Pvt. Ltd. Retired - Postal & Telecommunication Department. Beloved husband of Lakshmie, loving father of Renuka, Ruwan, Manaram, Raivndra & Ranshinie, father-in-law of Sherard, Erosha, Meesook, Nirusha & Niluka, expired. Funeral arrangements will be notified later. No. 22, Dharmaratne Avenue, Rawatawatte, Moratuwa. Tel. 2649698. 

DONA BANDUWATHI DIAS JAYASOORIYA Beloved wife of Mr N.M.N.T. Perera (Ex Ports Authority), loving mother of Sarath (Ports Authority), Jayanthi (Ex C.M.C.), Senarath (Ex Commercial Bank - Businessman), Somith (Seylan Bank -oad,Maharagama. Fort), Shanthi (Staff Royal College Colombo), Bernard (Businessman) and loving mother-in-law of Mangalika Kingsly (C.M.C.), Sunetra (Principal Horagasmulla Primary), Indurugolle (Ports Authority), Eleeka; expired. Cortege leaves at 3.00 p.m. 10th Sunday to Godigamuwa Cemetery. 63/6B, Dambahena R No flowers please. 2851035. 

FERDINANDO - B.J. (Retired Regional Telecom Engineer) Beloved husband of Greeta, father of Jayanthi (People's Bank OCU), late Sirimal (Air Force), Cleione and Reshan (Telecom), father-in-law of Gunaratna, Helen and Jenevi (Maliban), expired. Funeral is on Sunday 10th of June 2007 St. Joseph's Church Uyana Moratuwa. Cortege leaves residence at 4.30 p.m. No.9, Ernest Place, Rawathawatta, Moratuwa.

HETTIARACHCHI - ANTHONY MICHAEL  Dearly beloved husband of Philomena, dearly loved father of Michael, Parakrama, Vijaya, Tissa, Anuranie and Kumudini, dearly loved father-in-law of Chrysanthi, Mavis, Flavia, Uthpala, Gamini and Feizal, expired. Cortege leaves 4/1D, Pietersz Place, Kohuwela, on Monday, June 11, at 10 a.m. Burial at Kanatte R.C. Section at 11 a.m. 

KARUNARATNE - GEORGE ARTHUR 28 July 1914 to 22 May 2007. Aged 92 years. 17, Templers Road, Mount Lavinia. Retired Guards Inspector, Ceylon Railway Guards Service passed away peacefully in Melbourne, Australia. Beloved husband of late Esme (nee Wanigatunga), son of the late Arthur and Elizabeth Karunaratne of Baddegama, father of Lakshman (Lucky), Mrilani and Chrysantha (dec.), father-in-law of Carlyle Rudolph, grandfather of Dr Devapriya Rudolph, Dr. Navin Rudolph, Sonali Rudolph LL.B, Dilshan Karunaratne B.Eng and Sanjiva Karunaratne (University of Technology, Sydney). In accordance with his wishes he was cremated in Melbourne, Australia on 26th May 2007 and his ashes will be laid to rest at the Kanatte Cemetery at a later date. 

MATHER - WINIFRED (WINNIE). - At Rest with Jesus. Dearly beloved wife of late Willie Mather, eldest daughter of Anna and S.M. Edwards, granddaughter of Mr & Mrs William Kanagaratnam Mather, loving sister of late Reggie Edwards, Daisy Gnanapragasam, Dan Edwards and Sylvia, precious aunt of Dr. Nalini, Lakshman, Rohini and Ranjit (UK), Anton, Ronnie and several others, grand aunt of Roshan (UK), Alicia and others, sister-in-law of Pauline Chinniah (Rasathy), Eta Mather and late Jeyam Gnanapragasam, Pushpam Edwards, Parimalam Kathirgamar, Athysayam Kunaratnam, Jessie Lawrence, Bramwell Mather, Wycliffe Mather, Samuel Mather, Quintus Mather and Rani Asirwatham. Cortege leaves A.F. Raymond's Funeral Parlour at 4 p.m. on Monday 11th June 2007. Burial at General Cemetery, Jawatte.  

RAJAMANI - P.S.R.  (Nesa Villa, Ja-Ela). At Rest with Jesus. Beloved husband of Deborah, precious father of Christina (UK) and Sharon, father-in-law of Frank Ponniah (UK) and Vijila Rajamani, loving grandfather of Allan, Anushka, Benjamin and Avril, brother of Jemima Joseph (Vellore), late Rev. John S. Isaac, Berackah Gnanados (Chennai) and late Gladys Daniel. Cortege leaves A.F. Raymond's Funeral Parlour on Monday 11th June after service at 3.30 p.m. for burial at General Cemetery, Borella (Anglican Section). 

SAMARANAYAKE - VIDYA JYOTHI PROFESSOR V.K., Emeritus Professor of Computer Science, University of Colombo and Chairman, Information and Communiction Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA), son of late Mr and Mrs V.W. Samaranayake, brother of Prof. V.A. Samaranayake (University of Missouri, Rolla, USA), husband of Sriya (Retired Deputy Commissioner, Inland Revenue), father of Samitha (Oracle Corporation, USA) and Nayana (Google Inc, USA), son-in-law of late Mr and Mrs Don Coranelis Abeyaratne of Kathaluwa, expired in Sweden. The remains will lie at 929/21, Jayanthi Mawatha, Ethul Kotte from 6.00 p.m. on Monday 11th June until 10.00 a.m. on Wednesday 13th June and thereafter at the Professor V.K. Samaranayake Auditorium of the University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC) from 11.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. Cremation will take place at the General Cemetery, Kanatta at 5.00 p.m. No flowers by request. 

MARIKAR - ANSAR - (Ex. Municipal Council Officer, Dehiwela - Mt. Lavinia and former Principal of Galle Fort, Ahadiyya). Beloved brother of Nadha and late Mikdham, brother-in-law of late A.H.M. Samsadeen, cousin of Cader Muhsin, and late Jiffry Muhsin, uncle of Nufail Samsadeen (Botswana), Nusair (Mercantile Brokers), Shahriya (Pushpadana, Kandy), Shahnun, Shahama, Mashoora, Shafaqa (Germany) and Nuwair (Robert Hall), expired. Funeral took place on 08.06.2007 at Thalapitiya Muslim Burial Ground. 69, Church Street, Fort, Galle.  

WALTER - S.A. Senior Security Officer of S.L.T.B., expired on 09.06.2007. Remains lie at Jayaratna Funeral Parlour, Borella. Burial on 10.06.2007 at 4.30 p.m. at Borella Cemetery, R.C. Section. Anthony Lawrence, 361/2, Serpentien Rd, Borella, Col-08.