THANKSGIVING

Service of Thanksgiving for the lives of ELTON MENDIS (1913 – 1968) and CRESSIDA MENDIS (1928 – 2008) together with the Interment of Ashes of Cressida Mendis will be held at Holy Emmanuel Church, Moratuwa on Tuesday, September 30th 2008 at 5.00 p.m. The family invites relations and friends to join them in the service. “Mendis Villa” 457, Rawathawatte, Moratuwa. Tel: 2645916.

OBITUARIES

REV. FR GILBERT PERERA, OMI  His remains will lie at De Mazenod House Chapel, No. 40, Farm Road, Mattakkuliya until Sunday morning. After holy Eucharist on Sunday 28th at De Mazenod House at 10.30 a.m., his remains will be taken to St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Anuradhapura. Burial on Monday 29th at 2.30 p.m. at the Cathedral Premises, Anuradhapura. 

BALASURIYA ELEN (SOMIE) nee  - WEERARATHNE  Dearly Beloved wife of late George Balasuriya, mother of Ranjini, Chithra, Ranjith, Manjalika, Vasantha & late Ayindrica, mother-in-law of B.L.K. Perera, Ranjith Meegama, Bernie, Walter Martin, Edward Weerasinghe & Lalitha, expired. Cremation General Cemetery Kanatte at 3.00 p.m. Cortege leaves residence 38, Waragoda Estate, Kelaniya at 2.00 p.m. on Sunday 28th September 2008 (Tel. 2911481). 

BUDHADASA - SHYAMA (nee FERNANDO) Formerly at No. 7, Hotel Rd, Mt. Lavinia. Loving wife of late Chandana, daughter of late Berty & Sita, sister of Kashma, Athma Channa Chathura, expired. Funeral will take place on Sunday 28th at 4.00 p.m. Ambagaspitiya Cemetery. 106/E/4, Malwatuhiripitiya Rd, Ambagaspitiya. Tel. 0777411267. 

DE SILVA - JEAN - Safe in the arms of Jesus, Tuesday, September 23, 2008, at Leisureworld Tullamore Nursing Home in Brampton, Ontario, Canada at the age of 72. JEAN (nee Perera), beloved wife of Lal, loved mother of Romesh, Romina, Sandrine and Giyan, mother-in-law of Carmen, Mark and Jacqui, grandmother of Tarika, Brandon, Julian, Shaine, Michael and Mikayle, sister of Godfrey and Gladstone (deceased). Burial - Friday, 26 September at Whitby, Ontario, Canada. Contact 7, Carisbrooke Court, Brampton, Ont. 76S, Canada. Tel: +1 905 793 8246.   

DE SILVA - MAHES H.  (Formerly Chief Engineer AMW Ltd.) Son of late Barnes and Alice de Silva (nee Wijesurendra), beloved husband of Florence, brother of late Hubert (Prasanna), Lakshmi, Malini, Keerthi, Gemunu, Sarojini, Wijaya and late Neville, passed away in UK on 20th September 2008. Cremation took place at the North East Crematorium on Saturday 27th September. 34B, Oliver Road, Sutton, Surrey 5M4QF.  

FERNANDO - CYRILIN  Dearly beloved wife of late K. Felix Fernando, mother of Swinitha, Lalitha, Jayanthi, Nilanthi and Rohan, mother-in-law of Sydney, Anton, late Kingsley and of Einstein and Shyama. Cortege leaves residence “Jayantha”, Kadawatha Road, Wennappuwa at 4.00 p.m. on Monday 29th September. Burial at R.C. Burial Ground, Wennappuwa. 

FONSEKA - H.W. KAMALA  (Retired Teacher of Nalanda college, Colombo, Madiwela Rahula), beloved wife of late Advocate G.O. Fonseka, mother of Aruna, Maya, late Lieut. Darshana, mother-in-law of Pushpa Mangalika, grandmother of Chithmini and Pawan, passed away. Cremation at Thalawathugoda Cemetery Sunday 28th September at 6 p.m. Coretege leaves at 5 p.m. Anagarika Dharmapala Place, Hokandara Road, Talawathugoda. 

MATHLOOB - HAJIANI FATHIMA RIZMINA - Beloved wife of Al Haj M.F.M. Mathloob, loving mother of Hanah - student Minerat High School and of Sarah, much loved daughter of Rizwan and Hajani Yesmin, loving sister of Ruzni Aadil and Azeem, daughter-in-law of late M.I.M. Farook and Samsul Kareema of Aarihamam (Yagamwela), sister-in-law of Hajani Fahira Roomy, granddaughter of Al Haj M.I.M. Muhsin and late Ummu Rillaya and of late Al Haj Cassim Zainudeen (Casz) Markar and Hajani Suwadu Naima Markar. Janaza took place at Kuppiyawatte Muslim Burial Ground on 24th September 2008, from 69, Majeediya Estate Gothatuwa.  

MEDAHINNA - T. SOMASIRI  (Attorney-at-Law, J.P.U.M. Member, Colombo Law Society, Legal Advisor - Cooperative Wholesale Establishment).  Beloved husband of Y. Pannila Vithana (Retired Teacher - Visakha Vidyalaya), loving father of Dilum - Attorney-at-Law (Janashakthi Insurance) and Chamal (Sampath Bank), expired. Cremation will take place at Borella Cemetery on 28th (Sunday) at 4.00 p.m. No. 66 B, Mission Road, Pitakotte. 

SENEVIRATHNE - MRS P.L.D. HELEN  of Jamburaliya, Madapatha. Beloved wife of Mr H.W. Gunasekara, retired Village Headman, loving mother of Seetha Mayer (Berlin), Mahinda (retired Petroleum Corporation, Kolonnawa), Manel (Sri Sumangala Boys College, Panadura), Ranjana, Justice of Peace, mother-in-law of Peter Mayer (Berlin), Amara, Lionel (Isurupaya) and Suneetha, grandmother of Claudia (Ireland), Sanjeewa (Softlogic), Charitha (Swarnavahini), Gayathra (Seylan Matugama), Dr Chandima (Colombo General Hospital), Nayomi (University of Colombo), Wenura (Elkaduwa Plantations), Marcus (Ireland), Dr Chandana (Diyatalawa General Hospital), Niluka (Janashakthi Colombo), Shyamali (Department of Registration of Persons), passed away. Funeral will take place at 4.00 p.m. on Sunday the 28th September at  the General Cemetery, Batuwandara. “Ranjana”, Jamburaliya, Madapatha.

GUNARATNE - SAMY CHANDRASENA (Kirama, Walgammulle Udaha Waluwwa). Beloved husband of Violet, loving father of Anoma and Devika, father-in-law of Dudley, brother of late Arthur, late Dolly, late Chetwin, late Chandrani and Indrani, expired. Cortege leaves residence on Monday 29th at 1 p.m. for Cremation at 2 p.m. Borella Kanatte. No. 111, Dikhenawatte, Mattegoda.

WEERASOORIYA - D.W. Wife of late Mr Akepala Munasinghe, loving mother of Mangalika, Hemantha (Sri Lanka Insurance), late Manel Munasinghe, mother-in-law of Edward Rodrigo, Eric Jayalath (Ministry of Education), expired. Funeral is at 3.30 p.m. Sunday 28 Sep. 2008 at Ihala Bomiriya Kaduwela.

WIJERATNE - VOLGA Wife of late Dharmasiri Wijeratne, dearly beloved mother of Sanjeewani (HNB Assurance), Indika (Accountant Maldives), Krishantha (Sadaharitha Investments) and Priyanka, mother-in-law of Manoj Pitadeniya (HNB Main Branch), Bhanu Rajakaruna (Doha Qatar), darling grandma of Ushani and Shimani, expired. Cremation Sunday 28th 4.30 p.m. Dolekanatta Cemetery, Piliyandala. 52, Asoka Uyana, Nampamunuwa, Piliyandala.

YAPA - D.D.S. Loving wife of late Mr Thomas Perera of Horetuduwa, beloved mother of Premaratne Perera (Mudliyar, High Court & District Court Anuradhapura, Magistrate Court, Kekirawa (Retired), late Mr Tudor Perera, Hector (Retired, Education), Karunaratne (Churchill), M.G. Perera (Consultant, Transport Commission), Swarnamali (ex-Plantation), Sunethra (Attorney-at-Law), mother-in-law of Chandra, Sandya, Malkanthi, Lakmini (Rajasinghe MMV - Ruwanwella) and Sampath (KSA), expired. Cremation at Gorakana Cemetery on Monday 29th at 4.00 p.m. 318/10, 1st Lane, Gorakana, Moratuwa. 038-2298780.

JAYASUNDERA - PHILOMENA Beloved wife of late Edmond, loving mother of Nirmalie, mother-in-law of Nimal Saparamadu (OKI International School), sister of the late Lilian and of Theresa, grandmother of Nimani / Senani and Denum / Hemal, great-grandmother of Runi and Dinan, expired. Cortege leaves residence No. 43, Old Negombo Road, Wattala at 4.00 p.m. on Monday 29th September. Burial at St. Annes Church R.C. Cemetery, Wattala.