GOONETILLEKA, JANAKI (nee Piyadasa) - Loving wife of Dr Nihal, mother of Dumi and Dr Shali, mother-in-law of Andy and Dr Ankit, grandmother of Thavisha and Inuka, daughter of the late Mr A.G. Piyadasa (former Mayor of Kurunegala) and Mrs S. Piyadasa of Paranagampitiya Estate, Ibbagamuwa, sister of Mangalika Mohotti (New Zealand), Chandani Algama (UK), Dr Damayanthi Perera, Dharshini Gunasekera (UK), sister-in-law of the late Wasantha Mohotti, the late Sarath Algama, Upali Perera, Dr Ranjan Gunasekera (UK), passed away tragically on 25th May 2009. Funeral on 10th June 2009 at Mintlyn Crematorium, King’s Lynn, England. Sadly missed by grieving relatives. May she attain Nibbana. 29 Langland, Spring Wood, Kings Lynn PE30 4TH. Tel. 00441553769604.

GOONETILLEKE - MARGARET (MARGIE) Formerly of Insurance Corporation. Beloved wife of late Claude, loving mother of Chanaka, mother-in-law of Anusha, Grandmother of Zanushka, Nashali and Shenuki, sister of Bertram, late Vincent Goonawardena and late Anne Wickramasinghe. Funeral took place on Tuesday 2nd June. 4/99D, Thalakotuwa Gardens, Colombo 5.

GUNASEKERA -  H.M. (HITIHAMY MUDIYANSELAGE)  MA (Yale) PhD (UCLA) Professor of Economics, Moorpark College, California,  former ADB and UNDP Consultant, Marshall Islands, Academic USP Fiji and University of Peradeniya. Beloved husband of Pushpalatha Menike, father of Janakie, Rahula, and Varuna,  expired  June 4.  Cremation Mahaiyawa Kandy 4 p.m. 8th June. Cortege leaves residence 500, Godapala, Gelioya 2 p.m. Tel. 081-2314319, email: [email protected]

GUNAWARDENA - ALFREEDA (Retired Teacher). Wife of late Dudley Gunawardena (Elder Pastor, Christian Fellowship Center, Wellawatta and Retired Govt. Servant), mother of Dr Dayanthi (UK), Mohanlal, Ranjan (Bahrain), Kanthi (USA) & David (UK), mother-in-law of Dr Gamini, Chandani, Manoja, Ravi & Dilanthi, sister of late Pricilla, Edgar, Vernon, Dougles Kingsly & Roy, is called to Rest in Jesus in Petterborough UK. Funeral will be held on 5th June 2009 in U.K. A thanksgiving service for the life & service will be held at Christian Fellowship Center, No. 7, Vivekananda Road, Wellawatta on 14th June 2009 at 6 p.m.

IDA MARGARET GNANIAH - At Rest with Jesus. Beloved wife of late Rajendram, loving mother of Shanthini (Back to the Bible), sister of Flora Devadason, Daisy Sadanandan, Betsy Sunderaraj and Winfred Samuel, sister-in-law of late Pushpam Joseph, Eben, John, Helen Dhanapalan, Cynthia Theodore and Betzie Samuel, passed away peacefully on 26th  May, 2009. Funeral took place on 28th May. No. 16, Beach Road, Mount Lavinia.

KARUNARATHNA - DEEPTHIKA Beloved wife of Bandula Karunarathna & loving mother of Ama, Shkaya & Pankaja (Botswana), daughter of late Mr Anthony C. Perera & Mrs Mary Perera, expired. Cremation at Liyanagemulla (Seeduwa) on 7th June 2009 at 6.00 p.m.

MEEDIN - HAJIANI RAZEENA WANGSA Beloved wife of the late T.K. Meedin and dearest mother of Jerry, dear mother-in-law of Cianka and loving nanny to Aneeqa & Luqman, daughter of the late Mr & Mrs A.A. Miskin and sister of the late Sheen Miskin, sister-in-law of Naomi, passed away peacefully on Friday 29th May. Burial at Snell Hatch Cemetery Crawley on 29th May, after Janaza at Broadfield Mosque, Crawley, West Sussex, U.K.

PERERA - J.K. EMIL (Retired Sri Lankan Army). Dearly beloved husband of late Rita, loving father of Sharmain, Milroy (H.N.B), Shihan, Wasanthi, loving brother of former Bishop of Galle, Elmo Perera, father-in-law of Camilus, Dilani, Ajith (C.I.R) and Sriyal, grandfahter of Samira & Ravindu (Australia), Nilmi (People’s Bank), Irandi (H.N.B Assurance), Ashini (S.S.P. Coop. Services), Himasha, Rushani, Ashen, Rushell and Himesh, passed away peacefully. Remains lie at No. 50/2, Stadium Road, Wennappuwa. Cortege leaves reside at 3.30 p.m. on Sunday the 7th of June for Burial at General Cemetery, Wennappuwa.

PERERA - LEEGIYA Relict of late J.K. Moses Perera, precious mother of Rev. Fr. Luke Nelson Perera (Administrator, St. Anne’s Shrine, Talavila), Christian, Lakshman, Yvonne, Susira and Ranjith, mother-in-law of Marie, Deepika, Rienzie, Malitha and Duthika, much loved grandmother of Chrishmila, Nethmi, Tharundi, Nilini, Deumi, Deneth, Shanon and Sasith, expired. Cortege leaves residence at 3.00 p.m. on Monday 8th June for Thanksgiving Mass at St. Martin de Pores Church and burial at New Roman Catholic Cemetery, Wennappuwa. St. Martin de Pores Mawatha, Wennappuwa.

PERERA - MUKUNDADURA SOMASIRI (“M.S.”), formerly of the Ceylon Civil Service, Asian Development Bank and UN - FAO, beloved husband of Amita, father of Dushyanta and Yasanti and father-in-law of Hiranya, and Sunil Amaratunga, and grandfather of Puminda, Savanti and Senara, passed away peacefully on 30 May 2009 at his residence in Sydney, Australia. Funeral took place on 3 June 2009 in Sydney.

PINNAGODA - P.V.K. (CARL) Retired AGM Coconut Cultivation Board. Beloved husband of Kusum Pinnagoda (nee Theadore) (Retired Teacher Mahanama & Gothami Balika), loving father of Gireesha (Australia) and Maduranga (Canada), beloved father-in-law of Dilhara (NDB Investment Bank) and Eshani (Canada), loving grandfather of baby Thisenya, expired. Cortege will leave residence at 5.00 p.m. on Monday 8th June, 2009 for cremation at Pannipitiya Cemetery at 6.00 p.m. No. 319/C, Baduwatta Railway Avenue, Maharagama.

WICKREMASINGHE - JOHN WALTER Beloved husband of late Harriet, loving father of late Sriya Wanniarachchi, late Romane, Thilak, Sarath, Shyama Jayasuriya and Madhura, father-in-law of Malkanthi, Lathakanthi, Sarath Jayasuriya and Anjela, expired. Cortege leaves residence on 08.06.2009 at 3.30 p.m. for funeral mass at Baptist Church, Kadawatha at 4.00 p.m. and Burial at Pahala Karagahamuna Cemetery.

ARIYADEVA - SANCTO ARIARATNAM Retired Vice Principal of Kaithady Vigneswara Vidyalaya, loving son of late Mr and Mrs Ariaratnam of Udupiddy, beloved husband of Joy, everloving father of Sanchia, Sonna, Vinney and Edgar, loving father-in-law of Pastor Sutha, Jeeva, Gnanaharan, precious grandfather of Joel, Noel, Jullia, Geshuran and Darius, expired. The funeral service will be held on Monday 8th June 2009 at 31/5, Raja Mawatha, Ratmalana and cortege leaves residence at 3 p.m. for burial at Galkissa Cemetery. No flowers please. 

MANUELPILLAI - Dr RITA (SELVI) Died peacefully in her sleep after a long illness. She was the beloved wife of Francis (Selvarajah), Manuelpillai, daughter of the late Mr V.S. Selvanayagam (Retd. Chief Accountant, Police Dept) and the late Mrs Mary Selvanayagam, daughter-in-law of the late Mr and Mrs F.M. Sinnadurai of Karampan, mother of Rohan, Neil and Sylvia, mother-in-law of Zoe and grandmother of Zac, Olivia, Freddie and Ruby. Funeral on Thursday, 11th June, London N14. Tel. 0044 208 368 2382. 

SUBRAMANIAM - SIVASOTHY Retired Executive of Bank of Ceylon, former Captain Jaffna Central College Cricket Team and Executive Committee Member of the Cricket Umpires’ Association of Sri Lanka, formerly of Vilanai, Karainagar and presently of Soyzapura Flats, Moratuwa. Beloved husband of Pushpaleela, father of Ketharagowreeswaran  of Virtusa Private Limited and Thamayanthi, died under tragic circumstances on Friday 5th June 2009. Remains lie from 9 a.m. till 6 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. till 3 p.m. tomorrow. Cortege leaves Mahinda Funeral Parlour for cremation at the General Cemetery, Mount Lavinia at about 3 p.m. on 8th June 2009 (Tel. 0777675960). Informant: son.