KARUNANAYAKE - DAISY (nee DE ABREW RAJAPAKSE) Beloved wife of late Tom Karunanayake (‘Radaniyara Walavva’, Kirama), mother of Senaka, mother-in-law of Nimalka, grandmother of Sasanka and Hirushka, daughter of late William James (Notary Public) and late Jane Matilda Rajapakse of Kosgoda, sister of late William, late Harriet, late Edward and late Beatrice, passed away after brief illness at the age of 91. Funeral took place on Saturday 20th at Melbourne, Australia. 7, Stratton Court, Bayswater, 3153, Victoria, Australia.  

PERERA - ERNEST [R E H]  (Retired Director Engineering - Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation and Past President, Radio Society of Sri Lanka [Ernie 4S7EP]). Beloved husband of Trisa [T.E.A], (retired Teacher St. Michael’s Polwatta), loving father of Janaki & Nawa [U.K.], Kumudini & of late Srilal, Kusum & Prinath [Australia] and Rohan & Ramala (Dubai), loving grandfather of Keshini & Sanjeewa, Suranga & Karen, Ranmali, Keshika, Sudila, Mathina & Malik and Praveen, great-grandfather of Sanjula & Kiyara, expired. Cortege leaves residence on Sunday 21st February at 4.00 p.m. for burial after service at the Methodist Church, Moratumulla, Moratuwa. No. 120A, De Soysa Road, Rawathawatte, Moratuwa. TP - 09411-2652420, 077-5143501, +9411775143501.  

RAJAPAKSE - D.G.R. (SENA) (Ceylon Petroleum Corporation). Beloved husband of PKD Perera (Daya), father of Kamani (Rural Bank, Pitakotte), Chandana (Japan), Nandana, Krishan (Saudi), father-in-law of Pushpakumara (Examinations Dept), Chamika (Nawalapitiya), Himali, expired. Funeral will take place on 21st February. Cortege leaves residence # 59A, Beddagana Rd North, Kotte for Cremation at Beddagana Cemetery at 4.00 p.m.

BALALLA - HEMA  (Teacher - Nee TENNAKOON) beloved wife of late B.M. Balalla (Headmaster) expired. Mother of Sunethra, Chulani and Hemantha, mother-in-law of Nimal Bandaranayake, Ranjani Abeysinghe and Padmini Weeraman, grandmother of Pradeepa, Nuwan and Dimuthu, Buddhika and Serah, Ruwani, Nilupa, Vindika. Cortege leaves residence at 10.15 a.m. on Sunday 21st. Cremation at General Cemetery, Kurunegala at 11.00 a.m. 383/24, Thalgodapitiya Mawatha, Negombo Road, Kurunegala.  

RUPESINGHE - JACOB   (former Director of Janawasa Commission), beloved husband of Irene (Nora), father of Sunil (UK), late Priyani and of Jayantha and Srimathi, father-in-law of Mahima (UK), Neil, Malathi and Leo,  precious grandfather of Yoshini (UK), Tharindri (India), Pulinda, Heshani, Suresh, Prasad and Sonali, brother of Malini, brother-in-law of Anton, Mary and Chinniah. Cortege leaves A.F. Raymonds Funeral Parlour on Sunday 21st February at 11.00 a.m. Burial at General Cemetery, Kanatte (Roman Catholic Section).  No flowers by request. (“Swarnagiri”, Madampella).  

SUNDERESWARY - SATHASIVAM   wife of late Sinnatamby Sathasivam daughter of late Kanagasabai Kandiah and Sellammah Kandiah mother of Praveena (UK), Farzana Farook and Ramu (Swiss) grandmother of Rishana and Asif (UK), expired. Remains lie at Jayaratne Funeral Parlour.  Cremation on 21st (Sunday) at 3.30 p.m. General Cemetery, Kanatte Hindu Section. 10, Kotalawela Place, Col 4.

PERERA - PERCY GEORGE BENJAMIN  former Executive Director Rienzie Gunasekara & Co. (Pvt) Ltd., World War II veteran (RASC), beloved husband of the late Terese (Terry), brother of the late D.C.J. (Ducat), late May, late Clarice and late Gladys, expired. Cortege leaves Barney Raymond Funeral Parlour for Burial at General Cemetery (Catholic Section), Borella on Monday 22nd at 4.00 p.m.  

VELUMMYLUM - SIVAKUMARAVELU. DR.  Adored son of late Velummylum and Selvathi, Beloved husband of Sugirthapooshani, son-in-law of late Ratnadurai, Nanthavathi, precious father of Kumaresan and Nagananthini, loving father-in-law of Mayouran, brother of Arichandra, Mahathevi Aikyathevi, Sivathevi, Easwarathevi, Thiruchelvarajah, uncle of Malathi Sahathevan, Ravini Vigneswaran, Vasantharajah Puvaneswari, Narenthran Jeya, brother-in-law of Ratnabalendran, late Sivaharan, Vasantha,  passed away peacefully in London on 19th February 2010. Religious rituals and Cremation will take place in London on Sunday 21st February 2010. Informants : Sivathevi (Sri Lanka) Tel:- 011-2582962 Nanthini (UK), Tel:- 0447825082207, 0442084237437.