BALASOORIYA - MRS L.P. - Dearly beloved wife of late Mr B.M.H.B. Balasooriya (retired Village Headman), loving mother of Senadeera (Architect/ Design Pro), Priyanganie, Gamini (Samanala Export) & Himali (USA), mother-in-law of Shanthi (Royal College), Mahesh (LSR), Madara & Menaka (USA), grandmother of Dhanushika, Taniya, Dasun, Isuri, Hiruni, Senelli & Dinelli, expired. Cremation Sunday 18th December at 5.00 p.m. at Kuliyapitiya Cemetery. Cortege leaves residence at 4.30 p.m. “Samanala”, Malwanegedera, Kuliyapitiya.       368866 

BERMAN - ROXY - The death is announced of ROXY. Beloved wife of late Leslie Berman, beloved mother of the late Meril (Tony), Jan and Rosann, mother-in-law of the late Glennie (Jonny), Yvonne and Winston Koelmeyer, beloved grandmother of Alan (Dubai), Darren (Hemas), Diana. Cortege leaves residence No.608, Crooswatta, Kotugoda on Sunday 18th December 2011 at 4.00 p.m. for burial at Ekala General Cemetery.           369597 

PIERIS - NESTA RUTH (nee JAYAWEERA) - Beloved wife of late Michael (Former Assistant Controller of Immigration & Emigration Sri Lanka), loving mother of Kenneth, Suramya (Lyceum Internatioal Gampaha), Surangani, late Angelo, Dr. Shantha (USA), Alex (Ally Weerasinghe Ltd), Veronica (UK), Sanjeewa (Janashakthi Insurance), Roshinie (South African High Comm.), mother-in-law of Anura Madurawala (formerly of Central Bank), Donald, Dr. Shayani (USA), Niroshini (UNIDO), Peter (UK), Ajith (PowerNet), loving grandmother of Sanoj, Roshan, Meneka, Himal, Shehan, Dilshani, Dilhani, Christopher, Shervon, Romanie, Anagi, Amila, Avanka, Aloka and Krishantha, sister of late Rev. Sr. Carmeline RGS, late Rev. Sr. Agnesia AC, late Therese, and of Hazel, late Duket, and of Rev. Sr. Theolinde AC, sister-in-law of late Joe, late Sumana, late Kusuma, late Nanda and of Rosita Jayaweera, expired. Cortege leaves residence at 8.30 a.m. on Wednesday 21st December 2011 for Family Burial Ground at Kanatta at 10.00 a.m. No. 68, Amuna Road, Seeduwa. Tel. 4997014 / 0777999682.   369605

WEERASINGHE - B.C.S. (former Regional Manager, CWE, Badulla). Son of late Mr & Mrs Weerasinghe, beloved husband of Seetha (former CWE), loving father of Kinithi (USA), Dulani, father-in-law of Sampath (USA), Sucharitha (NAB), brother of late Gamini Weerasinghe (UK), Mallika, late Hemapala, brother-in-law of (ex Police) Shelton, Sarath, Ranjith (Chairman, Summer Voyages), Swarna (UK), Nalini (former CTB), Mallika (UK), expired. Remains lie at Mahinda Panagoda Parlour, Mt. Lavinia. Cremation will be at Mt. Lavinia Cemetery on 18th December at 4.30 p.m.        369315