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COSWATTE - L.M.   - Beloved wife of late S.B. Coswatte, dearest mother of Indra (Pushpadana B.V.), Rupa, Kalyani (Milco), late Chandra and Bandula (SAGT) and beloved mother-in-law of KB, Tony, Swineetha and late P.B. Dissanayake and late J. Wijesundara, expired. Cortege leaves residence   Katawala, Lewla, Kandy at 2.00 p.m. 29th Sept. 2002 and funeral at Kandy Mahaiyawa Cemetery at 3.30 p.m. 

DE SILVA WIKKRAMATILLEKE - PRIMROSE   Loving wife of late Rex, beloved daughter of late Mr & Mrs D.A. Dissanayaka, loving mother of Malkanthi (Ex C.S.C), Ranmal (Italy), Geetha & Jagath (Italy), mother-in-law of Benildus Bastian (Saudi), Rosy (Italy) and T.R. Fernando (Surveyor Dept.), sister of late Violet Siriwardena & Daisy Dissanayaka, loving grandmother of Emashi & Oshani (Bishop’s College), Ruklanthi & Dewmi (H.F.C.), Dimithri (Italy), expired. Cortege leaves residence at 3 p.m. Sunday 29th Sep. for Cremation Borella Cemetery at 4 p.m. 402, Old Road, Kottawa, Pannipitiya. 

DHARMASENA - A.G.   (of No. 13, St. Anthony’s Mawatha, Colombo 03). (Retired Postmaster). Beloved husband of late Mala (Retired Teacher), loving father of Shyamali, Saman, Sujith, Champika and Dushan, father-in-law of Pathirana, Udeni, Norico and Chanika, expired. Cortege leaving residence on Sunday 29th September at 4 p.m. for Interment at General Cemetery, Borella, (Buddhist section). 12/10, First Lane, Mahamegawatte, Maharagama. 

FERNANDO - SRIMATHI,   Daughter of Richard and Grace (deceased), sister of Lloyd, Nalini, Bandula, Daya and Sandalal, sister-in-law of Chitra, Geetha and Indira, expired. Remains will lie at Jayaratne Funeral Parlour, Borella from 10 a.m. on Sunday 29th. Cremation at Borella Cemetery 5.30 p.m.   67, Robert Gunewardena Mawatha, Battaramulla. 

FERNANDO - VINCENT HARVARD   Beloved husband of Janakie (deceased), loving father of Dr Vasana (deceased) and Vibodha, Sampath, father-in-law of Dr Magha Dissanayake and Lakshani, seeya of Mekhala, Lakprabha and Vishrutha, brother of Hugh and Rena, Sylvia and the late Stanley, Sirilal and Patricia, Rev. Premasiri and Indrani, Somasiri and Sriyani, Swinitha and the late Ranjan, brother-in-law of Shanthidevi and Elmore Perera, Suranjith and Marguerite Peiris, expired. Body will lie at   53/8, St Anthony’s Rd, Kadalana, Moratuwa from Sunday September 29th 4 p.m. Service at home 4 p.m. Monday 30th . Service at Methodist Church, Moratumulla 4.30 p.m. Interment at Church Cemetery 5.00 p.m. 12 

GRIGSON BEN FREDRICK -   13.01.1918 - 24.09.2002. Husband of Rene, father of Binnie, Anna, Philip, Debbie, Romaine (dec), Francis and Freddie. Passed away peacefully in Australia. Funeral Service took place on Friday 27th September at St Paul’s Anglican Church, Frankston. 

LE GEYT - JOHN CHARLES   born in Kampala, Uganda on 22nd December, 1940; died in Port Elizabeth, South Africa on 28th July, 2002. John spent 10 years working at John Keells in Colombo. He moved to Zimbabwe in 1971 and eventually to Port Elizabeth, South Africa where he successfully managed the PE Brannch of Carst & Walker (Pty) Ltd, until his retirement. He leaves behind his wife Toni and their three children, Storm, Troy and Sinclair and his sister Idina. Toni (nee Bobbiese) and Storm are living at   No.13, Muir Road, Mill Park, Port Elizabeth 6045, South Africa. 

NAVARATNE - LAKSHMI (nee Bambaradeniya)   Beloved wife of late Gamini, loving mother of Samudrika, Sunethra, Sujeewa, mother-in-law of Bandula Ekanayaka, Chetiya Makuloluwa, Lal Kapuwatta and sister of late K.B., S.S. and C.S. Bambaradeniya, expired. Cortege leaves residence 121 B, Bahirawakanda Road, Aniwatta, Kandy  at 3.30 p.m. on Sunday 29th September for Cremation at Mahaiyawa Cemetery at 4.00 p.m. 

NILAR - AYESHA   The death is announced of Mrs. AYESHA NILAR - Beloved wife of late Dr M.I.M. Nilar, mother of Kuthoom (Malaysia), Dr Meeran Nilar (USA), mother-in-law of C.M.M. Aboobucker (Malaysia), daughter of the late Mr & Mrs N.M.M. Ishak, daughter-in-law of late Mr & Mrs O.L.M. Ismail, grandmother of Amana and Aman of Malaysia. Janaza took place on 22nd September at the Kuppiyawatte Muslim Burial Ground.   77, Dr N.M. Perera Mawatha, Colombo 08. 

PERERA - U.D.   Formerly Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs. Eldest son of late U.C. Perera of Waduweliwitiya, Headmaster and Samarasinghe, beloved husband of Seetha Jayawardena and son-in-law of late V.G.A. Jayawardena, Fiscal Officer and Mary Matilda Thambugala Menike, formerly of Kadawatha Dadayakkara Walawwa and beloved father of Palitha (Jayana Foreign Employment, Kadawatha), Hemantha, Dammika and beloved father-in-law of Mallika, Padma, Devika and grandfather of Lakshika, Lahiru, Sewwandi, Kavindu, Janani and Nipuni, expired. Funeral on Sunday 29th evening at Crematorium at Eldeniya, Kadawatha.   126/2, Mahabodhi Mawatha, Pahala Karagahamuna, Kadawatha.

ABEYTHUNGA - KANTHI NANDA   (Retired Teacher). Beloved wife of the late Newton Abeythunga, beloved mother of Manori, Gimhani and Lakmali, mother-in-law of Ravi, Pubudu and Sujeewa and grandmother of Akash, expired. Cortege will leave residence for cremation on Monday 30th September at Kadugannawa cemetery. Time will be notified later.   530, Henawala, Kadugannewa. Tel. 94-1-571820. 

DE S. WIJEYERATNE - NIMAL   Beloved wife of Siripala Subasinghe, beloved mother of Jananatha Prasad (Dubai) and Janadara (Caravan), beloved mother-in-law of Nilusha, grandmother of Salaka, daughter of late Titus de S and Irine Wijeyeratne, sister of Malini, Ferida and late Joseph, sister-in-law of Mercy and late Jonas Perera and Ajith Silva, expired. Cortege leaves   Mahinda Funeral Parlour, Mt. Lavinia  on Sunday 29th 4.00 p.m. for burial at R.C. Section, Galkissa Cemetery. 

DISSANAYAKE - RANJITH ONSLOW   passed away on Thursday Sep. 26th 2002 (Canada). Beloved husband of Loretta, cherished father of Rochelle and Cindy, father-in-law of Gerry, son of the late Mr & Mrs Condrad Dissanayake (CGR), loving brother of Elmo, Vincy (S.L.), Yva, Mark and Diedri (Canada), brother-inlaw of Sena, Jennifer, Clarine, Royston, Ainsley, Marc, Paddy, Iris (Canada), Lolitha and Chandra (S.L.), son-in-law of Mr & Mrs Francis Alwis. Will be missed by neices, nephews and all his friends and those who knew him. Interment at Church cemetery.   21, West Water Drive, Agincourt, Ontario, Canada MIW 2G4. 

FERNANDO - DONALD (Donnie)   Beloved son of the late Charlie and Emma, loving brother of Joan Taylor, Charmaine Baines (Australia), Haeg, Yvonne Schrader (Australia), Bobby (Lafarge Cement) and Gena Vandort (England), expired. Cortege leaves   A.F. Raymond’s Funeral Parlour at 2.30 p.m. on Monday 30th September for burial at Muthuwadiya Cemetery, Seeduwa R.C. Section. 

JAYASUNDERA - CLARA   Dearly beloved wife of P.C. Jayasundera (Alawwa), loving mother of Raja, Indrani, Srima, Rohini and Sanath, mother-in-law of Lakshmi, R.P.D. Gunasekera, Percy, W.A.K. Perera, Tony and Nandani, sister of the late Lionel Weerawardena and of Neetha Suraweera, loving grandmother of Thushantha, Gayatry, Ishani, Ruanka, Ruvinka and Roshan, expired. Cremation at family burial ground at 3.30 p.m. on Monday the 30th.   ‘Sri Mahal’, Dawatagolla, Alawwa. 

JAYAWARDENE - WILFRED MARTINUS PERERA (Henry)   Beloved husband of Iranganie Peeris, loving father of Nishamani (Ernst & Young), Iromi (Abu Dhabi), Ranjika (Attorney-at-Law), Gayomi (Sampata Bank), Gayani (Informatics), father-in-law of Jayantha (Holcim Group), Dammika (Abu Dhabi), Wasantha (businessman) & Pradeep (Dialog GSM), brother of late Eda, late Letty, late Gerty, Alfred and Freeda, expired. Funeral arrangements will be notified later.   No. 8, Kesbewa Road, Boralesgamuwa. 

KATHIRGAMATAMBY - NATARAJAN   (formerly of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka). Beloved husband of Bhuvaneswary, loving father of Jeyakumar (Sharjah), Arulkumar (UK) and Vatsala (Singapore), father-in-law of Ramani, Kanaga and Mano Pathy (Singapore Airlines), loving grandfather of Rajesh and Reshma, son of the late Dr and Mrs V. Kathirgamatamby and much-loved brother of the late Sivasangaran, the late Visvanathan and Nirmala, passed away peacefully in Singapore. Cremation will take place according to Hindu rites on Tuesday, 1st October at 4.30 p.m. in   Singapore. 

SANDANAM - A   (Staff, Alliance Francaise de Colombo) died under tragic circumstances on Friday. Please contact the   Alliance Francaise, 11, Barnes Place, Colombo 07, regarding the funeral arrangements.

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