DE ZOYSA - RATNA (retired Additional Legal Draftsman) passed away
peacefully on Friday, 29th November, after a prolonged illness. She was the
beloved sister of Chandra and sister-in-law of Vernon Pietersz and the loving
aunt of Lilanthi and Ravi (CA, USA), Ruvanee and Ben (NJ, USA), and Sriyan and
Sodsri (Thailand). The cremation took place at the General Cemetery, Kanatte,
following a private funeral service. Inserted by: Chandra Pietersz, 29/8,
Rodrigo Avenue, Galpotte Road, Nawala.
DEHIWATHTHA - MRS SUMANA - Retired Teacher of Bulathsinhala Mahagama
Delwatta, beloved wife of late retired Principal Mr M. Dehiwaththa, everloving
mother of Wasantha Dehiwaththa (Production Manager, Hambantota Saltern), Shantha
Dehiwaththa (Lt. Col. Ordnance Corps), Anusha Dehiwaththa (Teacher Malamulla
Maha Vidyalaya), mother-in-law of Nilanthi Dehiwaththa (MLT Hambantota
Hospital), Thanuja Dehiwaththa, Rathnasiri Fernando (Technical Officer,
Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery), expired. Funeral will take place at 5.00 p.m. on
Sunday the 7th December at Moratuwa Rawathawatte Public Cemetery. No.08,
Second Lane, Angulana Station Road, Moratuwa.
FERNANDO - W.B.L. (LIONEL) (Licensed Surveyor). Beloved husband of Agnes,
father of Nadeema, Iroma, Nilma, father-in-law of Srimal, Uditha, Tharaka,
expired. Funeral will take place on Sunday 7th at St Peter & Paul Cemetery,
Ragama at 3.30 p.m. ‘Shanthi’, 159, Peralanda Road, Ragama.
JAYESURIYA - FRANCIS (Ralph) formerly of Port Cargo Corporation and Sri
Lanka Ports Authority, husband of Jeanne, father of Sherene, Ferlin, Michelle
and Tania (all of Australia), son of late Sidney and Ruth, brother of Margie,
Trevor, Shelton, Carolyn, Leonie (IWMS), late Neliya and Indrani (Australia),
expired on 27th of November in Australia. Funeral took place on 4th December
2008 in Australia. “Petula”, 18/1A, Cascia Avenue, Mount-Lavinia.
KARUNARATNE - MRS CHANDRA nee GOONATILLEKE WEERAMAN - Wife of M.D.R.
Karunaratne (Reggie), retired Entomological Assistant at Medical Research
Institute, Colombo, mother of Drs. Maithra, Upekha, Mudhitha (England), Prasadhi,
Dr Sardha (USA), Dr Nirodhi (Retd. Air Force), Dr. Subodhi and Chaga,
mother-in-law of Jayantha, Susan, Dr Marie, Brigadier Tammita (Retd. Sri Lanka
Army), Nilantha, Hema and Nihal, passed away peacefully on 2nd Dec. 2008.
Funeral was held on 4th Dec. 2008 Thursday at 4 p.m. at General Cemetery Gampola.
Kobbewala Walawwa, Maithree Mawatha, Gampola. Tel. 081-2352554.
LEONIDAS - MARY LILIAN (LILA) Beloved wife of late Benjamin Leonidas,
loving mother of late Calistus and of Noel (USA), Neomal, late Lal and of
Jacintha, Rohan (USA) and Bernie (Bunja), mother-in-law of Mithila, Sakunthala,
Nirmala, Kanthi, Gratiean and Wasanthi, grandmother of Dhammitha, Michael,
Mario, Lasantha, Natasha, Judy, Nuwan, Gayan, Dushan, Nathali and Navin,
great-grandmother of Nethumi and Kateland, sister of late Leslie, Eric, Pollicup
and of Monica, Juliet, Kamala and Asuntha. Cortege leaves A.F. Raymond’s Funeral
Parlour on Sunday 7th December at 10.00 a.m. Burial at 11 a.m. at St. John the
Baptist Church, Nagoda, Kandana.
RATNASABAPATHIPILLAI - KANAGARANEE (Kopay South) - Former Acting
Principal of Christian College, Kopay. Beloved wife of Rathnasabapathipillai
(former staff of St. Joseph College, Anuradhapura and St. Patricks College,
Jaffna), mother of Dr. Kesavan (WHO, Colombo), Dr. Vasavan (Chest Hospital,
Ragama) and Anojan (Engineer), mother-in-law of Dr. Vithegi Kesavan (National
Hospital, Colombo), Chandravathani Vasavan (Attorney-at-Law, Colombo) and Dr.
Preshanthini Anojan, grandmother of Nikethana, Nivashi and Thivyan, daughter of
late Suntharampillai Kumarasamy (Retired Teacher) and late Sellammah Kumarasamy
(Retired Teacher), daughter-in-law of late Kandiah (Kopay) and late Aachchimuthu
and sister of K. Anandavadivel, Thangaranee Arirajasingam, Indranee Balachandran
and S.K. Thangavadivel, expired on Friday the 5th of December, 2008. Funeral
ceremony according to Hindu rites will be held from 12 noon at Jayaratne Parlour,
Borella and cremation at General Cemetery, Kanatta, Borella on Monday 8th,
December, 2008. Parlour will be open from 1.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. on Sunday 7th
December and from 8.00 a.m. on Monday to enable friends and relatives to pay
their last respects. Family members kindly request all relatives and friends to
accept this intimation. - Dr. R. Kesavan, 27B, Senanayake Road, Dehiwala.
TP. 0115024505
SILVA - NALINI CARMEL (nee SURAWEERA) Dearly beloved wife of Aloy
(Retired Accountant, C.E.B.), precious mother of Asitha, loving daughter of the
late Stanley Suraweera, State Attorney Kegalla and Christobel, daughter-in-law
of the late John & Mary Silva of Mattakkuliya, loving sister of Nelum
Jayawardena & loving sister-in-law of Gerry & Marie, Joy & Patrecia, Benedict &
Pamela, Rev. Fr. Anslem Silva, former O.M.I. Provincial Noeline & Chandra
Kumarasinghe, the late Benjamin Silva & of Shanthi, Lionel & Shiranie (USA) &
Chula Jayawardena, expired. Cortege leaves ‘Woodlands’, Bandaranaike Mawatha,
Kegalle, on Sunday 7th Dec. at 2.30 p.m. for Burial at the Roman Catholic
Cemetery, Kegalle. Address: Humbusmune Estate, Yaggapitiya, Dambula Road,
Kurunegala.
WIDYARATNE - WALTER R. (Retired High Court Judge). Beloved husband of
Manel (nee Mendis), loving father of Satyajit (S.W. Consulting Engineers, USA),
Surangi (Town & Country Montessori, USA) and Sanje (Waltersbay Inc., IronOne
Technolgies LLC, USA), father-in-law of Betty, Dilum and Tania, grandfather of
Dominik, Shehan and Lorenzo, brother of Chandra and uncle of Manoranjan, passed
away on 29th November. Cremation was held privately on 3rd December at 3 p.m. in
Austin, Texas, U.S.A.DE SILVA - MRS M.B.N. (Staff, St. Paul’s
Milagiriya). Beloved wife of Mr Winter Perera (former Manager SDC and DCSL and
G.M. Hingurana Distilleries), loving mother of Tilini Shahi Prabha (Medical
Student), Ridma Nadi Prabha (Student, St. Paul’s) and Supun Ruwanara (Student,
Royal College, Colombo), daughter of Mrs M.K. de Silva and of late Mr M.K.S.
Silva, Ratmalana, expired. Cortege leaves residence Walauwatta,
Hataramanhandiya, Kosgoda at 1.00 p.m. on 8th December for Cremation at Mt.
Lavinia Cemetery at 4.30 p.m. |
