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DE SILVA ­ LINDAMULAGE MICHEAL (Micheal Sir)   Retired School Master of St Anthony’s College, Panadura. Beloved husband of late Margeret Geramain De Silva, loving father of Wasantha & Shanthi, Lalith & Malani (Malshika Saw Mills), Disna & Amarasiri (Equaltee Pvt Ltd), precious grandfather of Eshantha, Malshika, Emasha, Dilshara & Lakmini. Cortege leaves residence   “Lalithya”, No. 173, Koralawella Moratuwa at 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 27th May 2003 for Burial at St Micheal’s Church Cemetery, Koralawella, Moratuwa. 

DIAS ­ VALENTINE J.P.U.M.   (Attorney­at­Law Gampaha). Beloved husband of Rita (nee Ponweera), father of Parakrama (Walkers Tours), father­in­law of Shirlene (nee Weerasinghe), grandfather of Shehaan, Shaan and Shenaali, expired. Internment at St Andrew’s Church Burial Ground, Kadawatha. Cortege leaves residence 3.30 p.m. Wednesday 28th May.   58/2, Dewala Road, Mahara­Nugegoda, Kadawatha. 

JOE MACHADO ­   Beloved husband of Shirani Machado, son of late Chevalier C.I.R. Machado and Lady Jain Villavarayar, son­in­law of Ramani Devotta and late Gaitan Devotta and brother­in­law of Oswin Devotta, expired on 24th May 2003 at 18.30 hrs at his residence. Funeral took place on the 25th at Tuticorin. Informant :   Mr John Roche, 20, Ridgeway Place, Colombo 4. 

KODIKARA ­ DORA   relict of the late Piyatissa Kodikara, mother of the late Nimal, Vijitha, Sunethra, Jayanthi, Asoka and Senaka, sister of late Ellen, late Tatlyn, late Roslin, late Albert, late Violet and Dodridge, mother­in­law of Piyaseeli, Leslie, Mahen, Jai, Rohini and Champa, expired. Cortege leaves   508, Galle Road, Panadura for Cremation at the Nalluruwa Cemetery on 28th May at 4.30 p.m. 

PEIRIS ­ AUSTIN   (Madawela Niwasa Madiwela). Husband of late Lily Peiris, brother­in­law of late Bro. Don Martin Madawela, father of Kanthi, Shanthi, Priyanthi and Rohan (Mercbank), father­in­law of Methsiri (Hotel Colombo Plaza), George, Sumith and Kumudu, expired. Funeral at Jayaratna Funeral Parlour Borella. Burial on 27th (today) at 5.00 p.m. at SS Mary and John Nugegoda. 

WIJESURIYA ­ LESLIE LAL   Husband of Crystal, son of the late Mr and Mrs D.A. Wijesuriya, brother of Edmund Wijesuriya, Mrs Albert Perera Ms Nanda Wijesuriya, Ms Leela Wijesuriya, Mrs Prema Perera and the late Ms Posy Wijesuriya, Mrs Jayaweera Kuruppu, Mrs Rupa Panditaratne and Jayasena Wijesuriya, expired. Cremation took place on Monday 19th May at Kanatte, Borella. “Wije Giri”,   Mahawila, Panadura.

HENRICUS ­ EDWARD EARNEST   (Uncle Baby) (Ret. Royal Navy) passed away peacefully. Remains lie at Mahinda Funeral Parlour Mount Lavinia from 9 a.m. Cortege leaves   Mahinda Funeral Parlour Mt­Lavinia Tuesday 27th at 3.00 p.m. for burial at General Cemetery Galkissa. 5/3, Sudharshana Road, off Hill Street, Dehiwela. 

THALAYASINGHAM ­ SELVARANI   (nee Ponnaiah). Beloved wife of A. Thalayasingham ­ Ex­Samuel Sons, loving mother of Nivashini (Teacher ­ Asian International), Gangasuthan, Ramasuthan (London), sister of Pushparani, Ponmanidevi, Indrani, brother of Srishkantharajah, sister­in­law of Nadanapatham Thiyagaraja, Manorani, Premalakshmi, Vijayasingham and late Kumara Sivam, expired on 25th of May. Cortege leaves residence on the 28th of May 03 p.m. Cremation takes place at Madampitiya Cemetery ­   132, 16th Lane, Colombo­13. Tel. 337073. 

WEERASINGHE ­ A.A.   The death is announced of Arthur (formerly of Ceylon Oxygen). Husband of late Alice, father of late Heather, Christine (Australia) and Patrick, father­in­law of AlexHand. Remains lie at   Jayaratne Funeral Parlour, Kalubowila. Funeral Wednesday 28th May at 4 p.m. Kohuwela Cemetery. No­14, 5th Lane, Jambugasmulla, Nugegoda.

DALPATADU ­ CORNELIA (Connie)   Wife of late Edwin Dalpatadu, mother of late Charmaine, Nihal (U.K.), Krishanthi (Canada), Sally (Canada) & Seetha, loving grandmother of Viannie, Neluka, Ranjeeva, Nicola, Nial, Dilhan, Dilani, Nimali, Priyangika and Aviranga. Cortege leaves   A.F. Raymond’s Parlour at 4.00 p.m. 27/5 for cremation at General Cemetery Kanatte. No flowers by request. 

MUDALIGE ­ H.M.D. LUCIAN VICTOR   (Retired Registrar Magistrate’s Court Avissawella). Beloved husband of Mary Agnes (retired Teacher St Anthony’s B.M.V. Mutwal), father of Ayanthie (New Zealand), Thusith (State Counsel), father­in­law of Susil Nonis (New Zealand), brother­in­law of Helen (Kandana), Jeanette, Godfrey (Enderamulla), grandfather of Judith, Maria and Angela, expired. Cortege leaves residence   161, Thummodara Road, Puwakpitiya on Wednesday 28th at 4.00 p.m. for burial at St Anne’s Church Cemetery, Puwakpitiya. 

RATNASOORIYA ­ M.G. PIYADASA   (JP) Beloved husband of late Nandawathie Ratnasooriya, loving father of Prof. Tissa Ratnasooriya of the University of Colombo and Dr Chula Goonesinghe of Sri Jayawardanepura General Hospital and father­in­law of Chandrika Ratnasooriya and Dr Nalin Goonesinghe, expired. Funeral at General Cemetery Borella at 4 p.m. on Wednesday 28th May 2003. Cortege leaves residence 38, Hunupitiya Road, Colombo 2 at 3 p.m.

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