COORAY - SEELA - Beloved wife of late N.J. Cooray, loving mother of Chintra, expired. Cortege leaves residence 69, Kynsey Road, Colombo 08 at 1.15 p.m. on Monday 12th May. Cremation at General Cemetery Borella at 2.00 p.m.

FERNANDO (nee DE ALMEIDA) - MARIAN SILNET (Retired Principal - St. Anthony's Balika Vidyalaya, Panadura), beloved wife of Leonard (Formerly of Telecom), loving mother of Chamath (Australia), Suranga & Nirosha, mother-in-law of Ruwanthi (Australia), Harshan Seneviratne (Accenture), grandmother of Rochelle, Santhush, Ethen & Elisha, expired. Cortege leaves residence No. 10, Dinasiri Mawatha, Egoda Uyana, Moratuwa at 2.00 p.m. on 12th May 2008 for Burial at St. Mary's Church Burial Ground, Kuda Payagala. (Tel. 94-11-2657888).

GUNARATNAM - KUMAR - Beloved husband of Kanthi (nee de Silva) and dearly beloved father of Suren and Ayumi, son of late Thambiah Gunaratnam and Gnanawathy (Bubby) - Australia, brother of late Indrakumari Wigneswaran (Poo), late Karunaikumar, and Ms Suhanyakumari Nadeswaran (Australia), passed away. After Hindu rites the cortege leaves 2 p.m. for Crematorium Kanatte at 3 p.m. on Monday 12th May 2008 from 109, Shalawa Road, Embuldeniya, Nugegoda. Contact number 94-11-2834359.

GUNAWARDANA - INDRA (Mrs W.I. Perera) - Beloved wife of late D.S. Gunawardana, loving mother of Ranjith and Sarath, mother-in-law of Sunila and Sita, beloved grandmother of Nushan, Natasha and Naren, sister of Leelawathi Alwis (Milleniya), Piyawathi Amarapala, Sita Kulatunga and the late Sugathadasa Wickramarachchi, expired. Cremation at Kirulapone Cemetery at 6.30 p.m. on 12th May 2008. Cortege leaves residence at 5.30 p.m. 287/11, Stanley Tillekeratne Mawatha, Nugegoda. Tel. 94-11-2856524.

HETTIGE - PIYASIRI MAHINDA. L. Founder Dhamma Vivarana Movement, Old Anandian, Inaugural Staff Land Use Division, Former UN National Consultant, FAO Specialist & World Bank Expert. Husband of Chandra, brother of Ananda (Australia) & Kusuma Ranawana, father of Sriyan, Srini & Sunoja, father-in-law of Dr Saroj Weeraratne (USA) & Sanjeeva Bogahawattege, has ended this Sansaric Phase but not his quest for Dhamma Vivarana and attainment of Nibbana during the Gotama Buddha Sasana. As requested his mortal remains  kept in the Jayaratne Funeral Parlour. Cremation took place on 8th Thursday at 3 p.m. at Borella Kanatte. Tel. 94-11-2488094.

KALUGAMPITIYA - AGNES CHARLES JAYATHILAKE Beloved wife of late Mr Jayasuriya, loving mother of Lalitha Jayasuriya (Attorney-at-Law, Chairman - Gampaha Sanasa and Director - Sanasa Development Bank), Chitra Jayasuriya (Staff Nurse), Anura Jayasuriya, expired. Funeral takes place at 3 p.m. (today) Monday 12th may 2008 at Medagampitiya General Cemetery. Medagampitiya, Divulapitiya.

MENDIS - M.E.J. (Joe) (Former Registrar University of Peradeniya), beloved husband of late Benedicta (Ditta), loving father of Anil, Anul (Lankem), Priyan, Dilhan (Riyadh), Charith (Brandix Finishing) and Dinesh (France), loving father-in-law of Lilanthi, Heather, Shiromi, Prashani and Shashika, much loved grandfather of Dinali, Roshan, Aasha, Indu, Asel, Vinura, Enrica, Roshani, Shenell, Shenith, Sheraya and Shevoan. Cortege leaves residence No. 18/4, Fifth Sagara Lane, Uyana, Moratuwa on Monday 12th May 2008 at 4.15 p.m. for Service and Burial at St Joseph's Church, Uyana, Moratuwa.

PERERA - OLIVER LION DR. R. (Metropolitan Advertising), Old boy of St. Thomas College, Mt. Lavinia. Husband of Kalyani, father of Kushan (USA), Chanaka (FedEx), Keshan (UAE). Remains lie at Jayaratne Funeral Parlour, Borella. Cremation Monday 12th May 5 p.m. at Borella Cemetery, Buddhist Section. 94-777-273121 / 94-777-696696.

POTHMITIYAGE MALLIKA nee RANASINGHE -  Beloved wife of Walter, mother of Nayana, Sandhiyani, Saman, Sarwamithra, Aruni and Miththa, mother-in-law of U.K.D. Jinapriya, Marc Brien, Swarnamali Samaranayake, Indrejith Abeyewardene and Manori Manamperi, sister of Thilaka Abeyewardene and Gunasoma Ranasinghe, passed away on May 10th. Cremation took place May 11th at 10 a.m. as per wishes of Mallika. Tel. 94-11-291379. 216/1, Gonawala, Kelaniya.

WEERASINGHE - MERVYN - Beloved husband of Girley (Molley), father of Surangani, Indika & Menaka, brother of Daya, Chandra, Sanath, Dudley, Jayantha, Rohana & late Raja & Panny, retired Manager (Sales) of Richard Pieris, passed away in Australia. Funeral will be on 13th Tuesday in Melbourne. No. 38, Prestbury Drive, Vermont South, Vic 3133, Australia. Phone 0061-3-98877848.

SOVIS - MALKANTHI Beloved daughter of Dulcie & of late Vincent Sovis, darling mother of Shashikala (Dubai), sister of Malani, Ivan (Dubai), Celine & Fatima, expired on 11.05.2008. Cortege leaves residence on Tuesday 13th May at 2.30 p.m. for Cremation at Rawatawatta Cemetery at 3.30 p.m. 38/1, Sri Sumangala Mawatha, Ratmalana.