DIAS - MARY ANNE VIOLET Relict of Jeremias Dias, beloved mother of Emil, Nympha, Cynthia, Maximila and Walter, loving sister of late Dorothy, Kingsley, Donald and Dharmalatha, sister-in-law of late Merlin, mother-in-law of Elmo, Russel and Bandula, beloved grandmother of Nelum, Ivor, Tarshia, Christo, Anusha, Darshana, Mahen and Dr. Gayathri, expired. Cortege leaves residence on Monday 1st June at 3.30 p.m. for burial at Nayakakanda Cemetery (Roman Catholic Section). 217/10, Jayasinghe Place, Hendala.

EKANAYAKE - P.B. Beloved husband of Chandra, loving father of Ganga & Chandima, father-in-law of Shandima & Sudheera, brother-in-law of P.R. Goonasekera. Cortege leaves residence on Monday 2nd June at 2.30 p.m. for cremation at Mahaiyawa Cemetery. 24/29, Weerakoon Gardens, Kandy.

GARNIER - GLADWYN CLAUDE - Dearly beloved husband of Elizabeth, precious father of Gary (Daily News), father-in-law of Anjalie (Daily News), expired on May 28. Funeral took place on May 29 according to his wishes. 11, Taxila Place, Kirulapone, Colombo 6.

GOONERATNE - S.S. (SIRI)  former proprietor of Mahawela Estate, Mahawela. Beloved husband of late Somila, father of Duleep, late Lakshman, Nirmala, Sunil, Surangani & Jaanaki, father-in-law of Eunice, Shanthi & Geraldine, grandfather of Premica, Niromi, Thushan, Shalini, Shane & Sharon, expired. Cortege leaves Jayaratne Parlour at 10.00 a.m. on 2nd June. Burial at General Cemetery, Kanatte.

RANASINGHE - DON ALFRED (D.A.) Proprietor Ranasinghe Printers, Kegalle. Beloved husband of Pattrishiya Ranasinghe (retired Teacher, Kegalu Vidyalaya/ Walagamba Vidyalaya), loving father of Nilmini, late Anoja and Buddhika, dear father-in-law of Harsha and Evangi, darling grandfather of Himashi, Dithmini, Siyathma Muruththettuwegama, Dulanjan and Sithupa, expired. Cremation at Kegalle Cemetery. Cortege leaves at 5.00 p.m. on Monday 02nd June.  632, Meepitiya, Kegalle.

RANATUNGA - BERYL CONSTANCE EILEEN - Dearly beloved wife of late Colonel George Ranatunga, much loved mother of Brigadier (Rtd) Sriyan Ranatunga, (Director, Daya Group of Companies) and Nilanthi (New Zealand), loving mother-in-law of Rohini and Parakrama Gamage (New Zealand), precious grandmother of Chamila and Harshika, Nadeek, Hasith and Sanjaya, loving sister of late Gladys and of Dagmar, Kingsley, Olga and Ranjith (U.K.), expired. Cortege leaves residence at 3 p.m. on Wednesday 4th June 2008 for Cremation at 4 p.m at General Cemetery, Borella. 104, Allen Avenue, Dehiwala.

RANATUNGA - REGGIE (Member of Parliament, Gampaha District). Son of late Don James Ranatunga and late Seranona Gunasekara, husband of Nandani, brother of Tiddy, Danny, Shanthi and Samson, father of Dhammika, Arjuna, Nishantha, Prasanna, Sanjeewa and Ruwan, father-in-law of Ruwani, Samadara, Shyamapali, Maureen, Elita and Hiromi, expired. Cremation on June 2nd, Monday at 4.00 p.m. at the Crematorium, Udugampola, Gampaha. Cortege leaves residence at 3.00 p.m. 180, Minuwangoda Road, Udugampola, Gampaha.

RANAWAKE - CHITHRA (nee Malalasekera) - Daughter of the late Dr. G.P. Malalasekera and the late Margaret Russel, beloved mother of Kumar, Anudhi, Ruwan and Pradeep, mother-in-law of Yvonne, Frank and Arosha, sister of Anoma, the late Indrajith, Kantha, Arjuna and Vijaya, passed away peacefully on the 28th of May, and was cremated on the 30th of May in accordance with her wishes.

SELLIAH NADARAJAH (Retd. SLAS). Beloved husband of Maheswary and loving father of Raju Veerasingham (Grand Hotel, N'Elya), Bala Kulasingham (U.K.) and Bhawani, father-in-law of Nirmala (Republican International School, N'Eliya), Kayathri (U.K.) and and Manoharan (Retd. Financial Controller of Smart Shirts Lanka Ltd, & Browns Group), grandfather of Dr. Niranjana (U.K.), Niroopana (U.K.), Gowthami, Abarna (U.K.), Janarthanan (U.K.), Sudharshan (U.K.) and Dr. Niroshan (General Hospital, N'Eliya). The Remains will lie at Mahinda Funeral Parlour, Mt. Lavinia, from (9 a.m. - 4 p.m.) today (02-06-2008) and thereafter for Cremation at Poorvarama Rd, Crematorium, Kirulapone at 5 p.m. Tel. No. 94-112506309.