CHANDIMA BANDARA (Chartered Architect) Co-owner Indesys (Pvt) Ltd. Passed away peacefully on the 25th of December. Beloved husband of Malmee Weerasiri, loving father of Suharya, son of late Senevirathne Bandara and Mary Hilda Fonseka (Pearl), brother of Subashini, Menaka & Amala and brother-in-law of Rajeev Weerasiri, Terry Perera, Ruchika Roonahewa and Nishantha Perera. Cortege leaves residence at 3 pm on Sunday 2nd January to the Kirillapone Cemetery. Burial at 5 pm. 88/6, Somadevi Place, Colombo 05.

DE MEL - MELITUS (Formerly of AMW) Dearly beloved husband of Annette (retired Teacher St. Thomas’ College Kotte and St. Josephs College, Colombo 10), loving father of Ayanthi, Manil and Anusha, father-in-law of Dulip Fernando, Nimali and Priyantha Rupasinghe, brother of Frances, Odelia and late Bede, Annesley and Maxie, loving grandfather of Dilshan, Shenali, Natasha, Shalini and Amandi. Cortege leaves residence 330/10, Old Kottawa Road, Embuldeniya, Nugegoda, at 3.45 p.m. on Saturday 1st Jan. 2011, for burial at St. Thoms’ Church Kotte Burial Ground.

JAYATISSA - SISIRA of Matale. Dearly beloved husband of Chandrika (Chandi) nee Katupitiya, loving father of Rovin (UK) and Tharindi (UK), loving brother of Indumathi Kirinde and Buddhimathi Yatawara, expired. Cortege leaves at 4.00 p.m. on Sunday 2nd January, Cremation at General Cemetery - Borella at 5.00 p.m. No. 125/16, Thakshila Gardens, Pannipitiya Road, Battaramulla.

KANAPATHY - DR VELUPILLAI Formerly of Paranthan Chemicals and UMBC Malaysia - passed away peacefully in Melbourne on December 19th. Beloved husband of Annaledchumy, father of Shanta (Australia) and Ananda (USA), father-in-law of Siraj and Darline, brother of Dr Ramakrishnan (Melbourne), late Kanagaratnam (Malaysia), Dr Nadarajah (Malaysia), Parameswary Kanesapillai and Mahaluxmi Visvalingam, loving uncle of Balachandran (Australia), Sakthivel (Canada), Thayaparan, Thiruamaran, Dr Santhidevi, Paranthaman, Jeyendrathasan (all of Australia), Indradevi (Canada), Chandrakumar (UK), and Vijayalakshmi (Canada). Funeral ceremony was held on December 23rd 2010 in Melbourne. 23 Bethela St, Camberwell, Vic 3124, Australia.

PANDITA - GUNEWARDENE, DERBIE, Wife of Divin Pandita-Gunewardene, mother of Harsha Pandita-Gunewardene, Mohini Gunasekera, Indra Jayasinghe, Praneetha Amaranath and Harini Jayewardene, mother-in-law of Lynie Gunasekera, Mahinda Jayasinghe, Ananda Amaranath and Hiran Jayewardene and grandmother of Gehan, Chanaka, Hasantha, Saman, Hashan, Rakitha, Shéyana, Thinushka, Winodh, Jeevaka and Sashika, grandmother in-law of André and Vikki and great-grandmother of Kaylen and Téyana, passed away on 30th December 2010 at Royal North Shore Hospital. The funeral will be at Macquarie Park Crematorium, Corner Delhi and Plassey Roads, North Ryde, at 3 p.m., Wednesday 5th January 2011.

PERERA (NEE PEIRIS), HEMAMALI (MALA) - Daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. C.T.A. Peiris of Fife Road, Colombo 5; wife of Nimal; mother of Janice and Naomi; sister of Manil, Lakshmi, Indra and Tharin Peiris; grandmother of Emma; and mother-in-law of Hopeton Baker and Jeeva Kanagalingam, passed away peaceuflly in her home, surrounded by those she loved. Mala’s selfless nature was felt by all who knew her, as she helped many and touched the hearts of all. In her memory, donations can be made to Cancer Care Association, 56, Munasinghe Mawatha, Galawilawatta, Homagama, attention Dr. Samadhi Rajapakse +94-11-3155229.

THAMBIMUTHU - V.K.T. (NAINATIVU) - Dearly beloved husband of late Sornammah, loving father of Satchithananthan (Kanesalingam and Company), Sivananthan (Mirandas), Arulananthan (Sri Thamothara Vilas - Jaffna), Ambihai (New Zealand), Kugananthan (Plaza Hotel - Wellawatte), Ambalihai and Amuthambihai (London), father-in-law of Parameswary, Kurukularani, Sakunthalathevi, Dr. Ramachandran (New Zealand), Velliveethiyar Sunchudar, Dr. R. Mainthainar (Teaching Hospital, Jaffna) & Karunaratnam (London), fondly loved grandfather of Dr. Anassuya Ramachandran (Oxford University), Dr. Sumankalaii Narendrakumar (USA),  Arunee (Medical Faculty - University of Sri Jayawardenepura), Pranavan, Sambavi & Varjitha. Cortege leaves residence at 11.30 a.m. on Sunday, 2nd January 2011 for Cremation at Kanatte Cemetery, Hindu Section at 12.00 noon. No. 2, Ranjan Road, Colombo-06.

PALDANO - AGATHA - Beloved wife of late John Paldano, mother of Ignatius, Letitia, Melvin & Daphne, mother-in-law of Raj Motha & Fatima Paldano, loving grandmother of Morita, Sterling, John, Gerald, Dilani & Roshane. Cortege leaves No. 44 1/A, Park Road, Bangalawatte, Mabole, Wattala at 3.00 p.m. on Sunday 2nd January 2011, for burial at Our Lady of Good Health Church Cemetery, Mabole.