ABEYRATNA – PODIMENIKE – (Retired Sister Podimenike Abeyratna), Wife of late K.W. Abeyratna, Mother of Parakrama, Jayampathie, Late Sasanda, Geethanjali, Chandana, Hashitha and Udeni, Aunt of Leela, Mother-in- law of Tharalika, late Vajira, Upali, Susantha, Dinali, Geethanjali and Shrimathi, grandmother of Kenneth, Gajanatha, Madhunatha, Thisaru, Imalka, Mihiri, Aravinda, Eranga, Melanie, Shalani, Navishka, Sachini and Ashvini, expired on 31st of December 2024. Funeral will take place on 02nd January 2025 at Koshinna Public Cemetery at 5.00 p.m. 089123
COGGINS – RITA ( nee SCHAEFFER), Beloved wife of late Joe Coggins, deeply loved and missed by her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Remains will lie at A.F. Raymond’s Funeral Parlour on Thursday, 2nd January 2025. Cortege leaves the Parlour on Friday, 3rd January after service at 3.30 p.m. for burial at General Cemetery, Borella (Roman Catholic Section). 089095
IRWIN DOUGLAS RAYMOND, (Retired Senior Civil Engineer & Consultant), Beloved husband of Sita, Father of Tania & Fiona, brother of Iranganie, Grandfather of Mimi & Thea, Father-in-Law of German and Mike and family. Remains will lie at “The RESTPECT Home” by Jayaratne’s on Friday, 3rd of January from 9 a.m. onwards. Cremation at 3 p.m. on the same day at the General Cemetery, Borella. 089084
JOSEPH HARRIS – (Formerly of Ragala Group Halgranoya and Colombo Tea Blenders). Dearly Beloved Husband of Minette (nee Devadason), Loving Father of Michelle, Judy and Sanjay, Father-in-law of Romesh, Sean and Milani, Grandfather of Shantel, Tyasha, Tanaya, Tara, Mykael, Christen and Sarah, Brother of Late Lourdes, Pauline and Jacintha, Brother-in-law of Luke, late Sydney Dhanaraj Gregory and Edward. Remains lie at Mahinda Funeral Parlour (Mount Lavinia) from 30 December 2024 (9:00 a.m. 9:00 p.m.). Cortege leaves Parlour on 02 January 2025 at 3:00 p.m. for service at Christ Church Dehiwala at 3:30 p.m. and thereafter for burial at Galkissa Cemetery. 089058
