WIJAYARATNE - GLADWIN (formerly of Colombo Gas Co), dearly beloved husband of late Molyn, loving father of Priyanthi, Dr Dilruk (Australia), and Dr Dilshan (Australia), father-in-law of Dilip (Preshamel Distributors) and Marian (Australia) darling grandfather of Dilan (HDPL), Shashika (Programus Lanka), Nirosh, Praveeni and Josh, expired. Cortege leaves residence at 3.45 p.m. on Thursday, 20th for cremation at 5.00 p.m. at General Cemetery, Kanatte. 33, St Anne's Road, off Averiwatte Road, Wattala. Australian papers please copy. 

TAMBIMUTTU - RACHEL PHOEBE (nee DE ZILWA) Beloved wife of late Joe Tambimuttu, mother of Christine, Marie, Saro and late Joe, grandmother of Sarita, late Kiran and of Nicola, Prasan, Sarah, Raisa, Elisa & Minal, great grandmother of Sampras, mother-in-law of Priath Fernando, Lal Wickrematunge, Nick Mansell and Prisca Aeschbach, sister of Gerald (Australia), Kitty (Australia), late Rohoda and Ouida. Remains lie at A.F. Raymond's Funeral Parlour from 5.00 p.m. on Tuesday 18th October. Cortege leaves at 3.30 p.m. on Wednesday 19th October. Cremation at General Cemetery Kanatte at 4.00 p.m.

ALWIS - ROHINI (nee WEERASINGHE) Beloved wife of W.N. Alwis (retired Asst. Director of Agriculture & Former Co-ordinator IWE University of Colombo), darling mother of Mahesha & Lakshika (NCED), daughter of late T.A. Weerasinghe and of Mrs J.A. Weerasinghe, sister of Malini & Ranjani (office Staff Musaeus College), sister-in-law of Piyadasa Hiniduma (retired Technical Officer RDA), expired. Cremation on Wednesday 19th October at 4 p.m. at the Minuwampitiya Cemetery. 11/5, Dhammananda Mawatha, Walana, Panadura. 

CHELVARAYAN - ABRAHAM ALOYSIUS former Assistant Operations Manager, Operations Division Sri Lanka Ports Authority Colombo, passed away peacefully. Beloved husband of Mary Theresa Chelvarayan, retired Teacher Kotahena Tamil Maha Vidyalayam, dearest father of Danitious Mohanraj, Aitken Spence Overseas Travels, Claude Vignaraj (Switzerland) and Eric Jeevaraj (London), father-in-law of Josephine Shanthiwila, Thanaluxmi and Kavitha  precious grandfather of Mario Branwell, Claudia and Andrew, brother of Daisy Saundranayagam, late Mannavarayan, Thanaratnam, Gunaratnam, Thevadas (Buby), late Matilda (Baba) and Indra, brother-in-law of Pranchipillai Ratnam. Funeral arrangements will be notiried later. 77/3, Wasala Road, Colombo 13. TP. 2324886. 

KARUNATILAKA (Ajith) HETTI RATNAYAKA MUDIYANSELAGE TIKIRI BANDA (Managing Director, Apparel Accessories Lanka Pvt Ltd., and Namit Cindicate Dehiwala). Beloved son of the late H M Karunatilaka  and Seela, beloved husband of Arleen, much loved father of Dulanjana (N.U.S. Singapore) and Dilukshan (Student, British School in Colombo), expired. Cortege leaves Jayaratne Funeral Parlour, Borella today 18th October at 1.30 p.m. for Cremation at General Cemetery Borella at 2 p.m. 8/29, D. Robert Alwis Mawatha, Boralesgamuwa.