ARNOLD - SELVARANEE MALLIKA Dearly beloved wife of the late Marcus Arnold, daughter of the late Daniel and Nithanam Selvadurai, precious mother of Crysanthi, Lakshman and Cheryl, Lynton and Geraldine, sister of Lilanthi, loving grandmother of Jerusha, Sabina, Tarshia, Ariyana, Jaden and Joven, much loved sister of late Gnana and of Sam Selvadurai. Cortege leaves residence at 10.00 a.m. on Saturday 16th December. Interment at Jawatte Cemetery. 05, Kothalawala Terrace, off Asoka Gardens, Colombo 04. (No flowers by request). 

At Rest with Jesus EKANAYAKE, VIVIAN MERLE nee SENEVIRATNE Beloved wife of late Semapala, loving mother of Shirani, Indrani, Chrisantha, Rohan, Marini & Niranjan, mother-in-law of Aruni, Angela, Prasanna Boteju & Shyamali, grandmother of Randil & Mevanthi, passed away into Glory. Service at Margaya Fellowship of Sri Lanka, 62, Ekwatte Road, Mirihana, Nugegoda on Saturday 16th December 2006 at 9 a.m. Burial at 11 a.m. at St. John's Church, Panadura. No flowers please.  

BASNAYAKE - MRS GUNARATNE  (Retired Teacher) Beloved wife of late M.B. Basnayake (Rtd. Principal) Beloved mother of K.B. Basnayake (retired Superintendent of Prison), Seetha Yatigammana (Rtd. Teacher), mother-in-law of late N.B. Yatigammana Indra Basnayake (Rtd. Teacher), grandmother of Vijitha & Rohitha (USA), expired. Cremation at 7 p.m. 16th Saturday at Mahaiyawa. 63A, Colombo Road, Kiribathkumbura. T.P. 0812389313.  

BELLANA -  M. LAKSHMAN  - Beloved husband of Iranganie, loving father of Harshini and father-in-law of Channa, brother of Malini, Maheshwari, late Harischandra and Vishvanath, expired. Cortege leaves residence on 17th Sunday 2006 at 3.00 p.m. for Cremation at Walapala Cemetery, Panadura. 25/12, Dias Place, Panadura. No flowers by request. 

DE ALMEIDA - RIENZIE (Retired Managing Director of Commercial Bank, Secretary of Blessed Joseph Vaz Trust). Dearly beloved husband of Swarna, loving father of Kushanie, father-in-law of Charitha Perera (Managing Director of Craftman Prints), loved grandfather of Kushitha and Charinie, brother of Sydney, Ranjith (New Zealand) and Surangani, brother-in-law of Yoland, Dr Sirina (New Zealand) and Annesly. Cortege leaves residence No. 3/25, Pinwatte Road, Dehiwala at 4.00 p.m. on Saturday 16th December. Burial at Mt.Lavinia Cemetery (Roman Catholic Section). 

DHARMADASA PANAPITI KANKANAMALAGE DON Husband of Jenet, father of Ajantha (Australia), Chandana, Vajira, Thushitha, Sanjeewa (Abu Dhabi) and Surekha (Italy), father-in-law of Jayanthi, Kumari, Sudath, Lal, Avanthi, Pradeep. Burial will take place Saturday 16 December at Siyambalagoda Cemetery at 4 p.m.  

GUNATILAKA - SAMA - Beloved wife of late H.A. Gunatilaka (Retired Inspector of Police), loving mother of Tharanga, Bharatha (Canada), Anura (Mahesh Motors), Udeni (CEO Favourite - Hanwella and Favourite Garment - Seethawaka) and Shiham (Businessman), mother-in-law of G.S. Ratnayaka (Retired S.S.P.), Visakha, Sagarika, Dilini and Padmini. Cortege leaves residence at 5.00 p.m. on Saturday 16th December 2006, for Cremation at 6.00 p.m. at General Cemetery Borella. 112, Weliamuna Road, Hekitta, Wattala. 

GUNATILLAKE - Prof. P.D.P. (Retired D.D.L.S. and Professor of  Microbiology), beloved husband of the late Ruby, loving father of Dr Mahinda (Australia), Dr Kumudinie, Thusitha (Australia) and Senani, father-in-law of Dharshini and Samitha Senanayake (Trendy Enterprises and IGS Lanka), brother of the late P.D.L. (Attorney-at-Law), late P.D.S. (Retired Tea Commissioner - Japan), Eranie Abeykoon (Retired Teacher, Siddamulla Vidyalaya), brother-in-law of Somie, Noriko (Japan), Nanda Abeykoon, the late Cyril and Allen Senanayake (Mirigama), the late Munidasa and Grace Gunawardena, Pearl and P.D. Uduwela. Cortege leaves residence on Saturday 16th December 2006 at 4.30 p.m. for Cremation at Kirillapone Cemetery. No. 07, Kandewatte Lane, Nugegoda. No flowers please. 

JOSEPH - THEOBALD CHRISTOPHER (T.C.)  Retired A.S.P. Beloved  husband of Olivia (Darshini), loving father, father-in-law of Crofton - Darshi, Dilema - Damian (all of Canada), loving brother - brother-in-law of Anton (Retd. Asst. Commissioner, Dept. of Probation), Baby, Rita, late Mervin - Packiam, late Annie - late Muthukrishna, Sylvester - late Lillie, Lawrence - Rupa, Aloysius - Wilma, Rose - late Joe, John - late Selvarani, loving grandfather of Sandrine, Steve, Chantal, Natasha and Jaden, expired. Funeral arrangements will be notified later. 49/2, Templars Road, Mount Lavinia. 

KARIYAWASAM - MRS LALITHA Beloved wife of Dr K.P.D.S. Gunaratna, retired Divisional Registered Medical Officer - Galle District, mother of Sanjeewa Gunaratna (Commercial Bank - City Office), Gayan Gunarathna (Engineering Faculty - Moratuwa), expired. Cremation General Cemetery, Wethara, Polgasowita at 4.00 p.m. Sunday 17th instant. 191/69, First Lane, Asiri Uyana, Mattegoda. 

LION DR. M. AMARAWARDENA  Beloved husband of Lion Lady Srimathie Chandra, Lion member since 1966. President 1974/1975 and Director for last 39 years of the Lions Club of Kandy, passed away. Cortege leaves residence 187, D.S. Senanayake Veediya, Kandy at 2.45 p.m. on 16th December 2006 for cremation at Mahaiyawa Cemetery at 3.30 p.m. All Lions and Lion Ladies please assemble at the gate at 2.45 p.m. President  and Board of Directors, Lions Club of Kandy, District 306 C 1.  

PERERA - GERALD FRANCIS - Beloved husband of Rani (nee Mendis), darling father of Ravi & Anushi (California), grandfather of Dimithri & Natasha, son-in-law of the late Mr & Mrs J. Vincent Mendis, brother-in-law of Manel Kulasekere and the late Soma & Rajah Mendis. Service at Dehiwala Methodist Church on Saturday 16th December at 4.15 p.m. and thereafter burial at Dehiwala Methodist Cemetery. 6/1, Mendis Place, Dehiwala. 

RAJARATNAM - KANAGASIRONMANY  expired on 13th December, 2006 in Colombo. She is the widow of late Rajaratnam (Immigration), daughter of late Thillaiambalam (member) and Nesarani of Sandilipai, beloved sister of Thillainesan, Subathirai, Thillainadarajah (UK) and blood cousin of Canadian residents Saraswathidevi Vinayagamoorthy Sri Pathithasan (Appu), Perinpavalli Shanmugam (mother of Gobi) and Sivasubramaniam (Thurai). Viewing at Mahinda  Florists Mt Lavinia  from 8.00 a.m. Sunday the 17th December 2006 for religious rites and thereafter  Cremation at Mt Lavinia  Cemetery at  01.30 p.m. Informant Subathra, 30, Collingwood Place, Colombo 06. Telephone :- 2364549.  

SAMARASEKARA - GAMLATH (LAL)  Beloved son of Leelawathie Jaysuriya, son-in-law of the late Orphelia and Kingsley Diaz, loved husband of Lorraine (Jo) (Neediaz) (Dedunu Day Care Centre - Ratmalana), loving father of Lilanthi (K P Law Associates), intended father-in-law of Aubrey Nicholas, brother of Chandra, Kusuma and Dhanapala, brother-in-law of  Dolly Chapman, Victorine Wickremasinghe and Jerome (Canada), expired. Remains lie at Mahinda Funeral Parlour, Mount Lavinia. Service at 10.00 a.m. at Mahinda Funeral Parlour and burial at 11.30 a.m. on Saturday 16th of December 2006 at General Cemetery, Borella. 115/3, Templers Road, Mount Lavinia. 

THANABALASINGHAM - JANAKI  Loving wife of V. Thanabalasingham, loving mother of Srikanth, Shurmila (Bawani), beloved mother-in-law of Anthony Rajah (Travels Joy Pvt Ltd), beloved daughter-in-law of Banumila, loving grandmother of Sharanya, Shandriya, Shalini and Sowmiya. Cortege leaves  A.F. Raymond's Funeral Parlour on Saturday 16th December at 4 p.m. Burial at General Cemetery, Kanatte (Roman Catholic Section).  

VELLANDURAI S.M.  (S.M. Kandasamy & Brothers, Kandy & Galaha) expired on 13.12.2006 in Kandy. Beloved husband of Seethalakshmi, father of Baskaran (USA), Vasanthi & Ravichandran (USA), father-in-law of Nandhakumar (Nandhan Printers, Kandy), Diane & Shyamala, loving grandfather of Simon Ravi, Rajeev Rahul, Shiyamini Neesha, Raghari, Divya & Sindhuri, brother of late M/s S.M. Kandasamy & S.M. Selvadurai. Last rites will take place at his residence (33/3A, Riverdale Rd, Anniwatte, Kandy) at 1.00 p.m. and Cremation at Vedehetta Estate, Galaha at 4.30 p.m. on Saturday 16th December. 081-2202943. 

VIDANAPATHIRANA Beloved wife of late Mr John Vidanapathirana of Hakmana, expired at the age of 91. Cortege leaves No. 33, Nalandarama Road, Nugegoda on Saturday 16th at 4.00 p.m. for cremation at Kohuwala Cemetery. 

YEGANATHAN - R.C.  Beloved husband of Sriyani, loving father of Mahesh and Priya (Belvoir College International), loving son of late Mr & Mrs Taiyal Ramasamy, loving brother of Vijaylakshmi, Kanthamany and Subramaniam (India), loving son-in-law of late L.K. Edwin and of Mrs A. Jayakody, expired. Cortege leaves residence at 4.00 p.m. on Saturday, 16th December for Cremation at Hindu Section, General Cemetery, Borella. 32A, Retreat Road, Bambalapitiya, Colombo 4.

PEREIRA - DALTON CARNEGIE Beloved husband of late Winifred Ann, loving father of Suzette, father-in-law of Channa Wedage and loving grandfather of Upekha, expired. Cortege leaving residence 152/4, Anderson Road, Dehiwela at 5.00 p.m. for burial at Nedimala Cemetery on 16/12/06. 

SENEVIRATNE - G.E.S. (STANLEY) (Retired Director of Meteorology and Director of Scientific Affairs / Ministry of Industries),son of the late Mr & Mrs G.D.W.S. Seneviratne (Notary Public), beloved husband of Diana (nee Ladduwahetty), loving father of Vijith (Ministry of Posts & Telecommunication), Amal (Department of Water Resources, California State), Dr Chanaka (Maimondes Hospital, New York),father-in-law of Diloshini and Anoji, brother of the late Daya, Lawson and Pearl, expired. Cortege leaves residence at 4.30 p.m. on Sunday 17th December. Cremation at General Cemetery, Kanatte at 5.30 p.m. No. 1, Ascot Avenue, Colombo 05. 

WIJETUNGE - KUSUMA (Retired Teacher). Wife of the late W L P Mendis, mother of Hayman (Ernst &Young), mother-in-law of Priyadharsika (Vidura College), sister of the late Newton, Jayasumana, Chandra and SHY, expired. Cremation at 3.00 p.m. Beddagana Cemetery on Sunday 17th. Cortege leaves residence 63/3, Cemetery Rd, Mirihana, Nugegoda at 2.15 p.m.