DE SILVA - MRS P.M. ELMIS  Beloved wife of late Mr C.S. Jayawickrama of Jayasevena, Gandara, loving mother of Wilfred Liyanage Jayawickrama Managing Director of J.L. Industries (Pvt) Ltd., mother-in-law of Kithranee (nee Kirtisiaghe) beloved grandmother of Aravinda & Avanthi, expired. Cremation at Nalluruwa Cemetery. Cortege leaves residence at 4.00 p.m. 765, Galle Road, Nalluruwa, Panadura.  

FERDINANDO -   At rest with Jesus, Gladys, beloved wife of Neville (formerly of NSB), loving mother of Ravi (Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd, formerly of State Engineering Corporation), Nihal (National Water Supply and Drainage Board), mother-in-law of Harshani and late Cherryl, sister of late Aloysius, Merryl & late Merlyn, sister-in-law of late Irene, Lloyd, late Reginald & Clarida, late Clinton & Joy, affectionate grandmother of Nishal, Rashintha, Neomal and Shehana. Cortege leaves 39, Lady Evelyn de Soysa Road, Idama, Moratuwa on Tuesday 27th March at 4.45 p.m. for Service and Burial at Holy  Emmanuel Church, Moratuwa.  

FERNANDO - CONSTANCE (CONSY) nee FONSEKA Beloved wife of the late Dunstan, loving mother of Caryl, Corinne, Keith (Fiji) and of the late Dillan, mother-in-law of Amarasiri, Anil, Veena (Fiji) and Sriyanthi, expired. Cortege leaves 28/18, Charles Place, Rawatawatte, Moratuwa at 1.30 p.m. on 27th March for service at the Rawatawatte Methodist Church at 2 pm and cremation at the General Cemetery, Rawatawatte, Moratuwa at 3.30 p.m. 

FERNANDO - P.H. DANNEY (Retired Telecommunication). Husband of Mrs Girty Fernando, father of Mrs Mangalika Fonseka (NSB, Moratuwa), Mr Ananda Fernando (Oman), Chandrani Fernando (Telecom, Panadura), Mrs Rangani Jinasena (Peradeniya Hospital), father-in-law of Mr Upali Fonseka, Mrs Sriya Fernando, Mr Jayadeva de Silva, Mr Rohana Jinasena, grandfather of Ayantha, Sandaruwani, Shalini, Shenali, Shinara, Charith, Thilina, Isuru, Gosisa, expired. Cortege leaves residence at 3.30 p.m. on Wednesday 28th March 2007 for Burial at Rawathawatte Burial Ground, Moratuwa. No.7/1, Dagasaw Lane, Molpe, Moratuwa. 

GRAY PERCY At rest with Jesus. Beloved husband of Lakshmi, father of Maureen, Claudia, Everton, Anne and Plimsol, loving father-in-law of Dilip (France), Aswan (business), Asantha (Dubai) and Gabrille, grandfather of Dimple (A.P.I.I.T.), Marlon (Colombo Hilton), Harsha (Doha), Harshini (Italy), Anurada, Judy and Jeeva, Loha and Claudia. Cortege leaves residence at 4 p.m. for burial at General Cemetery, Negombo on Wednesday the 28th instant. No. 66, Imbulgaswadiyawatta, Demanhandiya, Negombo. Tel: 94-602316571.  

GUNAWARDENA - MR P. DIAS (Formerly Manager, Gunasena and Company, Kandy & Colombo), beloved husband of late Kamala Gunawardena, affectionate father of Manjula Siriwardena and Aloka Karunaratna, father-in-law of Tissa Siriwardena (England) and Kanishka Karunaratna (General Manager, Softlogic Company, Colombo), expired. Cremation at 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday the 27th at Mahaiyawa Cemetery. No. 48, "Nuwara Mal Shalawa", Keppetipola Road, Kandy. 

JAYAWARDENA - RUPERT (Ex Army Medical Corps). Beloved son of the late Mr & Mrs George Jayawardena, loving husband of Nanda, loving father of Anura (UK), Sandya Jayasinghe (Bank of Ceylon Internal Audit), father-in-law of Shereen (UK) and Sunanda Jayasinghe (Keangnam Readymix), grandfather of Ashantha, Sharon, Brian, Malik and Ruchith, loving brother of the late Ranee Samarasinghe, Muriel, Titus, Robert, Beryl, Malcolm, Sita, Sherani, the late Ranjith, Roy and Anton, expired. Cortege leaves residence 1323/5, Jayawardena Place, Biyagama Road, Kelaniya, at 1.30 p.m. on Wednesday 28th March for cremation at General Cemetery Borella, 3 p.m. 

RAM - LAKDAS (LUCKY) - Son of late A.S. Ram, proprietor Consolidated Trading Co. and Gebamany, loving husband of Jaya, father of Luke, Jerome, Shane and Rebecca, brother of late Royston late Devadas, Mohandas, C.Y.P. Ram (Western Provincial Council member), Christopher, Ramesh and Suresh. Cortege leaves residence No.67, 7th Lane, Bloemendhal Road, Kotahena, Colombo-13, today the 27th Tuesday at 4.00 p.m. for burial at Borella Kanatte. 

RATNAPRAGASAM - MRS NAGULESWARY - Beloved wife of Ratnapragasam (formerly of the Central Bank), loving mother of Sukumaran (London), daughter of late Mr C. Ponniah and Mrs Annapooranam of Kantharmadam, Jaffna, sister of late Maheswary Shanmuganathan and P. Pathmanathan (London), mother-in-law of Tharini (London) and grandmother of Saranyah (London), expired on 26th March 2007. Cortege leaves residence 115/4, W.A. Silva Mawatha, Wellawatte at 10.30 a.m. on Wednesday 28th March for Cremation at Borella Kanatte, Hindu Section at 11.00 a.m.  

SEBASTIAMPILLAI XAVIER (Ex Royal Navy & Sri Lanka Ports Authority) At Rest with Jesus. Beloved husband of late Mrs Agnes Xavier, beloved father of Thiravianathar, Rajeswari, late Anton, Capt. Fatimanayagam, Parames, Mahes, late Yoges, Ranjan, Stella, Jeyanayagam, Saroja, father-in-law of Subathra, Julius, Minnoli, Paul, Milroy, Sridharan, Malar, Mohan, Geetha, Dr Navaneethan, grand father of Darini - Jothi, Roy, Yarlini, Jerry - Dilushini, Frank - Sharmila, Dilshan, Udaya, Prashan, Shalini - Mano, Suhashini, Savidhini - Cecilton, Sharon, Brindha, Jonathan, late Althea, Rithika, Ornella, Michella, Vinithan, Nivashini, Brendon, Abeesha, Vinusha, great grand father of late Shannon, Shanahan, Rukshan, Thushara, Pravin, Dikshika, Sandra, Andrea. Cortege leaves residence at No.77, Wasala Road, Colombo 13 on 28th March 2007 at 4 pm for burial at R.C. Section Borella Kanatte. 

SENARATNA - BARBARA MELROSE - Dearly beloved wife of late Mahendra, mother of David (USA), Tyronne, late Charmaine, Lorraine (Italy), Narendra, Indira & Sakunthala, mother-in-law of Chaga Graham, Nilmini, Chrisantha Jayasinghe & Sarath Silva (USS Services), sister of Dagmar, Neville, late Raymond & Trevor, sister-in-law of late Gilbert Perera, Sydney & Jennifer, grandmother of Sasika, late Santhushi, Piyath, Janith, Saveena  & Shemali. Remains lie at Jayaratna Funeral Parlour. Cremation at Borella General Cemetery on Wednesday 28th at 4 p.m. 

SENEVIRATNE - DULCIE BEATRICE Beloved wife of the late P.M.C. Seneviratne, much loved mother of Neelanganie Shanthi, Lakshmi and Lochendra (L.S.), mother-in-law of late Peter Suresh Samuel, and of Lal Walpita and Nilmani, darling gtrandmother of Shanushka, Nilanka and Suren, loving daughter of the late O.P. and Mary Goonaratne, sister of late Gladys, Lionel, Clarence, May, Mervyn, Concy, Doreen and of Dr Walter Goonaratne. Cortege leaves residence No:20, Edmonton Road, Colombo 06, at 4.30 p.m. on Wednesday 28th March for burial at General Cemetery Kanatte (Anglican Section). 

SQUADRAN LEADER W.A. DARSU NAVINDA  Son of W.A. Piyasiri (Vardana and BOC), and Ajantha Sirisena, husband of Neranja Lakmali (Sandhu), father of Nethugi Sahanma, brother of Thirumi Hasanga Wellappulli, expired under tragic circumstances. Funeral 28th Wednesday 4 p.m. Galkissa Cemetery. 4/15, Sudarshana Road, Dehiwala. 94-11-2723962.

FERNANDO - BERNICE At rest with Jesus. Relict of Birtil, beloved mother of the late Srianth, and of Eshanth (Brown & Co.) and Manomi (HNB - H/O), mother-in-law of the late Maureen, and of Savithri (Regnis Lanka), Suraj (Aroshi Apparels), loving archcha of Sulakshana & Chamindra, Sudharshana, Shehana, Shenali, Shanil and Shenal, loving great grand archcha of Shenella & Cameron, sister of the late Lakshman Aponso and Sreema, sister-in-law of Cynthia and of the late Clarence. Cortege leaving residence No:67, De Mel Road, Laxapathiya, Moratuwa at 3.45 p.m. for service at St. Matthias' Church, Laxapathiya on Wednesday 28th March at 4.00 p.m. Cremation at General Cemetery, Rawathawatte, Moratuwa at 5.30 p.m.