SISTER MARY MATILDA FERNANDO of Good Shepherd  Convent Bolawalana expired. Funeral Mass on Sunday 15th July at 3.30 p.m. followed by burial. 

AL-HAJ AHMED HASSAN SHAMSUDEEN son of late Mr & Mrs M.M.M. Shamsudeen, son-in-law of late Mr & Mrs M. Abdul Hassan - Matara, husband of Ummul Athiya, father of late Zaruri and Hajiani Ummu Jazeela - Riyadh, father-in-law of Al-Haj Feiroze Farouk - Riyadh, grandfather of Abdullah, Amal & Aneesa - all of Riyadh, brother of late Kamil, Mohamed, Fauz and of Zainulabdeen and Noordeen, brother-in-law of Zahira, Noorulayn, Firdousiya, Aynul Fasiya, Abbasiya and Al-Haj Shahran. Janaza took place on 14th July 2007 at Dehiwela Muslim Burial Ground. 6, Suvisuddharama Road, off W.A. Silva Mawatha, Wellawatte, Colombo 06.    

DE SILVA - MEEGAHAWATTE MONICA IRANGANIE. Dearly beloved daughter of late B.D.L. Gunasekara of Horana and Mrs. Gunasekara, dearly beloved wife of M.O.C. de Silva, retired Govt. Analyst, precious mother of Chandini Balasuriya, Ayoma Sahabandu, Dr. Sampath Meegahawatte (U.K.), Dr. Indika Meegahawatte (Gen. Hospital Kalutara), mother-in-law of Milinda Balasuriya (Country Manager Sri Lankan, Oman), Lalinda Sahabandu (Director Super Serve) Dr. Deepika (U.K.) and Dr. Thushari (Gen. Hospital Kalutara), expired. Cremation 16.7.2007 at 4.30 p.m. General Cemetery Galkissa. No flowers please. Cortege leaves residence at 4 p.m. 51/4, Hena Road, Mount Lavinia. 

DE SILVA - UBHAYA (Retired UNICEF), expired on July 14th. Beloved husband of Nalini (De Alwis) and late Manel (Meegama), father of Rohan, Aravinda and Arjuna, father-in-law of Sudarshi, Amy and Sonia, grandfather of Sushani, Ranuli, Priyan and Sunimal, brother of Suranjan, Tikiri, Chula and Tilak. Cortege leaves A.F. Raymond's Funeral Parlour at 4.30 p.m. on Monday 16th July. Cremation at General Cemetery Kanatte at 5.00 p.m. 

JEYAVEERASINGHAM - SOMASUNDARAM Former Chief Engineer P.W.D. Bridges. Beloved husband of Ambika and loving father of Mahendra, Narendra and Rehana, father-in-law of Niraja and Dinesh, beloved grandfather of Shiven and Amrita, brother of Vijayaluxmi Thalaisingham, Thanaluxsumi Sivasubramaniam and late Kulaveerasingham, expired on 14th July. Cortege leaves 22A, Good Street Westmead NSW, Australia at 9.30 am on17th July for cremation at Rockwood Crematorium Lidcombe NSW, 

MRS PERERA SANIE MERAYA Wife of late Mr Thomas Perera (Annavi - St. Philipneri's Church - Udammita), beloved mother of Cecil Perera (U.L. Gassue Brokers), Leslie Perera (Ceylese Financial Services), Leo Perera (Pan Asian Bank - Negombo), Anne & Jude,  mother-in-law of Nilanthi (B.O.C. - Peliyagoda), Kanthi, Shermila and Philip Fernando (Retired Principal Kandathoduwawa Maha Vidyalaya), expired. Funeral on Monday the 16th at 4 pm at Roman Catholic Cemetery Udammita. No.54, "Cecily", Church Rd, Udammita, Ja-Ela. 

RATHINASINGHAM - N.S. Former Principal of Jaffna Central College, entered Glory on the 10th of July 2007 in Perth, Australia. He hails from Varani, was educated at Jaffna College - Vaddukkoddai and later lived in Urumpirai until the family emigrated to Australia. Son of late Mr & Mrs Nagamuthu (Varani) and son-in-law of late Mr & Mrs Chelliah (Urumpirai). Dearly beloved husband of Thavamany (retired Teacher of Urumpirai Hindu College); affectionate father of Shantha (UK), Jeya, Thavachelvam and Thavasuthan (all of Australia); loving father-in-law of Mahendran (UK), Kirubarajan (Australia), Jayantha (Australia); adored grandfather of Joel, Noel, Naomi, Jason, Dinesh and Nishan; dear brother of late N.R. Balasingham (2nd Cross St. Jaffna), Rajamalar Blanchard (Canada) and late Jeevamalar Rasiah (Pandatherippu); loving brother-in-law of Blanchard (Canada), Ruby (Australia), late Rasiah (Pandatherippu), Thavaratnam & Meena (Canada), Rani & Late Rajaratnam - Theagu (Colombo) and late Moorthy - Thangu (Badulla). The funeral service will take place at 2 p.m. on Tuesday 17th of July at the West Chapel of the Fremantle Cemetery, Carrington Road, Western Australia. Canada - Rajamalar Blanchard: 416-431-7889, C. Thavaratnam: 416-438-2705; Australia - Thavachelvam: 61-89457 7221; Thavasuthan: dthavasuthan@hotmail.com  

WILLATHGAMUWA CATHARINE Beloved wife of the late St. Jean Willathgamuwa, loving mother of Damayanthie, Nilminie, Manjarie and Rathnakanthi, mother-in-law of Upul Caldera, Roshan Wickramasinghe, Ruwan Samaratunga and Ishan Fernando, expired. Burial at Catholic Cemetery, Dalugama. Cortege leaves residence at 4.00 p.m.  Monday 16th July. 322 A, Old Road, Dalugama, Kelaniya.