BALASURIYA - ETHEL WINIFRED  Beloved wife of late Wimal, loving mother of Dr Pushpa, Dr Champa, Dr Rajapriya and Shyamini (Attorney-at-Law), mother-in-law of Chitral, Milroy and Kavinda, loving grandmother of Kaya, Arooke, Chamil and Nadhil, daughter of late George and late Louisa Rupasinghe, sister of Doris, passed away. Remains will lie at A.F. Raymond’s Funeral Parlour, Borella, until 6.00 p.m. on Wednesday, 9th December and thereafter at residence No. 31/3, Kalyani Road, Gampaha. Cortege will leave residence at 2.30 p.m. on Thursday, 10th December for Burial at 4.00 p.m. at Kadawatha Baptist Church Cemetery.  

FERNANDO - MARGARET CHATHERINE  (CAROLINE) -  Wife of the late Aloysius, beloved mother of late Patrick and George and of Cecil and Damian, mother-in-law of Rene, Mani, Inge and Maureen, passed away peacefully. Funeral at 10 a.m. on Thursday 10th December at Gam Pubuduwa Centre, Kotugoda Road, Raddoluwa. 

KANAGARATNAM - SIVAGNANAGIPILLAI (MANGAYATKARASI)  Beloved wife of late V.S. Kanagaratnam (Colombo Commercial Company), loving mother of Vasanthagowri, Sritharan (Australia), Sivagowri, Jayagowri, Skanthakumar (Singapore), mother-in-law of Vimalendran (Unie Arts Pvt. Ltd), Varaluxmy, Srithasan (Abu Dhabi), Arunthavarajah (Oman), Suganthini, loving grandmother of Laavannia, Arunnia, Elakshinnia, Venkadesh, Saumya, Saranya, Shivahini, Labeeshan, Abhiramy, Thakshayani, Kaushalya, expired. Cortege leaves No.67, Belmont Street, Colombo-12 on Thursday 10th at 5.00 p.m. cremation at General Cemetery, Borella. 

NAWARATNE - PREMA  (Rtd. School Teacher). Beloved wife of late K. Karunaratne (Rtd. Post Master - Thalwita), loving mother of Bandula Karunaratne and Ravindra Karunaratne, expired. Internment on Saturday 12th at 3.00 p.m. at Family Burial Ground, Thalwita,  Kurunegala.  

POLDOOWA - MRS GIRLIE GRACE Beloved wife of late Mr Tissa Poldoowa (retired AGM - People’s Bank, former member of Kotte Municipal Council), beloved mother of Anoja, Ajith (U.S.A.), Lasath (Lasa Advance Systems), Dharshani (Canada), mother-in-law of Anura Edirisingha (C.W. Mackie PLC), Audrey, Udeni, Prof Sunil Gunatunga, loving sister of Deisy, expired. Cremation at 4.30 p.m. on 10-12-2009 at Borella Kanatta. 47, Medawelikada Road, Rajagiriya. 

SENEVIRATNE - MR. G.A. PIYASIRI  of Heiyanthuduwe. (Retired Prison Department). Beloved husband of Dulcie Marasinghe (Retired Deputy Principal Heiyanthuduwa Maha Vidyalaya), loving fahter of Hasitha (Ceylon Petroleum Corporation), Niranga (Airport & Aviation Services Ltd), loving fahter-in-law of Niluka & Namalee, loving son of late Mr & Mrs Edwin Seneviratne of Heiyanthuduwa, loving brother of Sirinimal & late Maheepala, expired. Burial at Siyambalape Cemetery on 12th December 2009 at 4.00 p.m. 136A, Mabima Road, Averiwatta Junction, Heiyanthuduwa. 

YATAWARA - MRS MAGRET YATAWARA KUMARIHAMY  Widow of late Mr W.B. Yatawara  (Retired President, Rural Courts, Uda Dumbara and Pata Dumbara of Yatawara Walawwe, Wattegama), mother of late Jayampathy, late Tissa, Jothi, Mallika, Sheila, Lakshmi, late Ranjit, Asoka, Lakshman and late Bunty, mother-in-law of late P.B. Degaldoruwa, late J.C. Goonawardane, late Stanly Kulatunga, Latha, Nanda, Pearl, Ganga, late Kanthi and Rasika, expired, aged 100 yrs. Cremation at Mahaiyawa Cemetery on Saturday the 12th at 4 p.m. Cortege leaves No. 78, Bowala, Kandy at 3 p.m. 

CORTELING - EDWARD PATRICK   son of late Eric Patrick and Flora Dulcie Corteling much loved brother of Allanson, Ainsley and Desmond Cortelling, brother-in-law of Moira, Laurette and Manique. Uncle of Adrian, Warren, Andrew and Shavonne in Australia, was handed to our loving god on the 8th of December 2009. May he rest in peace and in our throughts and hearts for ever.  Cortege leaves A.F. Raymonds Funeral Parlour on Friday 11th December 2009 at 4.15 p.m. Burial at General Cemetery Kanatte (Roman Catholic Section) (Australian papers please copy)  

SRIPRAGASA - N (Director J.B. Securities, Chief Internal Auditor - JB Group of Companies) died under tragic circumstances. Beloved husband of Vijayadevi (retd. Teacher), son of late Mr & Mrs Nagarajah of Nallur, Jaffna, loving brother of late Kanages Sivasundaram, Mahes Kanaganayagam, late Palenthiran, Rajes Paramaguru, and Sakunthala Kirupai, brother-in-law of Mrs Moorthy and late Mrs Sivapatham, fondly loved beloved uncle of Lohini, Sivakumar, Bavadarini, Shanker, Sanjay, Manjula, Niranjula, Satyajit, Mathivathani, Indrajit, Dharshan, Pratheepan, Nandarani, Nandarchini, Jeevanandhan, Mehala, Ravi Shanker and Prabashanker. Funeral will take place on Saturday 12th of December at Jayaratne Funeral Parlour. Viewing from 9.00 a.m. onwards. Hindu rites will commence at 3.30 p.m. Cremation at 5.30 p.m. at General Cemetery Kanatte.