Obituaries - December 16, 2016 at 03:10PM

DE SILVA - S. DEVIKA WASANTHA - Beloved daughter of late Dr. Vincent Waidyaratne, and late Sumana De Livera, everloving wife of late H.D. Lalith De Silva, affectionate mother of Navin, Mihiri and Dinuka, caring mother-in-law of Nadeesha and Thavish Vitharana, darling grandmother of Amaani, Amrith and Sahan, sister of Athula Waidyaratne and sister-in-law of Lusantha, Pandula and Sujeewa, caring aunt of Yashan, Buddhi, Yanushka, Dilakshi and Bhagya. Cortege leaves residence on Sunday 18th December at 4 p.m. from 16 A, 3rd Cross Lane, Borupana Road, Ratmalana for cremation at “Nisala Sevana”, General Cemetery, Mount Lavinia at 5 p.m. May she attain the supreme bliss of Nirvana. No flowers and banners by request. 175880

FRANCES - DIAS - (FLORENCE PIYASOMA ATHUKORALA DIAS) - Beloved wife of the late Collin Dias, loving mother of Udeni, Jennet, Arnela (Canada), Shennon & Neomal, mother-in-law of Dumindu (Dumi), Ravi (Canada), Srinie, Leoni & Shalin, loving grandmother of Samanthi and Mandeep (Canada), Nindu and Chanaka, Robin and Nipuni (Canada), Dilesha (NZ), Daham, Shaloni, passed away peacefully. Burial at General Cemetery, Battaramulla (RC) Section on 18th Sunday at 3.30 p.m. Remains lie at 5/13, Robert Gunawardana Mawatha, Ganahena, Battaramulla. 176045

MANNINGS - WILLIAM GEORGE (BILLY) - (Retired P.H.I.) Son of late William & Mabel Mannings, husband of late Daun Mannings (nee Kelly), brother of late Sally Plunkett and Esther Walsh, loving father of Ingrid Barthelot, Geraldine Udayakumar (Australia), Helen Labrooy (Italy) and Anne Lobendhan, father-in-law of Consles, Udaya, Adrian and Rudy, loving papa of Linzie, Gavin, Natalie, Niroshan, Chelsea, Scott, Nicole, Mark and Tracy, loving uncle of late Anita and of Dorise and Freddy, late Joycie and of Erica, Junie, Maureen, Freddy and Keneth. Cortege leaves A.F. Raymond’s Funeral Parlour on Monday 19th December at 3.30 p.m. for burial at General Cemetery Kanatte (Roman Catholic Section). Australian Papers please copy. 176418

SENATHIRAJAH - FLORA RUKMANI - Wife of Manik Senathirajah (Formerly Volkart Brothers / Volanka Limited), mother of Kingsley, Primrose, late Godfrey, Elmo (Canada) and Maxwell, mother-in-law of late Shanthi, P.H. Liyanage (Rtd. Customs), Dora (Nee Pasangna), Esther Subhashinie (nee Amirthiah, Canada) and Nilanthi (Nee Sumanasekara, NSB), grandmother of Roshan, Florenda, Imesh, Kevin, Stephanie, Trilanth, Trion, Emil and Erin. Cortege leaves A.F. Raymond’s Funeral Parlour on Saturday 17th December at 4.30 p.m. for burial at General Cemetery, Borella (Anglican Section). 176211