obituaries - March 07, 2017 at 03:21PM

GAMAGE - VENETIA ETHEL (Former Chief Commissioner and former President of Sri Lanka Girl Guides) - Beloved wife of Nihal (Retd. SP), precious mother of Daminda (Canada), mother-in-law of Menaka, loving grandmother of Imali, Senali & Mevan, daughter of late Arthur & Ethel Fernando, sister of late Col. Dudley, Ninette & Tilak Fernando. Remains lie at Jayaratne Funeral Parlour from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday & thereafter on Wednesday 8th from 9 am. to 3 p.m. at Girl Guide Headquarters (Opposite Public Library). Cortege leaves at 3 p.m. for cremation at General Cemetery Kanatte at 4 p.m. Donations instead of flowers may be sent for Community Service Projects of the Girl Guide Association.030546

PERERA CAPTAIN DELANO ( WEE WEE) - Loving husband of Rani, beloved father of Drushan (Marine Engineer), father-in-law of Dr Marylou (Nawaloka Hospital), son of late Mr and Mrs M.A. Perera, brother of late Dr Ranjith, Nilan and Mohan, brother-in-law of late Francis, late Bobby, Christy, late Reggie, Alphonso, late Unghie, Capt. Stephen, Capt. Derrick, Siri, Rosy, Jenny, Clara, late Phil, late Grace, Charlotte, Benny and Anna, everloving grandfather of Abigail and Aurorra, loving uncle of Michelle, Shane, Ruwan, Aloka, Charmaine, Dr Christabel, Cheryl, Dr Berni, Ravi, Niranjan, Tanuja and Rohan. Cortege leaves residence No. 57, Alwis Place, Kotahena, Colombo 13 for Cremation at Madampitiya Crematorium at 3 p.m. on 08.03.2017.030627

WITHARANA - ANANDA. Husband of Puni, loving father of Shehan and Shehara, father-in-law of Talavou and Shehana, grandfather of Shevan, Shenal, Joshua, Jonathan and Jason, brother of late Sena, Sumana, Wimal, Vernon, Harold and of Siri, Berty, Irvin and Malini. Remains lie at A.F. Raymond’s Funeral Parlour. Cortege leaves the parlour on Thursday 9th March at 2.30 p.m. for cremation at General Cemetery, Borella at 3 p.m.031009