Obituaries

ARIYARATNE - W.V.R. - Loving husband of late Pearl. Beloved father of Kapila and Sandya father-in-law of Maithri Wickramasinghe and Nishani, grandfather of Tehani, Rehan, Minaal, Anisha and Mesha pased away peacefully. Remains will lie at Jayaratne Restpect Parlour from 2 p.m. on Sunday 24th and will leave at 3.30 p.m. on Monday 25th for cremation at 4 p.m. at General Cemetery, Borella.031595

COLONNE - BANDULA (Former Executive of Grindlays Bank, Colombo; Ex-member of the Colombo Municipal Council) - Beloved son of late D.E. Colonne (former member of the Colombo Municipal Council) and Muriel, dearly beloved husband of Padma nee Samaranayake Jayawardane (retired Teacher), brother of late Gilton, Mallika, Sanath, Florence, Swarna and Manel, brother-in-law of late Srima, Abeypala, Quintus, D.K. Perera, Vernon Thilakaratne and Ira and late D.S. Jayawardane, Henry and Esther and Sisira, passed away. Cremation on Monday 25th of March at the General Cemetery, Borella at 3 p.m. Remains lie at ‘The Restpect Home’ by Jayaratna’s.031597

DE SILVA - CHANDRA (Former Vice Principal Girls’ High School, Kandy) - Beloved wife of Prof. Kingsley, dearly loved mother of Rajiv, grandmother of Marisa, Sohan and Sanjay, sister-in-law of Dorothy and Wilmot Mendis, Edith, late Roy and of Chandrika, Trixie, Suranjith and Damayanthi, Sreema, Ramya, Lasantha and Sena Dumbarange, Sunimal and Latha, Rohan and Bernie, passed away. Funeral on Monday 25th March at General Cemetery, Mahaiyawa at 4 p.m. Cortege leaves residence at 3.30 p.m. 50, Deveni Rajasinha Mawatha, Kandy.031575

GAMAGE - CHRISHANTHI (former Principal of Tiny Tots Montessori) safe in the arms of Jesus. Beloved wife of Sumanadasa Gamage (retired Manager at People’s Bank), loving daughter of late Mr and Mrs. P.W. Perera (retired Deputy Commissioner - Prisons), dearly loved mother of Indrajith, Lakshani, Wajishani and Madhushani, grandmother of Jeshurun and Jaylen, sister of Shirani, Priyanthi, Shewanthi, Ajith and Shamali, Beloved mother-in-law of Nishan, Uditha and Gayani. Remains lie at No. 210/B, Piliyandala Road, Pelanwatte, Pannipitiya. Service at 3.30 p.m. on Tuesday 26th March 2019. Cortege leaves residence at 4.30 p.m. for burial at 5 p.m. at the Digana Cemetery Siddamulla, Kottawa.031596

PERERA - L.R.L. (LLOYD) - (Retired Deputy Director, Dept. of Agriculture, Peradeniya, former Chairman, State Engineering Corporation) - Beloved husband of late Ranee, loving father of Niranjali & Dharshini, father-in-law of Dasarath Jayasuriya and Clarence Perera, grandfather of Vidura and Sachithra, brother of late Iris, Leslie, late Sylvie, late Oscar, Sirima, late Athula, Damitha, Sriyani, Chathurani and Ramyani. Funeral on Monday 25th. Cortege leaves residence at 2.00 p.m. for cremation at General Cemetery, Koralawella, Moratuwa. 330/24, Lake Drive, Old Galle Road, Gorakana, Moratuwa. (No flowers please).031574

THILLEKERATNE - CHANDRA - Wife of late Stanley Thillekeratne (PC, Ex. Member of Parliament Kotte, Ex. Speaker and Governor of Central Province), daughter of late Percy and late Violet Batugedera, mother of Krishni Menik, mother-in-law of Sarath Wickramaratne, grandmother of Indulekha and Dhanika, sister of Indrani Wijesinghe, late Kamala Dharamatilleke and late Sena Batugedera, sister-in-law of late Kumar Wijesinghe, late Oswald Thillekeratne and late Vernon Thillekeratne, expired. Cortege leaves residence 110/35, Jubilee Mawatha, Mirihana, Nugegoda on Tuesday 26th at 3.15 p.m. for cremation at General Cemetery, Borella at 4 p.m.031598

ABEYSEKERA - DR. NIHAL - Loving husband of Ramya (nee Wijekulasuriya), father of Tharanga (USA), Pathum (USA), father-in-law of Rajith Algama (USA), daughter-in-law of Jessie (USA), brother of Indra (late), Kusum, Lilamani, Donald (late), Cecil, Eric, Mervyn, Ivor & Tilak. Cortege leaves Jayaratna Funeral Parlour at 5.30 p.m. Cremation will take place at 6.00 p.m. on Monday 25th March at General Cemetery, Borella.031599

Obituaries - March 24, 2019 at 10:58PM