OBITUARIES

FERNANDO – MALANI (nee De Almeida). Beloved wife of late Merril Fernando, loving mother of Dishanthi and Kaushala, mother-in-law of Janaka Ruwanpathirana and Priyan Dias, sister-in-law of very Rev. Fr. Augustine Fernando (Diocese of Badulla), grandmother of Natasha, Nathali, Pranishka and Privanka, passed into glory with Jesus on 6th March 2017. Cortege leaves residence No. 45/6, Ernest Place, Laxapathiya, Moratuwa at 3.45 p.m. on 8th March 2017. Burial at Queen of Angels Church, Rawatawatte. 160571

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 and Mevan, daughter of late Arthur and Ethel Fernando, sister of late Col. Dudley, Ninette and Tilak Fernando. Remains lie at Jayaratne Funeral Parlour from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday and thereafter on Wednesday 8th from 9 a.m. 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. 159804 WIJERATNE – BULATHSINHALAGE CHANDRA MALLIKA. Dearly beloved wife of late Dr. Hector Wijeratne, loving mother of Srimathi, Manel,ranjani, Damayanthi and Nirmali, mother-in-law of Mahinda Illangage, Deepal (Chico), Gunaratna, Amitha De Fonseka, late Dr. Chandra Waidyasekera and late Ranjith Cooray, beloved grandmother of Buveendra and Siroshni, Banuji, Sashen and Eshantha, Tanushka and Thuresh, Arjuna and Kishani, Romesh, Dinesh, Tinesh and Sadish, viewing from 9.00 a.m. to 10.00 p.m. at the Jayaratne Funeral parlour from Tuesday to Wednesday. Cortege leaves the funeral palour at 2.30 p.m. on Wednesday March 8th for cremation at 3.00 p.m. at Borella Kanatte. 159399