Obituaries

ABEYEWICKREME - INDIKA. Beloved wife of Shanaka, loving mother of Dinara and Tenasha ( Students of St. Bridget's Convent, Colombo), loving daughter of Karunadasa and Shanthi Mabimage, loving daughter-in-law of Dudley and Sita Abeyewickreme, loving sister of Kumari and Dhammika, expired. Remains lie at the ' RESTPECT' Jayaratne, Colombo 8. Cremation at Kanatte Borella at 4 pm on Sunday, 29 July 2018. STM517682.

KIRIELLA - SOMA ( Retired Principal Visakha Nursery). Beloved wife of late Priyadasa Kiriella, mother of Ashoka, Mala, Champa and Menaka, mother- in- law of Yamuna, Gamini, Bimsara, ( Raj) and Anil, grandmother of Isuri, Dinithi, Hasini, Pasan, Chami, Sashi and Asitha, great grandmother of Varun, Viren, Sacheth, Dilen and Noah. Cortege leaves residence at 1pm on 29th July ( Sunday) for Cremation at Mount Lavinia Cemetery at 2pm. No. 27, Daham Mawatha, Moratuwa, No flowers by request. STM517662.

de Mel ( Mrs.) - Olive Gertrude Adline ( nee Peiris). Retired teacher of Princess of Wales College, Girls High School Kandy, Mawilmada Maha Vidyalaya and Digana International School, beloved wife of late Christopher Reginald de Mel ( Reggie), loving mother of Nimal ( K. D. Eber t & Sons), Susil ( Ex- Commercial Bank), Kusum ( Ex- Mahaweli/ ICC), Amala ( Rtd. Teacher) and Dayani ( Rtd. Teacher), sister of late Winston Peiris and late Dudley Peiris, sister- in- law of late Claris and Lalini, loving mother- inlaw of Shamini (Rtd. Teacher) Ruvini ( Speedmark) and R. P. S. Rajapakse ( Ex- AGM BoC) loving grandmother of Suren ( Cargills Bank), Roshendri (Virtusa), Sunimali (Sussex College), Ruwan ( Mahaweli), Kaushika ( NCYSL), Nisansala ( HNB), Arosha ( A i r Fo r c e ) and Nirosha ( Undergraduate UoP) expired. Remains lie at 289/1, de Mel Road (off Angulana Station Rd), Laxapathiya, Moratuwa. Cortege leaves residence on Sunday, 29th July at 2.30 pm for Funeral service at 3.00 pm at Holy Emmanuel Church, Moratuwa, and burial at Church Burial Grounds, thereafter. STM 517153

STEPHENS - Rose Victoria ( nee Joseph). Beloved wife of late John for 69 years, passed away in Canada on June 9th 2018, in her 100th year. Loving Mummy of Eugene (Christobel) Olga (Lloyd), grandma of Mitchella ( Dishan) and Annemarie, great grandma of Zechariah and Ameliah Rose, daughter of George & Samathanam, sister of Benny (Cecil), Annie ( Raj Sebagnanam), David ( Isabel), Emily, Fred ( Ruth) all deceased and of Thangam ( late J. E. Christy). John and Rose were residents of Kotte and members of Christ Church Kotte for many years. Funeral took place in Scarborough, Ontario, on June 13th 2018. 19/ 10, Parakrama Mawatha, Baddegana Road, Kotte, Telephone: 0712 873 216, 0012 873 216. STM502591.