Obituaries

BOANGE – CHANDRA - Beloved son of the late Medduma Banda Boange and Agnes Kumarihamy of Boange Walauwe, Pilimatalawa, brother of the late Lester and Iranganie and of Abeya, late Saliya and Jayananda and of Chitranganie, Rukmanie, Anil and Ananda. Cortege leaves A.F. Raymond’s Funeral Parlour on Sunday 5th February at 3.30 pm, Cremation at General Cemetery, Borella at 4 pm.

DE SILVA - PRESCILLA GRACE (nee KAPURUBANDARA) - Beloved wife of late Bernard (Kingsley) De Silva, mother of Clare (Australia), Leonard, Anil (Australia), Pushpa and Anura (FFSL), mother-in-law of Edward (Australia), Chinta, Sunethra (Australia), Susil and Champi. Remains lie at 85/1, Pickerings Road, Kotahena, Colombo 13. Funeral at 4.00 p.m. on Saturday 4th February, 2012 at Roman Catholic Section, Borella Cemetery.

PERERA - RHODA. Passed away peacefully on February 1st 2012. Cortege leaves A. F. Raymond’s funeral parlour on Saturday 4th February at 4.30 pm for burial at General Cemetery, Kanatte (Anglican Section). RANGALA BERYL – Dearly beloved wife of Bernard, darling mother of Chidrupa and Thivanka, mother-in-law of Varuni and Meloshini, devoted grandmother of Samindra, Imalka and Imesha, daughter of the late Lloyd and Diana De Silva, loving sister of Hyacinth, Viola and Astrid, sister-in-law of Vernon, late Walter and of Carmen, Nihal and late Bambi. Remains lit at A.F. Raymond’s Funeral Parlour. Cortege leaves the Parlour at 10.30 am on Saturday 4th February 2012, Cremation at General Cemetery, Kanatte, at 11.00 am.

SYLVA – RITA – Beloved wife of late Dunstan Sylva, loving mother of Dushianthi, Nilufour, Priyantha, Nilmini and Piyal, daughter of late Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Mendis, mother-in-law of Anura, Ravi and Mihaela, grandmother of Devina, Deshal, Eranga, Nilusha, Priyanga and Ablo. Cortege leaves residence No 32, Bishops Road, Wattala at 2.30 pm on Saturday 4th February 2012, for burial at Wattala Cemetery at 3.30 pm.

MARGARET KARUNARATNA - SOCIAL WORKER (Hatton Aunt) Pilikuththuwa Margaret Karunaratna, (Hatton Aunt) The wife of Deceased P.A. Karunaratna (Accountant SLTB), Mother of Nimal, Sisira (Store Keeper - SLTB), Laxman (Exceutive officer - Postal Dept.), Palitha (Police Dept.), Gamini (Maldives), Nilmini (Grama Niladarini), Deceased Kamal ( Army officer), Resident on Temple Road, Pilikuththuwa, Gampaha Expired. Funeral will take place at Pilikuththuwa General Cemetery on Friday (3.2.2012) at 4.00 p.m. DMR 085469