Obituaries
DE SILVA D. ASOKA SAMAN BADRANI, Co-operative Ministry, passed away. Funeral Monday 13th August 4 pm, Dadalla Cemetery. Cortege leaves residence “Siddhi” Ranapanadeniya, Rajgama.
DR. VICTOR THEVATHASAN - A funeral service will be held at the Anglican Chapel, General Cemetery, Borella at 4 p.m. on Monday August 13th followed by burial at the family burial ground.
GOMESZ - CLARENCE ARNOLD - Beloved husband of Esme Hazel (nee Christiansz ), loving father of Jerome, Eleanor, Damian and Ramsay, father-in-law of Suzannah, Douglas Pereira, Sebrina and Chamarie, grandfather of Caroline, Stacy, Darren, Warren, Jacqueline, Fallon, Cameron and Maddison, brother of the late Berryl, Cecilia, Joseph and Francis and of Eunice (Sri Lanka), expired 9th August 2012. Funeral Tuesday 14th August 10.30 am at Pine Grove cemetery, Minchinbury Sydney Australia.
JOACHIMPULLE CHRISTINA– (JEYAMANI), passed away on 9th August 2012 – Beloved wife of the late George Joachimpulle, beloved mother of Anthony Prince (Germany), Nicholas Jeyarajah (Cinnamon Lake Side Hotel) and Mary Anne Felicia, mother-in-law of Ramini Angela (Arafat Muslim School) and Gerard Jesuthasan (DP World Jeddah), loving grandmother of Anne Jessica, Christine Rodrica, Michael and Geraldine. Remains lie at A.F. Raymond’s Funeral Parlour. Cortege leaves the parlour at 4.00 pm on Monday 13th August for burial at General Cemetery, Kanatte. Tel no. 2682537/ 072 4116382/0771558704.
M.M. PUNCHIHETTY (Maisky Moses) Retd. Deputy Director of Education, Principal - Beloved husband of Irene Punchihetty, father of Dinnoga Mandatha Channaka Sisinaga Punchihetty, father-in-law of Janesha Vijesinghe expired. Cortege leaves residence at 3.15 pm for cremation at Borella Kanaththa Cemetery on 13th Monday at 4.00 pm. No. 53, Timbirigasyaya Road, Colombo 5. NETHSINGHA - JEANNE - Wife of late Denzil, mother of Ayoma, Kavi, Deepthi and late Mahen, sister of Chitra de Alwis, Nimal Breckenridge and Chandrika Wijeyaratne. Remains will lie at A.F. Raymond’s funeral parlour on Monday, 13th. August and Tuesday, 14th. August, till 3 p.m. Private burial.
SAMSOODEEN SITHY ZULEIKHA ( nee Aniff ) - Beloved wife of Marhoom Thassim, loving mother of Hasina and (late) Tony Adhan, Noor and Hartini, Usoof and Evelyn, Nizam and Farana (Australia), Jameela and Delano Uduman, Fiaza and Minhaz Mohamed, Reza and Anita (Switzerland) and Nurlia and Rustam Chamba, loving grandmother of Ehsan , Malik , Rizano , Zenobia , Razmani , Nimra , Sabeeha , Jeyard Suriyanti, Amiranti, Farrah , Ziana , Terati , Anisha , Damin , Naomi , Natashya , Nyosha and Nushkia passed away on 7th August 2012. Janaza took place on 8th August 2012 at Jawatte Muslim Burial Grounds.
WEERASINHA D DIAS - SIRI - Dearly beloved husband of Anula (Seneviratne), precious father of Manjula (Emirates Air Lines - Dubai), beloved son of the late Felix and Dulcie Dias Weerasinha, brother of Murial, Asoka, Lalitha, Mala, Nihal and Sunethra. Cortege leaves residence at 4.00 pm on Monday 13th August 2012 for cremation at the Thalahena cemetery. No. 486/1C, Halbarawa Road, Thalahena, Malabe.