OBITUARIES

EMMANUEL-MARY IRENE LILAWATHI. Beloved wife of late Jeyam Emmanuel, loving mother of Theodore and Helene and grandmother of Pascha, Dilusha, Tahanee and Dushyanth, passed away peacefully. Cortege leaves A.F. Raymond’s funeral parlour on Thursday 6th August at 4.00 p.m. for burial at GeneralCemetery, Kanatte (Roman Catholic Section). The body will be available for viewing on the same day, from 9.00 a.m. on wards. 496095

JAYALATH - VERONICA (nee Pigera). Dearly beloved wife of Eliot, loving mother of Shiranee Siyambalapitiya (Commercial Bank), Sirimalee (USA), Ranmalee (Singer Sri Lanka), Bede and Jude (Canada), mother-in-law of Sri Arumugam (USA), Sarath Silva (Marvel Engineering), Nellita, Dr. Dhanya (Canada) and late Shanthi Siyambalapitiya, sister of Cecilia, late Albert, Lucas, Mary andAgnes, everloving Achchi of Manik and Sharneez (USA), Shirantha (Cargills Bank), Sirimal (UK), Pradhan, Helita and Dulwin (Canada), Dilip (USA), Lakith, Shanil and Sri Vathani. Funeral took place at the Kandana Roman Catholic Cemetery after service at St. Sebastian’s Church Kandana on Wednesday 5th August 2015. No. 19/5, St. Joseph Mawatha, Church Road, Kandana. 494377

RATNAYAKE - D.M. (Ex - Chairman Agricultural Development Authority and Former Director at Educational Department). Darling beloved husband of Savithri Ekanayake, loving father of Vijitha, Chandima (Teacher - All Saint College, Borella), Namal Ratnayake (Senior - General Manager - Mobitel), loving father-in-law of Sujeewa Jayathilake (Asst. General Manager - Lake House) and H. Jayasundara (Deputy Solicitor General), loving grandfather of Manjari Jayathilake (Lecturer - Open University), Janith Jayathilake and Nadith Jayathilake (D.S. Senanayake College), brother of former prime minister D.M. Jayaratne. Funeral took place at the General Cemetery Borella on 5th August 2015. (494786)\

STAPLES - NINETTE. Much loved wife of the late Noel Staples, beloved mother of the late Dr. John Staples, sister of the late Cholomondly and Hartley Anderson and their families and of the late Yolande Abeywira, precious aunt of Samantha Abeywira de Soysa and darling grandaunt ofAnouk and Kayshia. Cortege leavesA.F. Raymond’s funeral parlour on Friday 7th August at 5.00 p.m. for cremation at General Cemetery Borella at 5.30 p.m. 496080

WIJESEKERA - N.P.D. (Daya) Ex Foreign Ministry. Dearly beloved husband of Kamini, precious father of Dumini and Duminda (Srilankan Airlines), father-in-law of Shanaka Kulatunga (EmiratesAirlines, Dubai) and Sharmila. Funeral took place at the Beddagana Cemetery Crematorium on Wednesday 5th August. No. 587, Main Road, Pita Kotte. 494260

WETTASINGHE – SRIMA (nee Udurawana). Wife of late Carl Wettasinghe, sister of late Princie, Ira, Milton, and of Esme and Malani. Funeral took place at the Jawatte Cemetery on Wednesday 5th August.