OBITUARIES

REV.FR.RAYAPPUMARIYANAYAGAMOMI called to eternal rest after a brief illness. Mortal remains will be at ‘De Mazenod house’, 40, Farm Road, Mattakkuliya till Monday morning. Afterthe 6.15 am mass the remains will be taken to Fatima Church, Maradana. Funeral mass at 3pm followed by burial at the Borella General Cemetery, Kanatte MARIYANAYAGAM-REV.DR.RAYAPPU. Son of Pandari and Elizabeth Rayappu, brother of R. Benedict, Sountharanayagam, Mathuranayagam (Italy), Rev. Sr. Victoria Bernadate (Good Shepherd Order), Mary Cholestika (London), Mary Jasintha (France), Mary Lillymalar(Australia) and Beleinda Rani. The remains are at the De Mazenod OMI House, Mattakkuliya until Sunday and will be taken to the “Fatima Church” Deans Road, Maradana, on Monday morning. Funeral Service at 3 pm at Fatima Church and burial thereafter at the General Cemetery, Borella. BASNAYAKE, his ExcellencyArthur (Former Diplomat and Professor of International Relations). Dearly beloved husband of Damini, loving father ofAruna, Ruwani and Kolitha, father-in-law ofTomomi, Magnus and Kathryn, loving grandfather of Rahul, Maya and Meena, Reuben andAusten, affectionate brother of late Valentine, late Sita, late Malini and of Kamala, Mahinda, Prema and Rohan, brother- in-law of late Indira and of Anil and Jayantha Wickramasinghe. Cortege leaves residence 198, Stanley Tillekaratne Mawatha,Nugegodaat2.30pmonMonday 26th October for cremation at General Cemetery Borella, at 4.00 pm. 690178 DAVID - PUSHPAM TERESA (nee Armstrong) formerly of Air Ceylon, Jaffna, entered into her eternal rest. Dearly beloved wife of late T.C. (Chitra), David much loved mother of Maria, Belinda and Rohan, grandmother of Ben, sister of Charles Armstrong, RajanArmstrong, Lalitha (Anne), Chellar, Rathica (Maria), David and the late Jacintha Armstrong. Cremation 11.15 a.m. on 30th October 2015 at Stockport Crematorium, Cheshire. Followed by a service of thanksgiving for her life at St. Andrew’s Church, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire at 1.15 pm. No. 65, Crossefield Road, Cheadle Hulme, CheshireSK8 5PD, U.K. e-mail: belindadavid@btinternet. com.

JAYARAJAH-NICHOLASJOSEPH (Justice of Peace, Rtd. Asst. Director of Sri Lanka Customs) formerly of Main Street, Chundikuli, Jaffna and Janaki Lane, Bambalapitiya, passed away peacefully in Colombo, Sri Lanka on October 23, 2015, after a brief illness. Beloved husband of the late Lilymalar (Western Music teacher), loving son of the late Saverimuthu Nicholas and Ratnammah, son-in-law of the late Manuvetpillai Bastiampillai and Thiresammah, loving brother of Ariamalar Antonypillai (Australia), Nicholas Rajanayagam (Australia) and Rasamalar Ferdinand (Canada), brother-in-law of late JacomuttuAntonypillai, Rita Rajanayagam, Alfred Ferdinand (Thurai), the late Pax Bastiampillai, the late Perinpam Bastiampillai and the late Rosemalar Canagaratnam. His remains will be kept for viewing at A.F. Raymond’s Parlour, Borella from 2 p.m. - 7 p.m. on 27.10.2015 and l0 a.m. onwards on 28.10.2015 until the funeral service that begins at 3 p.m. Cremation at the Borella Cemetery (Kanaththa) at 4 p.m. Family members, 26 1/1, Moor Road, Colombo 6. 0112505363/0768524354 WIJEKOON - Mrs. ROHINI (Mallika) former staff at Central Bank and Supreme Court. Dearly beloved wife of renowned Ceylon Hockey Captain and Coach Herbert Wijekoon, affectionate mother of Major (retired) Sajith Shamendra Wijekoon, Dr. Udeni Wijekoon, Menaka Wijekoon and Subashini Wijekoon, mother-in-law of Lt. Col Raveendra Wanninayake, Bhathiya Alahakoon and RamaniWijekoon, grandmother of. Gimhani, Induwara and Piyara, sister of Wimal, Preethi, late Siri Suriyaratchie, Nelum Bulathgama. Remains will lie at No. 210/3, Thalawathugoda Rd, Pitakotte. Cortege leaves residence at 3.30 on Monday 26th for burial at Beddagana Cemetery at 5.00 p.m. Tel-2861146 / 0777798079.