Obituaries
LIYANAGE VALERIE. Widow of Wilmot, mother of the late Chris and of Sunil and Dai, grandmother of Pri, Chris, Roni, Niran ( de Silva), Yohan, Aoife ( Owen) and Claire ( Scarffe), great grandmother of Edmund, Hector, Lara, Alexander, Rafferty and Erin. Old girl of Kandy Girls High School; formerly teacher at St Clare's Girls' School, Wellawatte; Principal, Presbyterian Girls' School Regent Street, Colombo 10; Deputy Head, Haringey Infant School, London. Cremation service at 4pm on Monday 20th July at Bobbing, Nr Sittingbourne, ME9 8GZ, UK, sunilpl@ btconnect. com or liyanagedai@ gmail. com STM 458863
SUMATHIPALA MRS. SENEHELATHA - beloved wife of late M.P. Sumathipala (Retired Deputy Commissioner of co- operative development and fisheries). Precious mother of Ransi ( S & D Associates) Ruwanthi ( Gamma Pharmaceuticals) Hiranthi (Cosco Lanka) and Pasan ( Jordan). Loving mother- in- law of Dayantha ( SD Associates, Bhanu ( State Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Corporation Mahesh ( Oriental Consultan) and Chinthani Embassy of SriLanka Jordan) Expired. Funeral at 6.00 pm on Sunday 26th July 2015 at Mirihana Cemetery. 110/ 2 old Kottawa Road, Mirihana Nugegoda.
DR. ZACKARIYA MARIKKAR OF HARLEY STREET, (LONDON) - Chairman, Change group International PLC, London, UK and patron of the tree foundation, Ratmalana, Sri Lanka. Beloved husband of Helena Vesela and Ex- husband of Bette Zackariya. Lovin father of Sacha and Claudia. Father- in- law of Helena Zackariya and Stephen Dau. Much loved grandfather of Seraphina, Marikkar Maththichcham and Marhhooma Yakeenthumma of Kapuwatte, Weligama. Loving brother of Marhooma fathima Noor Mohamed, Marhooma Baila Marikkar, Marhoom Dr. Moahmed, Marhooma Jiffriya Abdul Haque, Misriya Jaabir, Dr. Yehiya (Country Director, the tree foundation, Sri Lanka), and Zuhuriya Salahudeen. Brother-inlaw of Siththy alaviya Mohamed (Australia) and Noorliya Yehiya of Ratmalana, passed away on 12th July, 2015. Janaza took place on the 27th day of Ramadhan at Shah Jahan Mosque, working Surrey ( UK). 21, Mallikarama Road, Ratmalan. Tel: 0112715714 STM 473490