Obituaries
DE ALWIS - ANIL LAKMINDRA - At Rest with Jesus. dearly beloved husband of Kanthi ( nee Perera), precious father of Ashan ( SLIIT, Malabe), son of the late Leonard de Alwis and of Sheila of Ke r aw a l ap i t i y a , Hendala, loving brother of Niranjan and Anoja (Sydney, Australia), uncle of Menaka & Sheruni and Danushka ( Australia). Remains lie at Mahinda Funeral Parlour, Wattala till 12.00 noon on Sunday, 4th December and thereafter at the Hendala Baptist Church. Funeral service at 3.30 p. m. and burial at the Church Cemetery at 4.30 p. m. 124- 5- E- 1, 1st Lane, Sirimangala Road, Makola South. 0757035058, 0772409301.
PONMANI KULASINGAM (Former Director, Tamil Sevices and Training Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation) - Daughter of the late EP and Ponnamma Chelliah, beloved wife of the late Crossette Kulasingham; sister of Kanagarajah, Maj. Gen. Dr. Thurairaja and the late Saraswathi, Ragunathan, Ponnarajah, Chellarajah, Chellamani and Ratnarajah; loving mother of Rema Rockwood, Anusha Gnanachelvan, Radesh Crossette, Suresh Crossette; mother- in- law of David, Gnani, Marion and Dharshini; darling grandmother of David Jr, Radha, Ashwini, Arun, Anjali and Pravin passed away peacefully. Funeral will be held Melbourne, Australia on Sunday the 4th of December. STM 790271
PERERA MURIEL - Wife of Bertrand, mother of Tamara and Lalin ( all in Canada), sister of ( Dr.) Pearl Hanwella, Edith Periapperuma, Myrtle Perera, ( Dr.) Sirima Abeysuriya, Ivan Perera and Swarna Ranasingha. Funeral Service held on 24th Novemeber in Ottawa Canada. STM 788607.
AL- HAJ M ZAHIR SALEEM ( Retired employee of Shaw Wallace & Hedges) Passed away on 24th Nov, 2016 - Son of late Mr. & Mrs. M L A Saleem and son- in- law of late Mr. & Mrs. Fowzi Sheriff ( Thoplan), husband of Ayne Ridha, father of Zafrullah ( Sweden), Zahran (UK) and Mirzana, father-in-law of Shiraza (Sweden), Zahrana (UK) and Thahir, brother of Zarina, Safiyya, Jazeela and Saheela & late Salih and Falool, loving grandfather of Abdullah, Khadeeja, Yusra, Sulaiman and Umaira. Janaza Burial took place on 24th ( Thursday) after Isha Prayers at Dehiwala Burial Grounds. No. 8, Tissa Ave., Off Quarry Road, Dehiwala. STM 790270. GWENDOLINE THERESE TALAGALAARACHCHI nee DERRY - Beloved wife of Nandasiri, Mother of Tania, Nayomi, mother- in- law of Mahendra & N u w a n . B e l o ve d g randmother of Amanda ( S. P. M. Girls School, Tashal ( Roya l C o l l e g e ) Daughter of Late Rodney Derry and the Late Rita Derry, Sister of the Late G o d f re y, Rove l , Jean, Deanna ( Bahrain) and Laurette, sister– in- law of Kanthi, John, Frank (Bahrain) and Samith. Cortege leaves residence: 43/4, Mihindu Mawatha, Malabe on Sunday 4th December at 2.30 pm to the General Cemetery (Kanatte) Borella.