Chen Shui Hwa (née Koo) – 陳顧雪華, a devoted wife, loving mother, and caring grandmother passed peacefully on Wednesday, February 13th, 2019 at the age of 91 in the presence of her daughter, and two of her grandchildren.

Shui Hwa was born on February 17th, 1927 (lunar calendar) in the city of Suzhou (蘇州) to loving parents, and is the third of an elder brother and four sisters. She married the late Tindle Chen, and together raised their 5 children – 4 sons and 1 daughter – all of whom are now happily married, and have brought her 12 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.

Shui Hwa was a devoted Christian who loved caring for others, and did everything she could to help people. She constantly found joy even in the midst of adversity, and was always resilient in the face of challenges. Shui Hwa displayed elegance and tenacity as she spent the majority of her adulthood balancing entrepreneurship and parenthood. Shui Hwa boldly decided to move to Canada, leading her family into a new world where she helped raise several of her younger grandchildren. She was a spiritual woman whose life bore witness to the goodness of God. Shui Hwa will be deeply missed by her friends, family, and all whose lives were touched by her.

A funeral service will be held on Saturday, February 23rd at 10am at the Pine Hills Funeral Centre.

In lieu of flowers or gifts to her family, please consider making a donation to the Yee Hong Centre For Geriatric Care – Markham Location, in memory of Chen Shui Hwa. We are hoping that we can give back to the community that served her so well in the past year, such that we can help improve the facilities for future residents.

For those attending the funeral, we will have donation cards available at the reception table. If you are unable to attend the ceremony but would still like to donate to Yee Hong, please follow the instructions as below:

1) Visit: https://www.yeehong.com/donation-form/
2) For donation purpose please select: “In Memory Of”
3) For the In Memory of Name please enter: “Shui Hwa Chen”
4) Other remarks please enter: “For the Markham Location”