In memory of
Nyuk Fah Yong 楊玉華女士安息
August 26, 1938 - July 29, 2025
Obituary of Nyuk-Fah Yong 楊玉華訃告
Nyuk-Fah Yong (1935-2025 ), age 89, passed away peacefully, on July 29, 2025 due to congestive heart failure, in Toronto, Canada. She was born on August 26, 1935 (her father made her documents to be 1938 so she can attend school after second world war) in Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia to Ms. Lan Chin Lo and Mr. Thyam Yin Yong. She married Rev. Chuk-Min Chin in 1966 and gave birth to twins, Samuel Sung-Yen and Ruth Tsui-Tze the following year.
Nyuk-Fah Yong worked as a principal for 9 years and a teacher for 17 years in Malaysia. Because her husband was a Sabah Basel Church Synod pastor, he was assigned to different towns’ churches every few years. Nyuk-Fah followed him and God had provided a teaching job in whichever town she arrived in. She was a principal in Papar, a high-school teacher in Tenom and then in Tawau and lastly in Sandakan. Then, she and her husband immigrated to Toronto, Canada to join their children. When in Canada, she continued to support her husband’s ministry in different churches while carrying on her own free-lance work like reflexology, baby-sitting grandchildren and helping out in her church.
She was gentle and delicate in appearance but determined and purposeful in nature. She loved art, literature and photography.
She was survived by her husband Chuk-Min Chin, son Samuel (Amy) Chin, daughter Ruth (Ming) Wong, 7 grandchildren and 1 great-granddaughter.
The funeral service and internment of Nyuk-Fah Yong, was performed yesterday, August 6, 2025 in Elgin Mills Cemetery in Richmond Hill, Ontario.
Her family here expresses the most heart-felt thanks to everyone who has sent messages of condolences, cards, flowers, gifts, prayers and attended the funeral. The life of our wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother has brought us joy and courage.
楊玉華（1935-2025），享年89歲，於2025年7月29日，因充血性心臟衰竭，在加拿大多倫多安詳逝世。她於1935年8月26日出生於馬來西亞沙巴古達，父母為羅蘭清女士和楊添仁先生。 1966年，她與陳祝民牧師結婚，隔年生下雙胞胎，颂言和翠芝。
楊玉華在馬來西亞當了9年的校長，17年的老師。由於丈夫是沙巴巴色教會的牧師，每隔幾年就會派到不同城鎮的教會當職。楊女士 跟隨丈夫搬到不同的城鎮，無論她到了哪個城鎮，上帝都為她提供了教學工作。她在巴巴擔任校長，在丹南、斗湖和山打根擔任高中老師。之後，她和丈夫移民到加拿大多倫多與孩子們團聚。在加拿大期間，她繼續支持丈夫在不同教會的事工，同時從事自己的自由職業，例如足部反射療法、照顧孫子女和在教會幫忙。她外表溫柔纖細，但個性堅定果斷。她熱愛藝術、文學和攝影。
楊玉華身後留下了丈夫陳祝民、兒子颂言 (郭愷曦)、女兒翠芝 (黃志明)、7個孫子和1個曾孫女。
楊玉華的安葬儀式和葬禮於昨天（2025年8月6日）在安大略省列治文山市Elgin Mills 公墓舉行。
楊玉華的家人在此向所有送來慰問、卡片、鮮花、禮物、祈禱以及參加葬禮的人們致以最誠摯的謝意。我們妻子、母親、祖母和曾祖母的一生帶了給我們歡樂和鼓勵。
August 7, 2025
Nyuk-Fah Yong (1935-2025 ), age 89, passed away peacefully, on July 29, 2025 due to congestive heart failure, in Toronto, Canada. She was born on August 26, 1935 (her father made her documents to be 1938 so she can attend school after second world war) in Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia to Ms. Lan Chin Lo and Mr. Thyam Yin Yong. She married Rev. Chuk-Min Chin in 1966 and gave birth to twins, Samuel Sung-Yen and Ruth Tsui-Tze the following year.
Nyuk-Fah Yong worked as a principal for 9 years and a teacher for 17 years in Malaysia. Because her husband was a Sabah Basel Church Synod pastor, he was assigned to different towns’ churches every few years. Nyuk-Fah followed him and God had provided a teaching job in whichever town she arrived in. She was a principal in Papar, a high-school teacher in Tenom and then in Tawau and lastly in Sandakan. Then, she and her husband immigrated to Toronto, Canada to join their children. When in Canada, she continued to support her husband’s ministry in different churches while carrying on her own free-lance work like reflexology, baby-sitting grandchildren and helping out in her church.
She was gentle and delicate in appearance but determined and purposeful in nature. She loved art, literature and photography.
She was survived by her husband Chuk-Min Chin, son Samuel (Amy) Chin, daughter Ruth (Ming) Wong, 7 grandchildren and 1 great-granddaughter.
The funeral service and internment of Nyuk-Fah Yong, was performed yesterday, August 6, 2025 in Elgin Mills Cemetery in Richmond Hill, Ontario.
Her family here expresses the most heart-felt thanks to everyone who has sent messages of condolences, cards, flowers, gifts, prayers and attended the funeral. The life of our wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother has brought us joy and courage.
楊玉華（1935-2025），享年89歲，於2025年7月29日，因充血性心臟衰竭，在加拿大多倫多安詳逝世。她於1935年8月26日出生於馬來西亞沙巴古達，父母為羅蘭清女士和楊添仁先生。 1966年，她與陳祝民牧師結婚，隔年生下雙胞胎，颂言和翠芝。
楊玉華在馬來西亞當了9年的校長，17年的老師。由於丈夫是沙巴巴色教會的牧師，每隔幾年就會派到不同城鎮的教會當職。楊女士 跟隨丈夫搬到不同的城鎮，無論她到了哪個城鎮，上帝都為她提供了教學工作。她在巴巴擔任校長，在丹南、斗湖和山打根擔任高中老師。之後，她和丈夫移民到加拿大多倫多與孩子們團聚。在加拿大期間，她繼續支持丈夫在不同教會的事工，同時從事自己的自由職業，例如足部反射療法、照顧孫子女和在教會幫忙。她外表溫柔纖細，但個性堅定果斷。她熱愛藝術、文學和攝影。
楊玉華身後留下了丈夫陳祝民、兒子颂言 (郭愷曦)、女兒翠芝 (黃志明)、7個孫子和1個曾孫女。
楊玉華的安葬儀式和葬禮於昨天（2025年8月6日）在安大略省列治文山市Elgin Mills 公墓舉行。
楊玉華的家人在此向所有送來慰問、卡片、鮮花、禮物、祈禱以及參加葬禮的人們致以最誠摯的謝意。我們妻子、母親、祖母和曾祖母的一生帶了給我們歡樂和鼓勵。
August 7, 2025
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1591 Elgin Mills Road East, Richmond Hill, ON, CANADA, L4S 1M9
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Wednesday, 6 Aug 2025 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Elgin Mills Cemetery, Cremation & Funeral Centres
1591 Elgin Mills Road East, Richmond Hill, ON, CANADA, L4S 1M9
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Wednesday, 6 Aug 2025 10:00 AM