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.