Ah Sim Chan Wong

1933 ~ 2022

Viewing:

Feb. 25, 2022
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
1950 E. Dimple Dell Road (10600 South), Sandy, Utah
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    Feb. 25, 2022
    11:00 AM
    1950 E. Dimple Dell Road (10600 South), Sandy, Utah
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  • Ah Sim Chan Wong, wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away peacefully on February 12, 2022 of natural causes incident to age.

    Born on January 5, 1933 in Toisan China to Goon and Moy-Kee Chan, she spent her formative years and was educated in China.

    She married Kin Hei Wong on February 24, 1956. She then immigrated to Hong Kong with her new husband and his widowed mother. There, she was a seamstress in a clothing factory and did piece work at home into the night. This was the beginning of the many journeys she would take in search of new possibilities and a better life.

    In 1963, she and her family, which now included two young children, Roland and Jane, went west to Nassau, Bahamas to start anew. In this place where they did not speak the language (English), she and Kin Hei worked endless hours and long days in a relative’s Chinese restaurant to provide for their growing family which would soon include another son, Wilson.

    Once again, in her continuing effort to improve their children’s chances of success in the future, in 1972, she and Kin Hei accepted a sponsorship to move to the United States and work in another relative’s restaurant. In Salt Lake City, Utah, they still toiled long hours and days in several restaurants, and Ah Sim again did seamstress work to allow their children to pursue their own dreams and careers. Slowly, she was able to achieve her own dream of living in the United States and becoming a U.S. citizen on November 8, 1984.

    Later, Ah Sim was able to devote more time to cultivating her impressive garden, crocheting colorful decorative items, and feeding her grandchildren many, many treats. Her daughter, Jane, and granddaughter, Julianne, took care of her in the last few years and visited daily. Together they enjoyed painting, exercising, singing, and telling stories.

    Ah Sim Chan Wong was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Kin Hei. She is survived by: Roland and Anna Wong and their children, Alana and Ryan; Jane and Vernon Liu and their children, Jonathan, Jessica, and Julianne; and Wilson and Heather Wong and their children, Ken and Izaac (Wilcox).

    Services will be held on Friday, February 25, 2022 at 11 a.m. at Larkin Sunset Gardens, 1950 E. 10600 S. (1950 E. Dimple Dell Road), Sandy. Family and friends may gather for viewing and visitation at 10 a.m., prior to the service. Face masks are required.