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Yao Chen Obituary
GERMANTOWN HILLS - Yao Chen, 51, of Germantown Hills passed away at 6:10 p.m. on Friday, May 16, 2014, at her home.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 24, 2014, at Clary Funeral Home, 3004 W. Lake Ave., Peoria, with Mr. Steven Yap officiating. Interment will be in Swan Lake Memory Gardens in Peoria.
Yao was born on Nov. 30, 1962, in Xingping, Shaanxi Province, China, a daughter of Wen Chen and Wanjiao Wang. Her father preceded her in death. She married Husheng Gao on Dec. 26, 1987, in Xian, China. He survives.
She is also survived by her mother, Wanjiao Wang of Xingping; son, Zhe Gao of Germantown Hills; and sister, Rong Chen and her husband, Zenghui Chang, of Xingping.
Yao graduated with a bachelor of science in civil engineering from Xian University of Architecture and Technology. She was employed with SCSI for two years and, for the last three years, as an engineering drafter with Caterpillar at the Mossville facility.
She was a member of the Peoria Chinese Association and taught at the Peoria Chinese School for several years.
Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to the Peoria Chinese Christian Church.
Yao's memorial website and online condolences may be accessed at www.ClaryFunerals.com.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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