Sin Quon "Connie" Yee

1937 - 2022

Sin Quon "Connie" Yee
January 11, 1937 - February 11, 2022
Turlock, California - Sin Quon "Connie" Yee passed on February 11, 2022, at home, of complications from cancer.
Sin Quon was born on January 11, 1937, in the village of Bok Shik in Zhong Shan city, Guang Dong province of China, the youngest of three children. Her parents were father, Kam Yet Yung and mother, Mo Fong Yung. She was raised in the area of a nearby village, San Huang, and in 1955 her family moved to Hong Kong, China. She married Bill Young Yee in 1957 and gave birth to Danny in 1958. She immigrated to the United States, along with Bill and Danny, on September 9, 1960, where both she and Bill worked at the family restaurant, Wah-Q, owned by her father-in-law, George Yee.
In 1973, Bill and Sin Quon Yee took over the ownership of Wah-Q restaurant until their retirement in October 2001. In her early years, Sin Quon started as a waitress, and then gradually became a cook alongside her husband. Sin Quon was the restaurant and family matriarch; she was the glue that held the family together. She devoted her life to ensure the happiness of others.
In her spare time, Sin Quon enjoyed the company of her family, especially her four grandchildren and her three great-grandchildren. She would always have weekly family dinners at the restaurant on the day it was closed. After her retirement, she would continue cooking and have the weekly family dinners at her home. She also loved to travel, went on cruises, and enjoyed recreational casino gaming. Overall, it was the cooking that kept her busy throughout the years.
Sin Quon was preceded in death by her father Kam Yet Yung and mother Mo Fong Yung; father-in-law George and mother-in-law Lum Wai King; sister-in-law Beverly Yung and brother-in-law Wor Kwun Lee.
Sin Quon is survived by her brother Kaymond Yung (Annie) in San Francisco; sister Seen Hong Lee in Turlock; husband Bill, son Danny (Pauline), grandson Billy (Jennifer Bojorques), grandson Donny (Shell), granddaughter Amy, granddaughter Pamela Borges (Josh Young), and great-grandchildren Jay, Emi, and Beau. She loved Turlock and never wanted to move away. Most of her family was close as well.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to American Red Cross or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
A visitation will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, February 22nd. A funeral services will at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, February 23rd. All services will be held at Turlock Funeral Home, 425 N. Soderquist Rd., Turlock. Following the funeral, Sin Quon will be laid to rest at Turlock Memorial Park.