Sau Fong Chu

In Loving Memory of

Sau Fong Chu (Nickname: Wah Kee Mama) 1925.01.01 – 2025 • Age 100 (Chinese age 103)

Passed peacefully at Meriter Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin. Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and cherished friend to many.

Birth & Family Background

Sau Fong Chu was born on January 1, 1925, in China to Jor Hoi Chu and Tsui Yeung Mong. She married Wai Ming Ng in 1944 in Hong Kong. She is preceded in death by her parents, her beloved husband, and her grandson Benjamin Ng.

Biography

For 35 years, Sau Fong and her husband founded and began building Wah Kee Restaurant together. Although her husband was with her for only the first five years, their shared vision became the foundation of the business. After his passing, Sau Fong carried the restaurant through the decades on her own, running Wah Kee with remarkable strength and determination until 2019. Over time, Wah Kee became a beloved gathering place, and she became affectionately known as “Wah Kee Mama.” Everyone who entered the restaurant could feel her warmth, generosity, and genuine care.

Born and raised with very little, Sau Fong became a woman known for her great heart; empathetic, giving, and quietly strong. Her kindness, dignity, and steady presence left lasting impressions on all who knew her. She also established a scholarship in her and her husband’s name in Hong Kong, where they met and grew up, to encourage students with different talents, not only those with traditional academic achievements.

Above all, Sau Fong was a loving and devoted mother of seven children whose greatest joy was her family. Her wisdom, patience, and gentle spirit will continue to live in the hearts of those she leaves behind.

As a family, we will forever hold her love close and take comfort in knowing that her warmth and kindness live on in every life she touched.

2019

Funeral Services on December 5th 2025, Cress Funeral at 3610 Speedway Road, Madison WI 53705

Cress Funeral at 3610 Speedway Road, Madison WI 53705

10:00am – 11:00am Visitation

11:00am – 12:00pm Funeral Service

Immediately following:

Proceed to graveside service at Forest Hill Cemetery Forest Hill

Reception: 

A reception will follow at: Riverside Church 301 Riverside Dr., Madison, WI 53704

Riverside Church Riverside Dr.

Survived By

Children

Albert Ng, married to Elsbeth Blum Ng Elsbeth Blum NgAda Ng Joni Ng, married to Tony Cheung Esther Ng, married to Titus Chong Helen Ng, married to Hongyang Yao Janice Ng, married to Michael Franklin Eunice Ng, married to Sai Leung Chan

Grandchildren /

Joshua Ng, Rebecca Lai (Henry Ho), Kezia Lai (Samuel Leung), Wai Sum Lai (Gareth Rouch), Solomon Chiu (Ivy Lee), Dorothy Oh (Danny Oh), Daniel Cheung (Jenny Macintosh), Daisy Chong (Niel Sweet), Wilson Chong, Lily Chong, Rose Chong, Evan Yao, Tze Heen Tang (Glenna Lee), Ilana Ng Franklin

, Gareth Rouch), Jenny Macintosh), Niel Sweet), Glenna Lee),

Great-Grandchildren /

Anisha Ng , Axel Ng, John Ho, Peter Ho, Enoch Leung, Elijah Leung, Uriel Chiu, Isaac Oh, Aaron Oh, Connor Cheung, Mae Sweet, Noah Sweet, Franklin Lee, Harrison Lee

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