Annie Wong

Annie Chin Wong

At rest on December 12, 2013 at the age of 90 or 92(Chinese calendar), born in San Francisco May 27, 1923, lived in Hoi Ping from 5 - 12 years old, returned to San Francisco when the Japanese started to invade China, working hard shelling shrimps in her teens at 3 am in the early morning before going to school and working after school in her Uncle Bill's sewing factory, married on December 8, 1943 to John Nee Seung Wong. She and her husband started 3 sewing factories contracting from Koret, Romay, Miss Mara, Emma Domb, and Lorrie Deb from 1948 - 1979. She was referred to as "First Lady of Chinatown" by the Sing Tao Daily when her husband was the president of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association and Wong Family Association. She is active in Num Hung Hok Look Association (her husband founded the organization), Chinese Christian Association, attends Chinese Independent Baptist Church and Covenant Presbyterian Church, does Tai Chi, Chi Gung, Aerobic Dancing at Chinese YMCA (1970's) and now at Sunset Senior Center, and helped Roy and Maureen at R & M Pro Audio. She is the loving mother of Kwok Hay (Pui Har Fung) Kwok Doon (Fung Lon Dong), Kenneth (Blossom Gee) and Mo Ying (Kuo Yeung Chen), Mo Jing (Chiang Loong Qiao), Maureen (Roy Chen),grandmother of Tony (Bing), Sylvia (Wiliam Wong), Winston, Scott (Cassy Ngin)and Richard (Irene), Wei Qing Chen (Zhen Wong), Mandy Qiao (Tom Tang), Wei Guang Chen (Siu Mui Lau), Jenny Qiao(Sam Zhao), Jeff Chen(Elia Simon-Martin) Clarice Chen(Phil Simmons), great grandmother of Gee Ho, Dawn, Jeff, Nancy, Matthew, Jun, Brandon, Collin, Seline, Sidney, Sandy, James, Catherine, and Marc, brothers Tom, Herman, Raymond, Soong Gim, Sun Lam, and sister Sue. She was predeceased by her mother Hong Shee, father Chin Hong, brothers Tom and Herman Chin, son Kwok Hay, daughters Mo Jing and Mo Ying, son-in-laws Wingo Cheung, Chiang Loong Qiao, and Roy Chen. Funeral Service will be held Saturday, December 21, 2013 at 12N at Green Street Mortuary, Burial Service will be held at Hoy Sun Ning Yung Cemetery, and Sweeping Dust Dinner at 3:15 pm. A wake will be held on December 20, 2013 at Green Street Mortuary from 6 - 7 pm. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Num Hung Hok Look Association, 29 Hang Ah Alley, or Covenant Presbyterian Church, 321 Taraval Street, San Francisco 94116.