Helen Yenfar Tung's Obituary
Our mother HelenYenFarChang,was born in1928 on February18th of the lunar calendar in Nanjing,China. She passed away on February10th,2022,12o’clock AM in San Diego, California.
She was 94 years old. Mother was the eldest of her siblings. She was vivacious and outgoing. She was the most favorite child by her grandparents.
She was also born into an Islamic family and prayed to Allah, however, after moving to the US, she was invited by friends and participated in church activities. Therefore, she was baptized in 2005 and became a Christian. She and our father TonyYung-LinTung were childhood sweethearts. They got married in 1949 right before the R.O.C .government retreated toT aiwan after World War II.
After settling down in the military village for the armored corps in Taipei, life was harsh. And they lived in poverty. However, mother picked up the responsibility of taking care of the family by working hard and being frugal. As time went on, the situation improved, and mother started a new chapter of life. She loved to have people around and a bustling life. She made many friends and had six sworn sisters. They participated in many activities such as dancing, floral arrangement, cooking classes, etc. Life was fun and glamorous. Mother had two sons and two daughters.
All started their own family with children of their own. A total ten grandchildren were also all grown up and gave our mother eleven greatgrandkids. Three generations of offspring will miss her dearly. To quote what our mother always said,“ Praise the Lord. ”We thank the Lord to allow our mother to live a fulfilled life. May God rest her soul.
母親童常蘊華女士，生於民國十七年，農曆二月十八日，南京市。逝世於2022年二月十日零時，聖地牙哥，享壽九十四歲。母親在家中是長女，活潑外向，極得到祖父母的萬千寵愛於一身。因生長在阿拉伊斯蘭教的家庭，故從小就信奉回教。但自來美後，因朋友的邀約，熱心的參與教會的各項活動，故已於2005年受洗成為一位基督徒。與父親童榮林先生為青梅竹馬，並於1949年政府遷台前結婚。父母親遷台後，住在裝甲兵團的陸裝新村，當時的生活清貧，母親克勤克儉的擔負起照料全家生活的重任。之後隨著環境好轉，母親開啟了她人生的另一頁。母親喜歡熱鬧，和結識諸多好友並結拜的七姊妹參與了各種活動如跳舞、插花、學習烹飪等⋯生活多采多姿。母親育有二子二女，四位兒女各自成家立業生兒育女。而今孫子輩十人也都長大成人各有所成並養育了曾孫十一人，可謂子孫滿堂。
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