Linda Den Bleyker

Linda Den Bleyker (Chin Lan Lee), born July 30, 1946 in Shanghai, China passed away peacefully with family present on December 21, 2024, after a courageous battle with COPD and CHF. She migrated to the U.S. as a young child with her paternal grandmother to seek a better life. Linda was proud to receive her US Naturalization & Citizenship in 1967. A resident of several states to include California, Michigan, New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania.

Linda was married to Ronald Den Bleyker for 39 years until his passing in 2014. Ronnie was her second husband, best friend and soulmate. She is survived by her daughter and two sons; Bonnie Leung Brown and her husband Jeff Brown of Westwood; James Leung and his wife Grace of Irvine, CA and Mark Den Bleyker and his wife Candace of Enola, PA. Her 11 grandchildren ages 2 - 28 fulfilled her dream of having a close family and they brought her enormous pride, love and joy; Hagen, Caelan, and Ian Brown; Skylar and Miles Leung; Liora, Thaddeus, Selah, Darius, Phineas and Willa Joy Den Bleyker.

Throughout her life, Linda pursued various professional endeavors with passion, determination and skill. She was a self-taught bookkeeper for insurance companies, owned a Chinese restaurant in Hackensack, opened a side catering business from her home in Hasbrouck Heights, held many waitress jobs and was a blackjack dealer at Dover Downs Casino. Her versatility, integrity, strength and work ethic were admired by all who knew her.

Linda had a big heart and dedicated her life that extended beyond her work into her role as the matriarch of her loving family. Her legacy will live on through the cherished memories shared by her children, grandchildren, extended family, dear friends and all whose lives she touched.

May Linda’s memory bring comfort, smiles and laughs to those who knew her. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in her memory to Make A Wish NJ, Special Olympics NJ or the Raymond A. Wood Foundation, MD to support research and cures for pediatric brain tumor survivors.

The family will receive their friends at Becker Funeral Home, 219 Kinderkamack Road, Westwood, NJ on Saturday, December 28, 2024 from 1-4PM. Words of remembrance for Linda will begin at 2:30PM followed by a religious service at 3:30PM.

To honor Linda and her heritage, we will celebrate in white. Please join us following the memorial service for a repast dinner held at a local Chinese restaurant. Kindly rsvp.