Dr. Swee Chee Wong

He was born on August 28, 1919 in Perak, Malaysia, the son of Kuan and Hoek (Chong) Wong. He married Lorana Reid on August 4, 1959.

Dr. Wong was a physician with the Homer Folks T.B. Hospital in Oneonta retiring in 1974. Prior to that, he worked for several state run medical facilities. As a physician, he held memberships in several medical societies including the College of Chest Physicians.

He was an active Yankee fan.

He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Lorana Wong of Oneonta; his children, Dr. Ruth Liang and her husband, Raymond of Wayne, New Jersey, James Wong and his wife, Patricia of Honolulu, Hawaii, Robert Wong of Oneonta, John Wong and his wife, Renee of South Glens Falls, New York and Lisa Wong and her husband Jeff Gershman of Wooster, Ohio and his step-daughter, Mimi Fitzgerald of South Hampton, New Jersey.

He is also survived by his grandchildren, Kayla Wong, Ares Jordan and Jordan Tyler Wong, Lauren and Elizabeth Liang, Sara, Cory, Jordan and Thomas Wong.

Arrangements under the direction of Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home, Oneonta, NY.