Boon Eng Koh

2015 at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver,

British Columbia. A viewing will be held

on Wednesday, April 29 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm

and funeral services at 1:00 pm on Thursday,

April 30 at Ocean View Funeral Home,

4000 Imperial Street, Burnaby. A dinner will be

held following the service at Flamingo Chinese

Restaurant, 3401 Fraser St, Vancouver.

Mr. Koh was born on December 15, 1937

in Juasseh, Malaysia. His father was a

traditional Chinese herbal doctor and his mother

was a homemaker. He had eight brothers

and eight sisters. He graduate from

Ngee Ann College in 1966 in Singapore

with a Bachelor of Commerce in Accountancy.

In 1969, Mr. Koh came to Canada

to work as a senior accountant

at a Nanaimo hotel. He later moved

to Vancouver and began

working for Bing C. Wong & Associates

in 1972. In 1975, he became a Canadian citizen.

Over the years, Mr. Koh helped five

of his younger siblings emmigrate to Canada.

In 1978, Mr. Koh married Lina and

decided to raise their family in

Vancouver. They had two sons,

Herbert, 34 and James, 33.

He will be remembered by his

wife of 37 years, Lina: his eldest son and

daughter-in-law Herbert and Gloria;

his grandson Jason; his youngest son James.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests

that contributions be made to the

Heart and Stroke Foundation in

memory of Mr. Boon Eng Koh.