Pui Har Chan

Pui Har Chan, 90, of Fremont, CA passed away on December 24, 2020 peacefully in her sleep, after a recent stroke. She was born Lee Pui Har on January 1930, to Lee Pui Gan and Ng Tung Moon in Guangdong, China. She married Woon Sun Chan in 1955 and they enjoyed many years together until his passing in 2001.

Pui Har is survived by her son (and his wife), Kai Chiu Chan (Cindy Chan) of Los Angeles, CA and her three daughters (and their spouses): K.C. Chan-Herur of San Francisco, CA, Lai Ho Chan Solter (Richard Solter) of Los Angeles, CA and Lai Hing Chan (Warren Moberly) of Concord, MA. She is also survived by 7 grandchildren (Aaron, Austin, Vikram, Alexander, Andrew, Ashley and Jeffrey (JJ)) and 2 great-grandchildren (Rio, Dax). She is also survived by 2 brothers (Lee King Luan of Fremont, Lee Chong Leung of Hong Kong and 2 sisters (Lee Sook Yuen of Hong Kong, Lee Wei Yi of China). She is pre-deceased by 3 brothers (Lee Kui Yuen, Lee Jian Zhi and Lee Cai Hua).

Pui Har was a housewife for many years while residing in Macau, Hong Kong, and in Santiago, Chile. A few years after arriving in the US in 1973, she and her husband opened a Chinese restaurant. They operated Yuk Wah restaurant in Fremont for over 20 years working 7 days-a-week and allowing themselves only 2 rest days each year (Thanksgiving and Christmas). At the restaurant, she was the lead waitress. Her warm personality won her many loyal customers and she remained friends with many of them even after Yuk Wah closed. After retirement from the restaurant business in 1993, she and her husband finally took the opportunity to travel around the world, taking trips to China, South America and Europe.

Pui Har did not attend formal schooling past 3rd grade. But she had an insatiable thirst for learning and she was mostly self-taught. She learned to speak, read and write basic Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish and English. Her love for learning led her to take classes at Adult School in many subjects including ESL, basic computing and PhotoShop! Gardening was her true love and it brought her so much joy. She certainly had a green thumb as her flowers, plants and fruit trees flourished under her unconventional care. She happily and proudly shared her bountiful harvest with her family and friends. For the past 20 years, she also enjoyed learning and practicing Tai Chi with friends at Lake Elizabeth Park in Fremont.

The family wishes to thank her wonderful caregivers, Elvira Velasco and Cecilia de Guzman and her hospice nurse, Li Chen for the loving care and attention to Pui Har during her last months and years.

Due to the current pandemic, funeral service and burial will be private and will be held at Woodlawn Memorial Park on January 13, 2021. (A Memorial Service is planned for a later date, after COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted.)

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation or to the American Lung Association in memory of Pui Har Chan.

陳李佩霞女士, 最近中風後於2020年12月24日在加州弗里蒙特市安詳地 去世, 享壽九十。李佩霞1930年1月生於中國廣東（父李培根, 母吳東满 ）。她於1955年與陳煥新結婚, 他們享受了多年的美滿生活, 直到煥新于2001年去世。

佩霞有加州洛杉磯的兒子/兒媳陳啟釗/陳金彩鳳. 三個女兒/女婿: 加州舊金山的陳潔鈺; 加州洛杉磯的陳麗荷/Richard Solter; 麻州康科德的陳麗馨/Warren Moberly。她有七位孫子女: 陳智業, 陳振熙, Vikram, Alexander, 明華 (Andrew), 美蓮 (Ashley), 陳明 (JJ)，及兩位曾孫: Rio, Dax。 佩霞有五位弟弟: 加州弗里蒙特市的李烱銮, 香港的李仲良, 李鉅源(殁), 李坚志(殁), 李材华(殁); 及兩位妹妹: 香港的李淑贤, 中國的李伟儀。

佩霞住在澳門、香港及智利聖地亞哥期間, 均在家相夫教子。1973移居美國幾年後, 她和夫婿在加州弗里蒙特市開設了 ”Yuk Wah玉華” 中國餐館。二十幾年間, 除了感恩節及耶誕節兩天休息外, 他們全年無休的辛勤工作。掌管前台服務的佩霞, 熱情洋溢的個性贏得許多忠實的客戶, 甚至餐館關閉後都還保持着朋友的關係。1993年退休後, 佩霞夫婦終嘗夙願得以到中國、南美及歐洲等地休閒旅遊。

佩霞雖然只受到三年級的正規學業, 但在強烈的求知渴望下, 自學了多門科目。富有語言的天賦的她, 會說廣東話、普通話、西班牙語及英語。好學不倦的她參加各種成人教育班, 如: 英語班、基本電腦課、PhotoShop等課程。園藝是她的最愛, 她以非傳統的方法種植花卉、植物及果樹, 且成果豐碩, 而且欣然與家人及朋友分享她的收成。佩霞非常注重健康。在過去的二十年, 她和伊麗莎白湖公園的朋友一起學習及享受練習太極拳的樂趣。此外, 她還練了11年的長生學。她喜歡這種非藥物的整體治療的健康方法。 長生學用自己的能量來治愈自己，也可以幫助他人。

在此, 佩霞的家人要感謝在過去幾年或幾個月中, Elvira Velasco和Cecilia de Guzman, 以及臨終關懷護士Li Chen, 對佩霞的细心照看及撫慰。最令人感激和讚賞的是她們的奉獻精神和敬業精神。

基於當前的疫情, 2021年1月13日在伍德勞恩紀念公園的葬禮將不公開舉行。嘉賓請在互聯網上虛擬參加。請發送鏈接請求至PuiHarFuneralServiceRequest@gmail.com。追悼會計劃在冠狀病毒疫情結束後, 擇期舉行。

家屬婉謝鮮花, 捐款請聯系佛教慈濟基金會或美國肺疾協會, 以紀念陳李佩霞女士。

註：在她年輕的時候,只有更年輕的人才能容易找到工作。所以她聲稱年輕了兩年。她實際是1930年出生的。