Sunday, August 19, 2012

Helene Lee (Mrs. Helen Ung), death 1962

DAUGHTER OF MALAYAN AMBASSADOR CREMATED. PENANG. Sun.--Mrs. Helene Ung, only daughter of the late Dr. Lee Tiang Keng, Malaya's first Ambassador to Japan, was cremated at the Batu Gantang cemetery this afternoon. Mrs. Ung, 33, died in the Maternity Hospital yesterday, five days after giving birth to her first child. The baby, a boy, is doing well. A large number of friends and relatives, including the acting Chief Minister, Inche Aziz Ibrahim, attended the funeral. Mrs. Ung was the wife of acting Deputy Supt. Charles Ung of the Penang Special Branch. They were married on Nov 27, 1960. [The Straits Times, 12 March 1962, Page 9]

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