Mun Lan

"Helen" Kwong

At 71 years of age, Mun Lan "Helen" Kwong passed away on Saturday December 22 ^nd at the CHA-Whidden Hospital after being stricken in her home. She was born and raised in Guangzhou (Canton) China where she received her early education. As a young lady she moved to Hong Kong and married Foon Lei Kwong. Together they came to Chelsea in 1973 with their two sons. Here she gave birth to a daughter and remained in Chelsea for most of her life settling in Revere a just a few years ago. A devoted homemaker and beloved mother, she also worked outside of her home holding jobs as a seamstress in Boston's Chinatown and performing assembly work at Sweetheart Paper in Chelsea, she later worked as a kitchen production worker preparing in-flight meals for Sky-Chefs in East Boston. She took her full work retirement several years ago. In her lifetime she enjoyed home gardening, tendering to her flowers and vegetable garden. She was predeceased by her parents and several siblings in China and was widowed from her beloved husband Foon in 1998. She remained the devoted mother of John Kwong of Revere, Steven Bong Kwong and his wife Kwei Kwong of Malden and Shirley Kwong of Revere and was the cherished grandmother of Kaytlin and Alyson Kwong and dear sister-in-law of Dick Kwong of Chelsea, Foon Dick Kwong of Canada and the late Poon Chie Kwong. She is also survived several nieces, nephews and her beloved canine companion "Angel".

ARRANGEMENTS:  Visiting hours will be held at the Frank A. Welsh & Sons Funeral Home 718 Broadway CHELSEA on Friday December 28 ^th from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Relatives and friends are most kindly invited to attend. Funeral gathering and services will be held in the Welsh Funeral on Saturday from 9:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. followed by procession to Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett. Funeral Home fully handicap accessible, ample parking opposite Funeral Home.