The wake will be held at Sri Temasek, the official residence of the Prime Minister located within the Istana grounds, from October 4-5. A private funeral will take place on October 6 at Mandai Crematorium.
Mrs Lee Kuan Yew (Mdm Kwa Geok Choo), 1920 - 2010 [photo via]
Madam Kwa Geok Choo - the wife of Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, and mother of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has died on Saturday.
Mrs Lee Kuan Yew, age 89, passed away peacefully at home at 5.40 pm.
A statement from the Prime Minister's Office said the wake is held at Sri Temasek, official residence of the Prime Minister located within the Istana grounds, from October 4-5.
Visitors who wish to pay their last respects may do so on October 4-5 from 10am to 5pm.
Members of the public may call 6835 6614 for any queries.
A private funeral will take place on October 6 at Mandai Crematorium.
The family requests that no obituaries and no wreaths or flowers to be sent.
All donations will go to the National Neuroscience Institute (NNI) Health Research Endowment Fund.
Madam Kwa was one of 8 children.
[photo via]
In his interview with New York Times, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said,
She understands when I talk to her, which I do every night. She keeps awake for me; I tell her about my day’s work, read her favorite poems.
I told her, ‘I would try and keep you company for as long as I can.’ That’s life. She understood. I’m not sure who’s going first, whether she or me.
The Orchid - Ascocenda - Kwa Geok Choo [photo via]
A specially bred orchid hybrid was named Ascocenda "Kwa Geok Choo" to honour Mrs Lee in an orchid naming ceremony during Singapore Botanic Gardens' 150th Anniversary Celebratory Dinner in 2009.
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- Mrs Lee dies, aged 89
- Kwa Geok Choo, Wife of Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew, Dies at 89
- Mdm Kwa Geok Choo has died, aged 89
- Wife of Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew dies at 89
A memorial site was created for Kwa Geok Choo! Honor her memory by contributing to her memorial site http://kwageokchoo.people2remember.com/
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