Kuen Kuen Chan

CHAN, WONG, STASKAL

Posted By: Karrie Craig (email)
Date: 3/1/2019 at 12:35:54

Kuen Kuen Chan, 79, of Iowa City, IA, passed away Thursday, February 28, 2019 at The Bird House, Hospice Home of Johnson County. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:30 PM, Saturday, March 2, 2019 at Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service, Iowa City. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Yuan Yuan Education Foundation, www.yuan-yuan.org, or the Bird House, Hospice Home of Johnson County, http://www.hospicehomejc.org/.

Kuen Kuen Wong was born on July 8, 1939. She grew up in a big loving family as the youngest of seven kids in Hong Kong. Kuen attended the Hong Kong New Asia Chinese University and graduated with a degree in Biology in 1964. Kuen’s first job was as a biology teacher at a girls school.

She married Kai Chiu Chan, DDS in 1966 and moved to Iowa City in January 1967.

Kuen spent 31 years as a part of Barbara Stay’s award winning Entomological (study of cockroach and termite reproductive system) research team.

Kuen had a wonderful playful (if not mischievous) nature and enjoyed spending time with family and friends, traveling, and gardening. She was extremely talented with sewing and cooking and always went out of her way to take care of others.

Kuen was preceded in death by her husband, Kai Chiu, DDS and is survived by her daughter, Alisa (Duane) Staskal, son, David (Annie) Chan; four grandchildren, Orion Staskal, Sydney Chan, Jared Staskal and Chelsea Chan; brother, Kwok Dien; sister, San San; and many extended family.

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