Mrs. Yan Lin Chiu

Yan-Lin, a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, was the pillar of our family. Her life embodied love, strength, courage, and generosity, touching the hearts of all who knew her.

Born in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong, Yan-Lin was the second daughter in a family of five siblings. Despite the hardships of war and the Japanese occupation, she persevered. Though she only had three years of formal education, she was an amiable optimist with amazing mental math skills and a strong business sense.

At age 19, Yan-Lin married her late husband, Hung Chiu. While running her own business, she supported her husband’s fishery shops and cared for her children with endless energy. Yan-Lin immigrated to Vancouver 47 years ago. With little financial resources, she uprooted her entire family in search for the betterment of her children’s future. Her selfless sacrifice as a mother cannot be measured. Yan-Lin embraced Canadian culture and later retired from her fish processing job, enjoying her retirement surrounded by family and often expressing gratitude for the Lord’s abundant blessings.

In 2012, Yan-Lin was baptized and became a Christian. She regularly participated in church senior groups, finding joy in their fellowship.

Her devotion to family was unwavering and she was the rock upon which our family was built, providing support, love, and wisdom. The memories we shared as a family will be etched in our hearts, shaping our lives.

She is survived by her five children, Wayne, Godwin, Winnie, Grace, Yvonne, and their spouses. She leaves behind 7 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, and the memory of a predeceased grandchild. Her legacy of love and strength lives on in our hearts.

趙錢恩蓮女士生平

我們的母親：

趙錢恩蓮出生於香港屯門新墟，家中五兄弟姊妹，排行第二, 父母務農。

19 歲與先父趙洪結婚建立家庭逾 50 年至先父 1998 年返天家。夫婦二人共育有五名子女：世榮，世華、錦霞，錦雲和錦英。

先母性格開朗, 樂觀, 平易近人，笑容可親。母親只接受了三年學校教育，後因抗戰, 被迫停學。縱然學歷不高，但媽媽聰明, 堅強、勇敢, 獨立和能幹。70 多年前, 母親已是職業女性, 除了協助丈夫做魚類批發生意外，更自己經營魚類零售, 也要持家照顧子女，直至移民溫哥華。

母親有前瞻和遠見，盼望兒女有更好教育和成長學習機會，在1974 年，到英國和加拿大視察，為要尋找更好的居所給兒女成長。

在 1976 年，決定連根拔起舉家移民溫哥華。當時已經是 49 歲，但心裏從不懼怕，想的只是子女的未來。沒有帶着財富移民加國，有的只是無私母親的愛。抵達加國後，努力學習語言，融入社會, 放下 “老闆娘”的身份”, 做過許多勞動工作，從不抱怨。及後在漁廠加工場工作多年直至退休。

2012 年媽媽成為基督徒，受洗加入頌愛堂，經常參加耆英團契, 過教會肢體生活，十分開心。

近年母親腦退化嚴重，身體變得虛弱，直至 5 個月前入住護老院，但仍然活得開心，坐在輪椅上行來行去，直至離世前一日，身體突然不能支持，在睡夢中返回天父懷中，超額完成人生旅程，享年 95 歲。

她遺下五名子女(及其配偶)，七名內外孫，六名曾孫，如今兒孫滿堂，安居加國，昔日移民目標已經完成。

我們縱有不捨，深信在天家必然再見，多謝您媽媽，永遠懷念您。

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In Loving Memory...

Yan-Lin, a beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend to so many, passed away peacefully on May 24, 2023, at Saint Michael’s Senior Care Home, Burnaby, BC, at the blessed Age of 95.

She will be lovingly remembered and deeply missed by all her family members. She is survived by her 5 children, sons: Wayne and Godwin, daughters: Winnie, Grace, Yvonne and their spouses. She has 7 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren, and the memory of a predeceased grandchild.

Yan-Lin was the matriarch and the rock of the family. She was truly a remarkable woman who embodied strength, courage and generosity, who touched the lives of so many that have met her.

Yan-Lin was married to Mr. Hung Chiu at age 19. She not only was running her own business, but she also supported her husband in wholesale fishery shops and cared for the children with endless energy.

In the 70’s, she took time to explore different countries, namely England and Canada in search of the best place for her children to be educated and to have opportunities to flourish. Everything Yan-Lin did was thoroughly thought out and planned for the good of others. In 1976, she and her husband immigrated to Vancouver with little financial resources, uprooted her entire family in search for the betterment of her children’s future. A mother’s sacrifice is a selfless act which cannot be measured. Yan-Lin worked hard and immersed in Canadian culture, later retired from her work as fish processing worker and enjoyed retirement with family. She was often thankful for the Lord’s abundant blessings.

Her devotion to family was unwavering and she was the rock upon which our family was built, providing support, love, and wisdom. Her legacy can be clearly seen as she passed many of her traits of determination, courage, generosity and kindness onto her children and grandchildren who all are well educated with college and university degrees and with various successful careers. Most of all, the memories we shared as a family will be etched in our hearts, shaping our lives.

"I am the resurrection, and the life...whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die." John 11:25-26

Friends are invited to join the family for Funeral Service: Forest Lawn Chapel (3789 Royal Oak Ave., Burnaby, BC) Friday, Jun 2, 2023 at 10:00 am. Visitation/Viewing: Thursday, Jun 1, 2023, 4:30 – 6:30 pm.

趙錢恩蓮女士生平 (June 4, 1927~May 24, 2023)

我們的母親：

趙錢恩蓮出生於香港屯門新墟，家中五兄弟姊妹，排行第二, 父母務農。

19 歲與先父趙洪結婚建立家庭逾 50 年至先父 1998 年返天家。夫婦二人共育有五名子女：世榮，世華、錦霞，錦雲和錦英。

先母性格開朗, 樂觀, 平易近人，笑容可親。母親只接受了三年學校教育，後因抗戰, 被迫停學。縱然學歷不高，但媽媽聰明, 堅強、勇敢, 獨立和能幹。70 多年前, 母親已是職業女性, 除了協助丈夫做魚類批發生意外，更自己經營魚類零售, 也要持家照顧子女，直至移民溫哥華。

母親有前瞻和遠見，盼望兒女有更好教育和成長學習機會，在1974 年，到英國和加拿大視察，為要尋找更好的居所給兒女成長。

在 1976 年，決定連根拔起舉家移民溫哥華。當時已經是 49 歲，但心裏從不懼怕，想的只是子女的未來。沒有帶着財富移民加國，有的只是無私母親的愛。抵達加國後，努力學習語言，融入社會, 放下 “老闆娘”的身份”, 做過許多勞動工作，從不抱怨。及後在漁廠加工場工作多年直至退休。

2012 年媽媽成為基督徒，受洗加入頌愛堂，經常參加耆英團契, 過教會肢體生活，十分開心。

近年母親腦退化嚴重，身體變得虛弱，直至 5 個月前入住護老院，但仍然活得開心，坐在輪椅上行來行去，直至離世前一日，身體突然不能支持，在睡夢中返回天父懷中，超額完成人生旅程，享年 95 歲。

她遺下五名子女(及其配偶)，七名內外孫，六名曾孫，如今兒孫滿堂，安居加國，昔日移民目標已經完成。

我們縱有不捨，深信在天家必然再見，多謝您媽媽，永遠懷念您。