Mrs. Yu Kau Chau

Yu Kau Chau passed away on December 26, 2023 at the age of 83 at her care home in Vancouver. She is survived by her three children, Allan, Albert and Anita, their spouses, Tomoko, Kathryn, Alexie, and her grandchildren Marisa, Emily, Adam, Ryker, Bethany, Casper and Emerson.

Yu Kau was born on November 25th, 1940 in Kaiping, China. She was the 6th of 9 children. In 1958, she married Patrick Chau, and later moved to Hong Kong where they settled for a few years and had 2 sons, Allan and Albert.

In March of 1969, they made the brave move to immigrate to Canada and began a new chapter for their young family. They briefly lived in Chetwynd with her older sister and family, before settling in Vancouver and having their third child, Anita.

Yu Kau was immensely hardworking and resourceful. She worked tirelessly as a seamstress, at times juggling 2 jobs or bringing work home, in order to give her children the best opportunities possible. In her downtime, she cherished spending time with her sisters, gardening, playing mahjong, and after retirement, helping to raise her grandchildren, trying her luck at the casino, and cooking for our family dinner tradition on Sundays.

She devoted herself to establishing a good life in Canada for her family, and they are so proud to have had her as their Mother and Grandmother.

A visitation for Yu Kau will be held Monday, January 8, 2024 from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM at Forest Lawn Funeral Home, 3789 Royal Oak Avenue - Burnaby. A funeral service will occur Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at 10:00 AM, 3789 Royal Oak Avenue - Burnaby. A graveside service will occur Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at 11:30 AM at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, 3789 Royal Oak Avenue - Burnaby.

Following the graveside service will be a reception lunch at Flamingo Chinese Restaurant at 1652 SE Marine Drive in Vancouver.