Betty Lum Lee

We just want to let you know that our amazing Mom just passed away on Saturday, June 13, 2015.

She was born on February 5, 1918 and lived 97 glorious years!

We made a few videos of her sharing her life with us.

We'd like to share them with you.

Perhaps, you or friends might like to do the same thing.

You'll find these YouTube videos useful and entertaining.

We made videos of her to share with you...

http://lorrinlee.com/betty …she goes through photos on our iPad.

http://lorrinlee.com/bettychat …listen Betty as she chats about her life.

Visitation: Wed. June 24, 2015. 9 am.

Service: 10 am. Borthwick. Mauka Chapel.

Burial: 1 pm. Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Her father, Lum Sung Boone, was a taro farmer. Her mother, Hung Ngan Yuen, took care of her 14 very active children. Always helpful Betty is the 13th child and grew up in Manoa and Nuuanu.

She baby sat her nephews and nieces, gathered eggs, fished in the Manoa stream and caught frogs and crabs for meals. Attended Royal Elementary, Central Intermediate, and graduated from McKinley in 1936. She also attended Mun Lun Chinese School, Honolulu Business College, and Royal Beauty School. She was the founder of Betty’s Beauty Shop.

In 1940, she married Bernard Lee, a Kalakaua science teacher, photographer, and the love of her life. They traveled worldwide. She loved to cook! Visitors usually left with a treat of delicious food, and happy they came.

She was most proud of her family. Son Lorrin (Nina) Lee; daughters Didi (Dan) Nishihama, Bernsie (Rob) Robinson, Brenda (Reynold) Chang, and Mira (Danny) Chock. Grandchildren Lori Chang, Shelly (Mike) Chin, Travis Chock, Cindy (Jonathan) Chun, Kenny (Wendy) Kawahara, Marc (Lesley) Kawahara, Julie (Mark) Proner, Nancy (Alex) Summe, and Traci Yamane. Great grandchildren Adam and Peter Chin, Caleb and Merik Chun, Hayden Kawahara, Miki Kawahara, Kyra and Leah Proner, Kai and Luke Summe, Skyler Yamane.

Warmest Aloha!

Lorrin and Nina Lee

500 University Ave Apt 2415

Honolulu HI 96826

[email protected]

808-949-5000

P.S. Let us know how you enjoyed these videos and her life story. It does show a few of her secret recipes which you may use.