IEONG, (Young) Henry K., 91, of LaGrange Park IL, died on November 21, 2014.
He was born October, 23, 1923 in Djakarta, Indonesia the 9th of 10 children. He worked for US AID, then emigrated to Abilene, TX on scholarship to gain a B.A. in electrical engineering from McMurray University. He relocated to Chicago, IL where he was employed by Western Electric. He met and married Lilia Herrera on July 4, 1964, an RN who had been recruited from Bogota, Colombia to work at Cook County Hospital. He and Lilia raised Michael and David in La Grange Park, IL in the home that would be his place of residence for nearly the remainder of his life.
Henry was a world traveler, frequently traveling to his home country of Indonesia as well as the country of his family’s origin, China. He spoke seven languages and for a period of time taught Japanese. He placed greatest value on family and education, and was a student of many interests to the end.
Henry is survived by his former spouse, Lilia (Herrera) of Roslindale; his two sons Michael H. Ieong of Roslindale and David R. Ieong of Watertown; and his granddaughter, who brought him great delight in his last year of life, Dylan Margaret Ieong.
Funeral from the William J. Gormley Funeral Home 2055 Centre St. WEST ROXBURY, Monday, December 1, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. followed by a Funeral Mass in Holy Name Church at 10 o’clock. Visiting hours Sunday, November 30th 2-5 p.m. Relatives and friends invited. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Henry’s name to The Pulmonary Center, Boston Medical Center, Office of Development 801 Mass Ave, 1st Floor, Boston, MA 02118