Mahjong-loving centenarian woman dies aged 100, survived by 5 generations
Chuah Tuah Moey passed away peacefully on Sunday at the age of 100. She died at Changi General Hospital. Born in Singapore in 1926 to a family with roots in Chaozhou, China, she married when she was 18. She had three sons and three daughters. Her family now includes six children, 14 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. Even in her later years, she stayed active by playing mahjong twice a month.
A woman who devoted much of her life to her family while remaining active into her later years has died peacefully at the age of 100.Centenarian Chuah Tuah Moey died on Sunday (Nov 1) and is survived by six children and 14 grandchildren, according to her obituary on Obits.sg. She also leaves behind 18 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Chuah died at Changi General Hospital, according to Shin Min Daily News. Born in Singapore in 1926 to a family with ancestral roots in Chaozhou, China, Chuah married at the age of 18 and went on to have three sons and three daughters with her husband. Despite her age, Chuah remained active well into her later years, playing mahjong twice a month and remembering the names of her family members well into her 90s.Speaking to Shin Min Daily News, Chuah's second daughter-in-law, Guo Miaoyin (transliteration), 73, said her father-in-law worked in the rice wholesale business and was often away from home.As a result, Chuah shouldered the responsibility of managing the household, from handling daily chores to raising the children.