Madam Cheong Pin Neo (Bukit Brown)

Madam Cheong Pin Neo passed away at the age of 68 at 9:30 pm on 5 April 1936. 

However, i found an article that states; Mrs. Loo Tian nee Cheong Pin Neo passed away at the age of 68 at 9:30 pm on 4 May 1936 at No. 150-P. East Coast Road. She leaves behind her brother, Mr. Cheong Swee Teck and a grandson, Mr. Loo Boon Kwee. According to the article funeral took place at Bukit Brown. 

The name, age, year and place matches - however the date she died shows a difference of 1 month. I check with Raymond Goh and he shared with me that the name of the grandson, Loo Boon Kwee is etched on her tomb, so very likely it is the same person. 

Brother: Cheong Swee Teck 

For Cheong Swee Teck, there is a Cheong Swee Teck which i wrote about but i can't be sure it is the same person. 

Grandson: Loo Boon Kwee 

The address No. 150-P. East Coast Road and name Loo Boon Kwee allowed me to match her grandson. I have written about Loo Boon Kwee before after finding his tomb. He was a Straits Chinese pioneer who help spread Theravada Buddishim among the Straits Chinese community.  An interestingly enough, Loo Boon Kwee in the newspaper was written to be buried in Bidadari, but he is not ! We found his tomb in Greater Bukit Brown. 

Loo Boon Kwee passed away at the age of 53 on 17th June 1954 at 150-P, East Coast Road, Singapore, leaving behind 1 son, 2 daughters, 2 son-in-laws and 3 grandchildren. 

Son: Loo Teck Hai

2 daughters: Nancy Loo and Lucy Loo. 

The tomb is located at the boundaries between Bukit Brown Municipal Cemetery and Toa Payoh Cemetery.

Loo Boon Kwee tomb in 2022

Location of tomb 

Madam Cheong Pin Neo tomb is located near Block 3 Section C, plot ? (close by plot 359)