Madam Koh Tham Neo nee Mrs. Wee Kuan Chek passed away at the age of 82 at her residence at No. 6 Bukit Purmei on 19th August 1940. She leaves behind a son, Mr. Wee Whatt Beng, 1 daughter-in-law, 3 daughters, 1 son-in-law, 12 grandchildren, 3 grandsons-in-law and 10 great grandchildren.
Listed at her tomb are the name of her children;Son: Wee Whatt Beng
Daughters: Wee What Neo, Wee Chwee Neo
Grandsons: Wee Beng Kuan, Wee Beng Whatt
Granddaughters: Wee Kuan Neo, Wee ? Neo
Family
Son: Wee Whatt Beng
The marriage of Mr. Wee Whatt Beng of No 6 Bukit Purmei, (the only son the late Mr. Wee Kuan Chek and Madam Koh Tum Neo) and Miss Choo Teck Neo (second daughter of the late Mr. Choo Eng Choon and the late Madam Tan Sock Yang) took place on 21 September 1934. I am not able to find the obituary notice of Mr. Wee Whatt Beng, but i found for Madam Choo Teck Neo. She passed away on 8th August 2001.
Daughters: Wee Kwan Neo, Nancy ; Wee Beng Neo, Molly; Wee Peng Neo, Lily ; Wee Chok Neo, Maggie
Grandsons: Tay Lye Soon, Jimmy ; Tay Lye Hoe, Lawrence; Wee Swee Weng, Daniel; Wee Chong Jin, Solomon; Ho Teck Lim Harold; Wee Hock Leong, Raymond, Koh King Lee, Damien
Granddaughters: Wee Kim Lian, Pamela; Wee Gek Lian, Patricia; Ho Hock Neo, Constance; Wee Swee Neo, Doreen; Wee Siew Kim, Anita; Wee Siew Bee, Joanne; Koh Tsu-Ping, Debra
Great Grandsons: Tay Wei-Yang, Daryl; Wee Jin Yang, Ryan; Ho Steffen
Location of tomb
Koh Tham Neo nee Mrs. Wee Kuan Chek is buried in Block 3 Section C, plot 261. A (very near to the tar road that leads up to Ong Sam Leong) |
| Tomb of Madam Koh Tham Neo (photo taken on 5 September 2026) |
References
Domestic Occurrences. (1934, September 20). Malaya Tribune, page 10Domestic Occurrences. (1940, August 22). Malaya Tribune, page 10
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