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Obituaries: Kwon I-hyang and Others

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

Translated from Korean, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The article lists recent obituaries for Kwon I-hyang, Park Young-dal, Yoo Jae-heon, and Lee Hong-jin.
  • It provides details about their surviving family members and funeral arrangements.
  • The obituaries also mention the passing of Jeon Jeong-soon.

The Dong-A Ilbo has published a list of recent obituaries, marking the passing of several individuals within the community.

Among those mourned is Kwon I-hyang, mother to Park Myung-hwan and Jung-won, and mother-in-law to Lee Cheol-ho, a deputy director at Maeil Ilbo. Funeral services are scheduled for the 21st at Incheon Red Cross Hospital.

Also listed is Park Young-dal, husband to Lee Guk-ja, and father to Jin-hyun, a former KBS Busan bureau chief, and Jin-kyung and Ji-na. His funeral will be held on the 21st at Busan Citizens Funeral Hall.

Further notices include the passing of Yoo Jae-heon, father to Seok-woo, an office manager for Nongshim Red Force, with services on the 20th at Seoul Gangdong Kyung Hee University Hospital. Lee Hong-jin, president of the Korean Society of Inherited Metabolic Diseases and an emeritus professor at Hallym University College of Medicine, also passed away. He is survived by his wife, Jang Mi-kyung, and children Soo-young and Dong-sung, both in the medical field. His funeral is on the 21st at Seoul National University Hospital.

The list concludes with the passing of Jeon Jeong-soon, mother to Park Kyung-ho, Snowball Studio PD Ji-ho, and TV Chosun editing team leader Ji-ho.

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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.