Obituaries, September 5

The September 5 obituary notices record the deaths of seven people and provide details for their families and acquaintances.

Lee In-ja, a former dean of Konkuk University’s Department of Living Culture and former president of the Seoul National University College of Home Economics Alumni Association, died at Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital. She was the mother of Sang-hoon Lee, Sang-min Lee and Hye-jeon Lee, and the mother-in-law of Young-jae Oh and Hyun-joo Lee. Former Juilliard piano professor Choong-mo Kang was her son-in-law. The funeral is scheduled for 8 a.m. on September 3. The contact number is (02) 2258-5940.

Kim Jeom-jin died at Yeungnam University Hospital in Gyeongsangbuk-do. She was the parent or parent-in-law of Hyun-soo, Gap-sook, Hyun-sook and Pil-gu Kim, and the mother-in-law of Yong-hoon Kim and Hong Seok-cheon, head of edaily’s Daegu-Gyeongbuk bureau. The funeral will take place at 11 a.m. on September 6. The contact number is (053) 620-4647.

Yang Yeong-ja, mother of former LG Electronics vice president Jeon Myeong-woo, former Hana Orthopedic Clinic director Jeon Cheol-woo and Eun-joo Jeon, died at Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital. Her funeral is set for 8 a.m. on September 6, with inquiries at (02) 6986-4440.

The notices also report the deaths of Kim Gyeong-ok, mother of Yu Han Foundation chairman and former Korean Pharmaceutical Association president Won Hee-mok; Cha Jeong-sun, mother of former Samsung Electronics public relations chief Lee Tae-woo; Choi Seong-geon; and Kwon Hwan-gi. Their funerals are scheduled for September 6 at Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, Dong Suwon Hospital, Seoul Red Cross Hospital and Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, respectively.