LYNN — Gum Gee “Jenny” Yuu, a longtime resident of Lynn and former co-owner and operator of Yee’s Laundry, formerly of Lynn, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017 in the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers at the age of 91.
Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Fuke Wah Chin and Chew-Shee Chin. Jenny was raised and educated in Boston and was a graduate of Girls’ High School in Boston. She married her sweetheart, Sun King “Ken” Yuu and the couple settled in Lynn to raise and care for their family. Ken and Jenny spent many years in love and marriage together until Ken’s passing in June of 2007.
Jenny worked for well over 30 years as a dedicated employee and tax examiner with the IRS in Andover until her retirement in February of 2008.
Jenny was a committed matriarch of her family. Her family meant everything to her and she would do anything for them. She relished the opportunity to cook and feed her large and loving family. Sunday dinners were common and often found her cooking her specialties: roasted chicken and turkey for her children and grandchildren. Jenny was devoted to her family and stressed that education was extremely important. One of her biggest accomplishments was ensuring and pushing her nine children to all attend and graduate from college.
Jenny leaves her children, Douglas Yuu and his wife Alice of Reading, Kerwin Yuu of Lynn, Karen Yuu of Maryland, Colleen Cusson and her husband John of Brookline, Candace Lee and her husband, Tum of New Jersey, Denise Yuu of Connecticut, Deborah Yuu of Pennsylvania, Cheryl Yuu of Lynn and Diane Yee and her husband Peter of California; her grandchildren, Melinda Baumann, Jonathan Lee, Rebecca Vaccarelli, Elizabeth Yuu, Christina Yuu, Cynthia Yee and Sondra Yuu, her two great-grandchildren, Penelope Baumann and Anthony Vaccarelli. Jenny also leaves her sister, Helen Sing of Maryland. She was preceded in death by her siblings, Frank Chin, Katherine Wong, Hazel Sing, Edward Chin, Lilly Chin and Anna Chin.
Service information: At the family’s request, all immediate services will be held privately. A Celebration of Life open house will take place on Saturday, Jan 21, Washington Street Baptist Church, 1-4 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Jenny’s memory may be made to either the Washington Street Baptist Church c/o Memorial Trust, 256 Washington St., Lynn, MA 01902 or the American Heart Assoc., 20 Speen St., Floor #1, Framingham, MA 01701. Arrangements are under the direction of CUFFE-MCGINN Funeral Home, 157 Maple St., Lynn. For online guest book, please visit Cuffemcginn.com.