Madeleine Lee

Madeleine C. Lee (nee Chung), age 107, died peacefully on Saturday, Oct 2, 2021. We are grateful and blessed that she lived such a long, vibrant and healthy life, while touching many others with her love and kindness.

Madeleine grew up in Philadelphia and the surrounding areas. She graduated from William Penn High School in January of 1934 and was married a month later to William Lee. They continued living in the Philadelphia area, raising their family. She and William loved to dance and they enjoyed entertaining many friends. She loved her cars and was especially fond of her 1962 VW Beetle, her ’63 Impala SS, and her '69 Camaro SS. After her children were grown and married, she joined the workforce and landed in the Chinook Division of Boeing Aircraft. After working there for fifteen years, she retired in 1970 and moved to Hawaii with William.

Madeleine and William enjoyed a very active lifestyle in retirement. They had family living there, so they had many social connections. Together in 1973, she and William started the McCully Senior Citizens Club in Honolulu. They were not ones to be idle. William taught Mah Jong while Madeleine taught dance, fitness and aerobics at the Club. There’s no doubt that her healthy diet and physical fitness routines are largely responsible for her longevity. At 96 years old, she was still able to stretch her legs and touch her toes behind her shoulders! She wouldn’t miss an opportunity to get down on the floor to play with her great-great grandchildren either. Although living in Hawaii, she and William made annual trips back to the east coast to visit with family and friends. She was truly blessed to have a warm and loving relationship with all her family and friends, and will be dearly missed.

Madeleine will always be remembered fondly by her daughter Willeine "Ling" Walsh and her husband Norman of Milton, NJ, her nine grandchildren; John Walsh and his wife Karin of Sparta, Ken Walsh and his wife Cathy of Rockaway, Janet Tanis and her husband Tom of Oak Ridge, Tom Walsh and his wife Laura of Mechanicsville, VA, Kevin Ching of Hawaii, Deanna Holt and her husband Steven of Hawaii, Joanne Kennedy and her husband Paul of Hawaii, Suzanne Alcover and her husband Derwin of Hawaii, and Brian Ching and his wife Marge of Hawaii, twenty-six great-grandchildren, twenty-three great-great grandchildren, a sister; Alice "Ying" Chang of Hawaii, and many beloved nieces, nephews, and dear friends. She was predeceased by her husband William in 1997, by her son William, Jr. who died as an infant, and by her daughter Doris "Ping" Ching of Hawaii, who died in 2004.