DUNG NGUYEN
1951 - 2017
Obituary
Dung Nguyen, 66, died Friday (Oct. 20,
2017) at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. She was born Feb. 19,
1951, in Long An, Vietnam, to Chanh Dang Nguyen and Thi Anh Nguyen.
Her mother survives Dung and is living in Vietnam.
On July 29, 1973, she married Minh Ngoc
Tran at Long An, Vietnam. He preceded her in death on Aug. 17, 2007.
Dung is a graduate of the University
Health Sciences in Vietnam. She served as Chief of Nursing at two
hospitals in Vietnam. She was very proud of her nursing degree. She
moved to the United States with her family in 1988. She worked at
Newton Medical Center as a CNA and Telemetry specialist for nearly 30
years. She made many friends at Newton Medical Center, both patients
and staff.
Dung's greatest joy was her family. She
was a loving wife, mother and grandmother, and greatly looked forward
to spending time with her daughters and their families.
Dung is survived by her daughters,
Julie (Joseph) Nguyen of Andover and Hai (Sean) Kulaboud of Folsom,
California; grandchildren: Alexander and Scarlett of Andover and
Colston, Daelan, Ellevian and Floren of Folsom; and siblings: Thayen
Thi Nguyen and Lung Thi Nguyen, both of Texas, Thuan Chanh Nguyen and
Ich Thi Nguyen, both of Wichita, and Tinh Chanh Nguyen of Vietnam.
She is preceded in death by her father;
husband; and siblings Tri Chanh Nguyen and Day Van Nguyen.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Monday
(Oct. 23, 2017) at Petersen Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Donna
Voteau presiding. The casket will be open from 1 p.m. to service time
at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested, in lieu of
flowers, to the American Cancer Society in care of Petersen Funeral
Home.
