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Emma Chung Obituary

Emma Mae Chung, age 74, resident of Colorado Springs, and formerly of New Orleans, Louisiana, passed away at her home on December 21, 2016 after a brief illness. She was a bartender for the NCO Club at Fort Carson and then a Medical Clerk at Evans Community Hospital. She retired in 2006.

Emma Lee was born on July 4, 1942 in New Orleans and graduated from high school in 1960 from John S. Dawson High School in Harwood, Louisiana. She married, raised a family and settled in Colorado Springs. She loved to cook, sew, shop and travel, and she especially enjoyed to go dancing with her friends. She will be best remembered for her Seafood Gumbo and her little trips to Black Hawk and Cripple Creek.

She is survived by her daughters, Shannon (Jammy) Frison, Erika (Karl) Bock and Ryan (Sebastian) Chung- Zarasua; her brothers, Jeff (Nialynn) Lee and Marvin Lee; her sisters, Kathy (Willie) Walker and Denise Lee-Butler; and three grandchildren.

Visitation, 3:00PM-4:00PM, Wednesday, December, 28, 2016 at The Springs Funeral Services, 3115 East Platte Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80909.

Funeral Service, 4:00PM, Wednesday, December 28, 2016, at The Springs Funeral Services.

"Laissez les bon temps rouler"

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Published by The Gazette on Dec. 28, 2016.

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Linda Brooks

January 2, 2017

Cleve told me of Emma's passing. My sincere condolences to Shannon, Erika and Ryan. I will always remember your mother as a gracious hostess and, of course, her terrific cooking!

Linda Ott

December 30, 2016

Rest in Peace my dear friend. My condolences to her family and numerous friends. She will be dearly missed.

Peggy Norris

December 29, 2016

May the Lord gave you comfort, sor sorry for your loss

December 29, 2016

So deeply sorry for your loss,to know Emma is no longer in pain is a slight contort, the Lord needed his angel.
The Norris Family

Ricker Family

December 29, 2016

Our condolences to the family Emma May you rest in peace

December 28, 2016

Sorry for your loss may you draw comfort from Gods word at Hosea 13:14. L Ohio

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