Mei Lan Tan
elevated dfn5T May 8, 1930 – January 1, 2023
elevated dfn5T Visitation
Sunday, January 8, 2023 from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm
elevated dfn5T Monday, January 9, 2023 from 11:00am to 1:15pm
elevated dfn5T Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home
211 Langstaff Road East, Thornhill, ON, L3T 3Z6
elevated dfn5T Funeral Mass
Monday, January 9, 2023 at 1:30 pm
elevated dfn5T Chapel of St. Joseph, within Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home
elevated dfn5T Click here to view the mass.
elevated dfn5T Obituary
elevated dfn5T “It is with profound sadness and a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Mei Lan Tan. After a brief illness, she died peacefully on January 1, 2023 at Lakeridge Gardens Long-Term Care in Ajax. Mei Lan has been reunited in Heaven with her loving husband, Giok Liong.
elevated dfn5T Mei Lan was a loving and devoted mother to Sian (John), Lian (Toivo), and Gwan (Laura). Cherished Oma to Christopher, Michael, Jonathan, Ryan, and Stephen. Beloved sister to Kim Lan (predeceased),Tiong Lim (Budhi) (predeceased), Tiong Gie, and Tiong An.
elevated dfn5T Mei Lan was born on May 8, 1930, in Purbolinggo, Indonesia to Koen Lee and Kira Gan. She and her husband, Giok Liong, courageously set out to create a new life for their family moving in 1963 to Munich, Germany, and then to Toronto in 1968. Mei Lan and Giok Liong ran the successful Bali restaurant on Avenue Road for over 30 years.
elevated dfn5T She was the epitome of strength, courage, kindness, compassion, and motherly love. Family meant everything to her. Mei Lan had a ready smile and was always full of life and laughter. She was an excellent cook, insisting on feeding anyone who came into her home.
elevated dfn5T We would like to thank all the awesome nurses and staff at Lakeridge Gardens 6West for their love and caring support to Mei Mei.
elevated dfn5T Mei Lan will be held dear in the hearts of all those who loved her. May she rest in peace.
elevated dfn5T In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Ajax Pickering Hospital Foundation https://www.aphfoundation.ca/ or the Alzheimer Society of Ontario https://alzheimer.ca/on/en/about-us/alzheimer-society-ontario“
My deepest condolences for the passing of dear friend ci Meilan, she was a kind loving and generous person. We’ll miss her dearly
May her soul Rest In Peace
Our deepest condolences, and prayers for God’s blessings at this time, dear Lian, Toivo, Christopher and Jonathan. Although I cannot be there in person for her funeral Mass, I will think of you on that day, and will continue to keep you in my prayers. We bid farewell to a loving mom/Oma and a kind and gracious woman. Rest in Peace
With our deepest sympathy. May Tante Mei rests in God’s loving arms.
Oma Mei Lan was the best Indonesian Chef in Toronto. Very kind and generous Oma, always have something to offer. I will never forget you Oma. So many wonderful memories from Bible study, car rides to grocery store to buy kulit pangsit, going to eat at Mr Congee, UKI Trip for mass and so many others. So many times you bring me food and for my own Oma and Opa and for my parents and sister too. I will never forget your kindness and your jokes will certain be missed too. Rest in Peace Oma… enjoy eternal rest in Heaven.
Dear Sian, Lian, Gwan, Toivo, John, Laura, Christopher, Michael, Jonathan, Ryan and Stephen, we will miss tante Mei dearly. She was always laughing and fun to be with. We live too far to come to the funeral but will be with you in our hearts. Her loving brother Tiong An, Swanny, King Han, Su Yin, Piet-Hein, Lennard, Sarah and Cécile.
My deepest condolences to your family. Although brief, it was a blessing to have met Mei, who always brought a smile to my face. I will miss seeing her lovely smile at LG.
Dear Family – we are sending all our love your way as you are grieving the loss of your beloved Mother, Mother-in-Law and Grandmother. Our heartfelt condolensces to all of you. May her beautiful soul rest in peace.
My deepest condolences to friends and family. I remembered her as being nice to me.
Our deep condolences to Mei Lan’s family.
From Gan Tiong Ing & Gwat Pik
Los Angeles, USA
Dear Family of Ci M. Lan
Please accept our deepest sympathy 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Eternal rest grant unto Tante Mei Lan O Lord,
And let perpetual light shine upon her.
May she rest in peace. Amen.
With deepest sympathy & prayer,
Hok Djin & Trees Tahir
Our deep condolences Lian to Mei. She will be missed ❤️
My deepest condolences to tante Mei Lan’s families. May you rest in eternal peace tante, in our God’s house….
Surely you will be missed by us especially me, till we meet again.
Our deepest condolences in passing away of Mei Lan who lived close to us is Bandung in the 1950.’s May she Rest In Peace Zusje. Shinta. Arie. Rama. Mei Lans smile will never be forgotten
Toen Zus my het bericht gaf dat MeiLan heengegaan was moest ik wel even ver terug grypen naar myn herinnering.Ik herinner youw vriendelyk gezicht en hartelyke lach op
de vele gelegenheden waar wy ontmoetten.
Rust in vrede Meilan en God zy met je family in deze moeilyke tyd
Dear Mei Lan’s family, Audie & Lillian,
Our deepest condolences with the passing of Mei Lan. May The Holy Spirit gives comfort and strength to the family she left behind.
Those we love must someday pass beyond our present sight…
Must leave us and the world we know without their radiant light.
But we know that like a candle their lovely light will shine to brighten up another place
More perfect… more divine.
And in the realm of heaven where they shine so warm and bright, our loved ones live forevermore in God’s eternal light.
May it comfort you to know that your loved one is safe in God’s care and that friends and family are praying for you in your time of sorrow.
Let us pray:
Eternal rest grant unto Tante Mei Lan O Lord,
And let perpetual light shine upon her.
May she rest in peace. Amen.
With deepest sympathy & prayer,
Wies & Deacon Val
and Bible Senior UKI group
Lian and family,
My heartfelt condolences for the loss of wonderful Mei. She was such a lovely soul and will be deeply missed. May you find peace and comfort in you Mom’s memory.
…. a beautiful life ….. and what a gift of friendship she gave us through her wonderful daughter Lian and her amazing family …..and the chicken satay wasn’t half bad too.
Our deepest condolences to all Tt Mei Lan’s family. Tante Mei Lan was a special, unique, and awesome member of Indonesian Catholic Community (UKI) . With her loving, warm-hearted personality, she touched the people she knew. She loved her God and Mother Mary so much, as she always tried to join the online prayers during the pandemic. And now Tt Mei Lan is with the Father in Heaven. May she rest in peace. We will miss you. Amin.
Turut Berdukacita Atas Kepergian Tante Mei Lan. Semoga Tante Diterima Di Rumah Bapa Di Surga Dalam Segala KemuliaanNya Berkumpul Kembali Dengan Oom Giok Liong Dan Keluarga Yang DiTinggalkan Memperoleh Penghiburan Dan Kekuatan DaripadaNya.
Teriring Doa Dari Sam Wardhana Dan Keluarga.
My deepest condolences to your family. She was very kind and warm towards our family. We will always remember her.
Our heartfelt condolences to Tante Mei Lan’s family.
“Wherever a beautiful soul has been there is a trail of beautiful memories.” – Author Unknown
Rust zacht Tante Mei Lan ✝️🌹.