Margaret Y. Hwang

Margaret Y. Hwang, age 92, of Evansville, IN, passed away Monday, December 23, 2024, at the Evansville Protestant Home.

Margaret was born August 20, 1932, in Yangon, Myanmar (formerly known as Rangoon, Burma), to Lew Hein Wong and Kyin Chee Hoo.  During World War II, her family fled to southern China where she finished high school.  She moved to the United States in 1951 to study at Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, MI, where she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry. She attended graduate school in St. Louis and then worked as a lab technician.  She married Yu-Tang Hwang in 1961 and enjoyed being a homemaker once her children were born. Yu-Tang’s work moved them to Clinton, IA, in 1968 where her children grew up.  Later, she moved to Shorewood, IL, when Yu-Tang was transferred for his work.  She moved to Evansville in 2007 after her husband retired to be close to their eldest daughter. She enjoyed cooking for her family, singing in her church choir, doing various arts and crafts, bird watching with her husband, and traveling all over the world.

Margaret is survived by her daughters, Deborah Hwang (Mike Ciholas) of Evansville, IN, Bess Hwang of Eagan, MN, and Ames Hwang (James Motz) of Mercer Island, WA; grandchildren, Rachel Motz and Andrew Motz; sister, Jon-Chai Wong; brother, Kwee Wong; and several nieces and nephews.

Margaret is preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 52 years who passed away in 2014; and a brother, Jincheng Huang.

A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 11, 2025, at Boone Funeral Home East Chapel – A Family Tradition Funeral Home, 5330 Washington Avenue, Evansville, IN. Entombment was Private in Park Lawn Cemetery, Evansville, IN.

Friends may visit from 10:30 a.m. until service time Friday, April 11, 2025, at Boone Funeral Home East Chapel.

A Live Stream will be available beginning twenty minutes prior to the service time. Please visit www.boonefuneralhome.net, select Margaret’s obituary, scroll to the bottom of the page, and click Live Stream.

Memorial Contributions may be made to: The Margaret Y. Hwang Family Endowed Scholarship Fund at Kalamazoo College. Donate online at: www.kzoo.edu/onlinegiving. Under the section "I'd like to support" click "Other," and then type in "Hwang Family Endowed Scholarship."

Boone Funeral Home East Chapel – A Family Tradition Funeral Home, 5330 Washington Avenue, Evansville, IN, is handling the arrangements and is honored to serve the family of Margaret Hwang. Condolences may be made to the family online at boonefuneralhome.net

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