Obituary for Yong Cha Hickey (Ko)
Yong Cha Hickey passed peacefully on Monday June 29, 2020 at Baptist East Hospital.
Yong was born in Hwanggi-do Korea on March 31, 1944 to Ko Bum Sik and Yi Kan Nam. Her family moved to Seoul during the Korean War.
While working at the U.S. Army base, she met and married Tom Hickey. They moved to Okinawa for three years before heading back to Tom’s hometown of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, where their son, Thomas Hickey Jr., was born.
After a short stay in Kennett, Tom Sr. returned to the military and they traveled the world together until settling in Louisville. In each of the countries where they lived, Yong immersed herself in their culture and made lasting friendships with whom she still remains close. Yong never met anyone she couldn’t befriend with her honest, playful candor and affectionate laughter.
Yong is survived by her devoted and loving husband of 54 years Thomas J. Hickey Sr.; son, Thomas J. Hickey. Jr. and his wife Candace; granddaughters, Evelyn Grace and Annette Lee of Montclair, NJ; brother-in-law, Robert J. Hickey and his wife, Sandra of Kennett Square, PA; and sister-in-law, Dorothy DeCino of Wilmington, DE.
Yong has been a long-time member of Ascension Catholic Parish, 4600 Lynnbrook Drive, Louisville, and Mass will be celebrated on Monday, July 6th, 2020, 10:00 a.m., followed by her visitation until 2:00 p.m.
Yong’s cremated remains will be buried in St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Kennett Square at noon on Thursday, July 9th, 2020.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Yong Cha Hickey to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Yong was born in Hwanggi-do Korea on March 31, 1944 to Ko Bum Sik and Yi Kan Nam. Her family moved to Seoul during the Korean War.
While working at the U.S. Army base, she met and married Tom Hickey. They moved to Okinawa for three years before heading back to Tom’s hometown of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, where their son, Thomas Hickey Jr., was born.
After a short stay in Kennett, Tom Sr. returned to the military and they traveled the world together until settling in Louisville. In each of the countries where they lived, Yong immersed herself in their culture and made lasting friendships with whom she still remains close. Yong never met anyone she couldn’t befriend with her honest, playful candor and affectionate laughter.
Yong is survived by her devoted and loving husband of 54 years Thomas J. Hickey Sr.; son, Thomas J. Hickey. Jr. and his wife Candace; granddaughters, Evelyn Grace and Annette Lee of Montclair, NJ; brother-in-law, Robert J. Hickey and his wife, Sandra of Kennett Square, PA; and sister-in-law, Dorothy DeCino of Wilmington, DE.
Yong has been a long-time member of Ascension Catholic Parish, 4600 Lynnbrook Drive, Louisville, and Mass will be celebrated on Monday, July 6th, 2020, 10:00 a.m., followed by her visitation until 2:00 p.m.
Yong’s cremated remains will be buried in St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Kennett Square at noon on Thursday, July 9th, 2020.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Yong Cha Hickey to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.