Marion T.L. Ling - Obituary

rs. Marion Ling (nee Lee Ting-Fang), currently residing in Bowie, MD, passed away on Saturday, 9 February 2019. To the last, she bravely fought through two (2) strokes over the last three and a half years. Mrs. Ling was born on 27 September 1923 in Beijing, China to the late Lee Ching-Cheng and Lee (Tu) Kuan-Chih. In China, Mrs. Ling worked as a surgical nurse. She emigrated to the United States in 1950, and was married in New York City in 1950. They settled first in West Boylston, MA. After giving birth to and raising four children, Mrs. Ling returned to work as the Donations Coordinator at the Red Cross Blood Donation Center in Worcester, MA for more than 17 years. She enjoyed painting, arts and crafts, flower gardening, cooking and music. Mrs. Ling was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. James C. Ling, and daughter, Judith Ling. She is survived by three sons, David Ling of Centreville, VA, Richard Ling of Rockport, MA and William Ling of Vienna, VA; and two granddaughters, Alexandra Ling of Vienna, and Dakini Ling of Centreville. Family and friends are invited to celebrate Mrs. Ling's life at the Kalas Funeral Home, 2973 Solomons Island Rd, Edgewater, MD on Saturday, February 23, beginning at 12 p.m. A ceremony will begin at 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the American Red Cross. Condolence may be left by clicking on the link on this page.