Esther Kang

KANG, NAM, LEE, CHANG

Posted By: Sarah Fletcher (email)
Date: 11/20/2020 at 11:08:44

Esther Kang, 56, of Iowa City, passed away Saturday, November 14, 2020 in her home.

Visitation will be Tuesday 5:00 – 7:00 pm at Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service in Iowa City (social distancing guidelines are enforced and masks are required – thank you). Funeral Services will begin Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at All Nations Baptist Church in Iowa City, with Pastors
David Park and Jong Lee officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens Cemetery in Iowa City.

Instead of flowers and plants, memorials may be directed to the Esther Kang Memorial Fund.

Esther was born January 2, 1964 in Seoul, Korea, the daughter of Sangkook and Seungja (Lee) Nam. She grew up in Seoul and completed her schooling there. Esther married Eric Kang on May 23, 1992 in Seoul and the couple moved to Norfolk, Virginia.

Relocating to Iowa City in February of 2000, Esther & Eric made their home here, where they raised their two children, Timothy and Sarah.

Survivors include: her husband, Eric; son Timothy Kang (Teresa) of Iowa City; and daughter Sarah Kang of Wheaton, Illinois; sister Mikyung Nam of South Korea; mother-in-law, Yupbee Kang, sister-in-law Eunjin Chang, and brother-in-law, Hongkoo Kang, all of Medford, New Jersey; and a brother-in-law, Okkoo Kang (Soomi) of Olney, Maryland, and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her father.

Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service
 

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