Beloved wife and mother, Phuc Nguyen died at age 69 on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at Northside Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida after years of illness.
Born in Saigon, Vietnam, and the oldest sister of a large family of ten children, she helped raise many of her younger siblings. After women’s high school in Dalat highland, she married Mr. Long Nguyen and raised a large family of her own – four boys and four girls.

Over the years, she made ends meet for her extended family practicing many trades, including bakery, confectionery, floral decoration, needlecrafts, and small farming. She raised her children to be good with their hands and made sure they each learned at least a trade. For those who had the opportunity to do so, she helped put them through college.

Mrs. Phuc Nguyen immigrated to the United States in 1989 to re-join her husband in New Haven, Connecticut after 11 years apart since his departure from Vietnam to escape Communism after the war. Here she worked as an assembler at U.S. Surgical Corporation for six years until her retirement, when she moved with her husband to St. Petersburg, Florida.

A devout catholic all her life, she participated in church communities wherever she lived, both in Vietnam and in the United States. In the bigger community, she touched many lives and made hundreds of friends.

Perhaps more than anything, she was always a gardener at heart. She loved to grow plants and trees to bear outstanding fruits. This is evident in the Florida home she left behind, where tall mango, orange, and jackfruit trees grow heavy with beautiful fruits.

In addition to her husband, Long Nguyen, she is survived by her eight children, fourteen grandchildren, seven sisters and brothers. A mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, June 11th at 10:00 AM at St. Therese Parish, 555 Middletown Avenue, North Haven. Cremation will be private and there will be no calling hours. A wake is also held on Sunday between 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM at the North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Avenue, North Haven.

Funeral Agenda

Wake

Saturday, June 9, 2012
Hours: 2:00 PM- 6:00 PM
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Hours: 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Location
The North Haven Funeral Home
36 Washington Avenue
North Haven, CT 06473
(203) 239-1179

Catholic Church Mass

Monday, June 11, 2012
Hours: 10:00-11:00AM

Location
St. Therese Parish
555 Middletown Avenue
North Haven, CT 06473
(203) 239-1671