2023
2023
To remember and to love
To remember and to love
November and December 2023
December 2023
- S.K. Kennedy, 59, - Educator and FIFA referee
- LTC (Ret.) Syed Ibrahim, Platoon Commander during Konfrontasi (1963 - 1966) and Pioneer Armour Officer
- Nur Aisyah Md Akbar, 39 - Realtor
- Yeo Yeok Chuan, 57 – Award-winning designer and NAFA alumnus
- Poh Lien Chee, 103 – Centenarian
- Ang Siang Ka, 78 – Educator, Chung Cheng High School (Branch)
- Paruntungan Charles H B Siahaan, 69 – Chairman of Sembawang Rangers Football Club
- Lee Tee Tong (or Lee Tse Tong 李诗东), 92 - Former Barisan Socialis Member of Parliament for Bukit Timah, who was once detained for 18 years under the Internal Security Act.
- Lee Chun 李春, 82 - Patriarch and Director of Lee Wee & Brothers.
- Captain Lee Meng Chye Martin - Pilot
- Paul Matthew Samy, 82 - Retired police officer
November 2023
- Chong Yew Seng 钟有生, 62 – Former national basketball player
- Yaw Shin Leong 饶欣龙, 47 – Former Member of Parliament for Hougang
- Tang Hu 唐琥, 84 – Veteran actor
- Rosie Tan Siew Ean, 86 – Veteran nursing professional
- Sita Vimalachandran D/O Kadirgamar, 86 – Educator and Principal
- Joseph Chean, 56 – Singaporean missionary
- Dr Tan Thiam Chye, 83 – Educator and Scientific Researcher
- Chan Tung Fong 陈腾芳, 85 – Principal, Hwa Chong Junior College, 1989–1993
- Terence Seah Kim Seng, 68, Founder of SilverHairs Club
- Lim Chye Heng, 93 – Singapore’s longest serving Internal Security Department Director
- Dr Lim Ching Chiat, 57 – Prosthodontist and Managing Director of Omni Dental Centre
- Dr Alan Chan Hong Joo, 91 – Philanthropist
- Jiri Heger, 76 - Former long-standing principal violist of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO)
September and October 2023
October 2023
- Pranav Madhaik, 14, Student at Singapore Sports School
- Tan Yoon Yin, 94 - Founder and First President of the Singapore Women's Netball Association
- Melvin Ong, 32 - Local Musician
- Fang Ran 方然, 80 - Singaporean Chinese literature stalwart and author
- Goh Siew Geok 吴书玉, 81 - Artistic Director of TAS Theatre Singapore
- Chew Jia Tian, 33, Entrepreneur and Kayaker
- Nizar Mohamed Shariff ("Big Bear"), 53 - Founder of local food charity Free Food for All
- Joseph Huang Wei-Liang 黄唯亮, 90 – Engineer
- Larry Koh, 35 – social media influencer
- Nur Hidayah Binte Juwahir – Healthcare worker
- Mohamed Yussof Bin Taib, 61 – Event emcee
- Koh Ah Kim 许亚金, 85 – Founder of Mount Faber Nasi Lemak
- Tan Tieow Teong 陈朝忠, 93 – Founder of Dona Manis Cake Shop
- Wong Quek Hin, Former Board Member (1988 – 2023) of Methodist Girls’ School
- Ang Eng How, 75 – Local getai performer
- Nur Afiah Hisam, 23 – Youth volunteer at Al-Muttaqin Mosque
- Leslie Wong 黄仕英, 83 – Founder of Chinese Theatre Circle
September 2023
- Choo Wai Hong – Corporate lawyer, author and AWARE’s Vice President between 2007 and 2009
- Tan Kim Hock, 50 – Pastor
- Chia Rong Liang, 38 – Fashion designer
- Chew Koi 周葵, 84 – Mother of local celebrity Xiang Yun
- Lee Boon Tiam, 46 – Delivery man
- Elizabeth Sam 黄金珠, 84, Veteran banker
- Dr Leena Tambyah, 86 – Advocate for persons with disabilities
- Dr Richard Hu Tsu Tau, 96 – Singapore’s longest serving Finance Minister
- Gloria Lee, 97 – Founder of Kim Eng Holdings
- Dr Jazmyn Chelliah, 93 – Educator and Psychologist
- Tan Hee Jeok 陈其玉, 51 – President of Association of Criminal Lawyers
- Chandran Nair, 78 – Pioneer Poet
- Ooi Lin Kah, 64 – Engineer
- Loh Kooi Cheng, 73 – Head of the Public Free Clinic Society
July and August 2023
August 2023
- Rathi Karthigesu, 87 – Indian classical dance legend
- Dr Marc Tay Tze-Hsin, 64 – Former national swimmer and ophthalmologist
- Lee He Ran 李鹤然 (aka “Durian Lee”), 74 – Fruit stallholder at Marine Parade Central
- Dr Lo Hong Ling 卢康龄, 92 - Pro-bono doctor and former Chairman of Lanting Art Society
- Darrell Phee, 28 - Mountain climber and bank executive
- Lee Kuan Swee 李关水, 83 – Former President of Shin Zhong Taijiquan Association
- Derek Ong, 35 – Co-founder & Group CEO of Tipsy Collective
- Reeta Sahani, 64
- Peter Chua, 75, Managing Director of The Babbitt Trading Pte Ltd
- Mohamed Shalleh Adul Latiff, 39 – Executed drug trafficker
- Captain Alpha Abraham, 80 – Maritime professional and author
- M. M. Paramantham, 72 - Former Vice-Chairman, Arulmigu Velmurugan Gnanmuneeswarar Temple
- Sze Hong Chew 施宏洲, 65 - Former news broadcaster
- Haji Mohamed Noor Bin Ahmad, 80 - Former PUB Water Department (Joo Chiat/Woodleigh)
- Sim Hong Boon 沈鸿文, 86 - Former President of the Singapore Institute of Architects (1976 to 1980)
- Lim Gee Lam 林义南, 92 - Founder of Cheong Ann Watch Maker
- Lim En Ai 林恩爱, 80 – Former co-owner of Heng Ji Chicken Rice
July 2023
- Lim En Xuan, Glenna, 5
- Ho Choon Hiong, 48 - Business partner, producer, photographer and civil activist
- Uvaraja S/O Gopal, 35 - Police officer
- Manimaran Ashukumar, 33 - Assistant Treasurer, Singapore Democratic Party
- Patrick Low Soh Chye, 80
- Toh Sam Hee 卓双喜, 72 - Founder of Hokkien Street Bak Kut Teh
- Alice Ho 何峋瑨, 72 – veteran actress and qigong advocate
- Adrian Tan 陈锦海, 57 - Law Society President and Partner, TSMP Corporation
- Professor Tan Yock Lin 陈毓麟, 70 - Honorary Law Professor, NUS Law
- Lim Chong Yah 林崇椰, 91 - Founding chairman of the National Wages Council and eminent economist
- Koh Tiat Meng, 许哲铭, 89 - Group Executive Chairman, Koh Brothers Group Limited
- SCSGT (1) Muhammad Izzuddeen bin Ibrahim Ee Baba - Police officer, Singapore Police Force
- Dr Tan Cheng Lim 陈清霖, 86 - Linguist and educator
- Narayana Narayanan, 95 – Champion of minority shareholders
- Issac Ng Houng Chang, 6 – Leukaemia patient
- Saridewi Binte Djamani, 45 - Executed drug trafficker
- Mohd Aziz bin Hussian, 57 – Executed drug trafficker
May and June 2023
June 2023
- Tooh Fee San 杜辉生, 84 - Principal of Chinese High from 1978 to 1999
- Harry Tan Kim Song, 76 - Owner of HarriAnns Nonya Table
- David Chong, 50 - Anti-drug envoy and volunteer
- Vinoth Kumar, 20 - Migrant worker
- Muhammad Furqan Mohamed Rashid, 25 - Sailor
- Jiang Shibao, 江士豹, 88 - Former Vice-principal of Tuan Mong High School
- Lim Kai Wei - Prisons officer, Singapore Prison Service
- Mohamad Reza Bin Abdul Rashid, 43 - physical education teacher
- De Souza Brian Andrews, Airman, Singapore Air Force
- Khairul Azman Zainuddin, 45 – ChannelNewsAsia cameraman
May 2023
- Dr Tan Eng Liang 陈英梁博士, 85 - Former national water polo player and veteran sports official
- Joyce Leong, 67 - Founder of JoyRiders
- Amelia Moo Wen Si, 22 - Law graduate
- Capt. Sebastian Tan Aik Chung, 48 - PSIA ilot
- Capt. Tan Joo Juat Colin - SIA Pilot
- Capt. Wee Long - SIA Pilot
- Capt. Fernando Cid - SIA Pilot
- Khairul Anuar bin Razali - Officer, Immigration Checkpoints Authority
- Haji Wahid bin Ahamd (Wahid Satay), 93 - veteran actor and comedian
- Shrinivas Sainis, 39 - Climber, adventurer and explorer
- Dr Leon Comber, 102 - Author, academic and ISEAS Visiting Senior Fellow
- Palaniappan S/O Arumugam, 73 - Parliament Tamil translator
- SGT2 Lee Ying Hui, Officer, Singapore Civil Defence Force
- Ang Jing Yao – Commando, Commando Formation
- Muhammad Faizal Bin Mohd Shariff, 36 – executed drug trafficker
March and April 2023
April 2023
- Dr Karen Hong Li Tsing - Assistant Professor, Singapore Institute of Technology
- Kay Kong Swan - Past Chairman (2018 - 2020), Singapore Logistics Association
- Er Au Kow Liong - Council Member, The Institution of Engineers, Singapore
- Haji Ibrahim Bin Sultan Khan Surattee - father of Minister of State, Assoc Prof Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim
- Robin Tessensohn - a member of the Eurasians Association
- Richard Ng 吴耀汉, 83 - veteran Hong Kong actor-comedian Richard Ng, who acted in Singapore sitcoms such as Under One Roof and Brothers 4
- Asher Matthis Chen, two months - second child of local lifestyle influencer Melissa Koh
- Karthik raj S/O Manimaren, 25 - national youth player
- She Wensuo 佘文锁, 90 - retired journalist
- Fairuz Roslan, 19 - full-time national serviceman
- Thevandran Shanmugam, 34 - credit control officer
- Huai Hua 槐华, 87 - local poet and composer
- Anthony Pragasam, 92 - former school assistant, Marsiling Primary School
- Chen Qinghe 陈清河, 65 - cleaner
- Tan Leng Hong Marjorie Clarissa - Singaporean diplomat in Tokyo, Japan
- Tay Geok Eng, 100 - centenarian
- Tan Ah Choon, 100 - centenarian
- Jeanne Lee Tang Tsing Ni, 102 - centenarian
- Tangaraju Suppiah, 46 - Executed drug trafficker
March 2023
- Khatijun Nissa Siraj, 97 - pioneer Muslim's rights activist and a Singapore's Women's Hall of Fame Inductee (2014)
- Leow Wee Seong 廖为祥 (廖青), 82 - chinese educator (Dunman High, Nanyang JC), author, and co-composer of NJYC college song
- Lin Qiong 林琼, 93 - author and Chinese educator
- Zhan Zunquan 詹尊权, 82 - honorary President of Singapore Xin Sheng Poets Society
- Lok Chwee Hin 骆水兴, 104 - former President/Chairman of Singapore Hui Ann Association
- Yeo Cheng Huat, 76 - owner of Hoover Fish Porridge in Whampoa Drive
- CPT (Ret) Shamsudin bin Shadan, 90 - RSM of 1SIR and Parade RSM of Singapore's first NDP in 1966
- Justin Leng Zhan Chun, 28 - NTU Graduate; battled osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer
- Lee Ting-hui 李庭辉, 93 - academic, poet, editor; specialises in Singapore-Malaysia Chinese Literature and the Malayan Communist Party in Malaya
- Alex Abishganaden, 97 - prominent guitarist and Cultural medallion winner
- Ustaz Ali Haji Mohamed, 75 - founding co-Chairman of the Religious Rehabilitation Group
- Chan Sun Wing, 90 - a member of Singapore's first Legislative Assembly representing Upper Serangoon
- Esther Seet Goh Chu Kwong, 71 - a member of Zonta Club of Singapore since 1986
January and February 2023
February 2023
- Mohamad Asri "Riz" Sunawan, 44 - former radio presenter and broadcast journalist; diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis in 2018
- Ong Leong Boon, 77 - an orthopaedic surgeon and Member of Parliament for Kim Seng Constituency from 1972 to 1980
- Dr Seow Kang Hong, 73 - an orthopedic surgeon for over 25 years; served as Director of Adult Reconstruction Service at the Singapore General Hospital before he left for private practice in 2011
- Loh Peng Hong, 60 - church worker and a bookstore owner
- Maria Lai Keok Kwee, 105 - centenarian
- Saranya D/O Subramanian, 14 - student
- Cher Yam Tian, 89 - the creator of chili crab in Singapore; the "the Colonel Sanders of Singapore chili crab"
- Dr Gordon Ku, 82 - Founder and Chairman of Kidney Dialysis Foundation
- Lim Siah Tong, 89 - Singaporean artist
- Yamin binte Abdullah, 26 - a dental assistant, who was killed in a fatal traffic accident
- Richard Lingner, 64 - Asian Civilisations Museum and Peranakan Museum's Chief Editor
- Goh Chiew Huat, 67 - owner of Shun Li Yong Tau Fu, Bukit Merah View Food Centre
- Shri Puran Chand Sharma, 89 - Former trustee and President of Siddh Peeth Shree Lakshminarayan Temple
January 2023
- Alan Ng Hiok Kwang, 56 - photographer and cycling enthusiast
- Eric Low Siak Meng, 75 - former PAP's candidate for Hougang
- Sim Wong Hoo, 68 - founder and CEO of Creative Technologies
- Yee Teck Peng, 90 - teacher and rugby master, St Andrew's School
- Tan Chin Chuan, 83 - Stall owner of Nan Rong Chee Cheong Fun, Bendemeer Food Centre
- William S. W. Lim, 90 - architect and urban conservationist
- Timothy Nga, 49 - theatre actor, emcee, coach and director
- Tan Guan Heng, 86 - the first blind person to helm the Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped (SAVH)
- Phang Cheow Hock, 90 - Singapore’s first FBI-trained cop
- Lin Xiu Yue, 41 and Aahana Karthik, 4 months old - mother and daughter pair who were killed in a car accident whilst holidaying in Hokkaido, Japan
- Mohd Salleh Ali, 64 - Veteran SCDF fireman, more fondly known as Encik Agayle