Mother of Saemaeul Geumgo federation chairman Kim In dies at 97
In short
Kim Deok-yun (김덕윤), mother of Kim In, chairman of the Saemaeul Geumgo federation (새마을금고중앙회), died on the 20th at the age of 97, according to obituary notices. The funeral procession is set for 8:00 on the 23rd, with burial at Yeongnak Dongsan (영락동산).
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Kim Deok-yun (김덕윤) died on the 20th at the age of 97, according to obituary notices. Yonhap, Bloter and Newsis named her children as Kim Nam, Kim In and Kim Suk, and identified Kim In as chairman of Saemaeul Geumgo Central Federation (새마을금고중앙회). [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Bloter and Newsis said the wake is at Special Room 1 of the Yonsei University Sinchon Funeral Hall in Seoul. The funeral procession is set for 8:00 on the morning of the 23rd, with burial at Yeongnak Dongsan (영락동산). Bloter and Newsis also list the contact number 02-2227-7500 and name a son-in-law and six grandchildren among the bereaved. [ 2 , 3 ]
Kyunghyang Shinmun and Dong-A Ilbo listed the death in daily obituary columns alongside other deaths, giving a hospital after the date of the death, Sinchon Severance Hospital in Kyunghyang Shinmun and Seoul Severance Hospital in Dong-A Ilbo, and the same procession time and number. [ 4 , 6 ]
Why it matters
The documents are routine obituary notices and give no basis for wider significance. They show the death notice was carried by several Korean outlets.
Key facts
- Kim Deok-yun (김덕윤) died on the 20th at the age of 97. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- She was the mother of Kim Nam, Kim In and Kim Suk; the notices name Kim In as chairman of Saemaeul Geumgo Central Federation (새마을금고중앙회). [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The wake is at Special Room 1 of the Yonsei University Sinchon Funeral Hall in Seoul. [ 2 , 3 ]
- The funeral procession is at 8:00 on the morning of the 23rd, with burial at Yeongnak Dongsan (영락동산). [ 2 , 3 ]
- The contact number given for the funeral is 02-2227-7500. [ 2 , 3 , 4 , 6 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- Where Kim Deok-yun died. Two outlets list Sinchon Severance Hospital or Seoul Severance Hospital after the date of death, while two others list the Yonsei University Sinchon Funeral Hall; the documents do not say plainly which is where she died.
- Cause of death. None of the documents gives a cause.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- Funeral procession scheduled on the 23rd. [ 2 , 3 , 6 ]
- Yonhap publishes the obituary notice on 21 October. [ 1 ]
- Bloter publishes the notice. [ 2 ]
- Newsis publishes the notice. [ 3 ]
- Kyunghyang Shinmun publishes its daily obituaries including the notice. [ 4 ]
- Dong-A Ilbo publishes its obituary column including the notice on 22 October. [ 6 ]