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Henry Keh Lee, of Somerset passed away on Saturday afternoon, July 2nd at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. He was 79.
Born and raised in Manila, Philippines, he immigrated to the United States in 1969, settling in Brooklyn, New York as a chemical engineer before moving to Sayreville then Somerset in 1996.
Henry owned and operated a Carvel ice cream franchise in Sayreville for over 11 years, then later Dari Delight in Somerset for 30 years.
He was a parishioner of St. Matthias Church and was a member of the Central New Jersey chapter of Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA), both in Somerset. He enjoyed photography, stamp and coin collecting, fishing during his trips to Florida, where he delighted in home grown fruits like papaya, mango and calamansi (but not bananas) from his family, playing mahjong and above all spending time with his wife of 50 years, son, son-in-law and grandchildren.
He is predeceased by his brother, Victoriano.
Surviving are his wife Helen Lee; son, Bernard Lee; grandsons; and siblings, Rita, Rosa, Melody, Leoncio, Lucia, Julian, Martin, Natividad and Thomas.
Visitation will be held on Friday, July 8th from 2-4 PM at the Gleason Funeral Home, 1360 Hamilton Street, Somerset with a Blessing at 3:30 PM. Cremation will be held privately.
