Marie Chynn

Chynn, Marie Noelle age 92 a longtime resident of Tenafly died peacefully on Monday, February 9, 2026. Beloved wife of the late Kuo York Chynn, MD., and daughter of the late JT Lou, MD. Devoted mother of Monica Chynn, Audrey Chynn-Jennings, and Emil Chynn, MD. Loving grandmother of Grace, Caitlyn, and Willem. Sister of Cecile, Elizabeth, Mary Ann, Peter, and the late Margaret. Noelle was born in Shanghai, China emigrated to Hong Kong and then to Toronto where she got her undergraduate degree. She then moved to New York City, where she met the love of her life, Kuo York Chynn at a Chinese singles dance in Flushing, Queens. She was a devoted parishioner who attended Mass every week at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, where her husband sang in the choir for almost 30 years, and to which the Chynn Family Foundation donated a scholarship fund to promote "Better Filial Piety" in perpetuity. She received her MSW from Fordham University, where she also donated a scholarship in perpetuity, practiced for a few years as a psychiatric social worker, and later embarked on a successful real estate career. Noelle was the founder of the Chinese School in Tenafly which is still in existence today, 50 years later. Noelle and York's commitment to higher education was reflected in their donating, with the help of their son, Emil, research awards in perpetuity at the Radiologic Society of North American (RSNA), the Asian American/Asian Research Institute (AAARI), and Columbia Medical School, where her husband was Clinical Professor of Radiology and Emil received his MD. Family and friends are invited to visit Saturday 11-12 Noon at Barrett Leber Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated following at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church at Noon. Watch webcast for Marie Noelle Chynn starting at 11AM at https://webcasts.lifetributes.com/1387394. For those who were unable to attend the funeral in person, Noelle’s internment to reunite with her husband will be at Old St Patrick’s Cathedral in Little Italy, on Sunday, Feb 22nd at 1:30 EST. All are encouraged to attend In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Filial Piety Cultural Foundation (FPCFoundation.com), as improving the filial piety of Chinese American children was very important to both Noelle & her husband York, which is why they founded the Chynn Family Foundation in 2000, which has with the help of their son Emil donated nearly $1 million to fund scholarships in perpetuity to promote filial piety, research & education.