Born February 1, 1927 in Victoria, BC, Susan passed away peacefully on September 26, 2021 in Vancouver after falling 2 weeks prior. Predeceased by 5 sisters: Helen Tom, Alice Hee, Mary Yip, Joan Bing, and most recently Diane Jones (at 98 on June 2/21), and 3 brothers: Sam, John and Maxwell Chew. She is survived by 2 sisters: Nancy Sing, Grace Yip and 34 nieces & nephews, 47 great nieces & nephews and 32 great-great nieces & nephews.

Fondly known as Susie Chew, she grew up on the family farm in Saanich, BC. At 20, she left for New Westminster where she became a community figure, active as one of the first female BSA Cubmasters, in Hawaiian dancing, modelling, and as an entrepreneur. In 1955, she founded The Waffle House Restaurant on the corner of Sixth Street and Sixth Avenue, which is still operating 66 years later near the original location.

After overcoming racial discrimination of being banned from renting an apartment, due to her Chinese ethnicity in 1956, Susan appeared on CBC’s “Front Page Challenge”. This experience was featured on the front pages of The New Westminster Record newspaper on April 13 & 20, 2017 in the two-part story “The Unbreakable Susie Chew” (https://www.newwestrecord.ca/in-the-community/the-unbreakable-susie-chew-part-one-3050117).