Margaret Fen Chuan Wang Teng

Margaret Fen Chuan Wang Teng (鄧王芬娟) of Littleton passed away at Sunny Acres Nursing and Rehabilitation Center January 10, 2025 after a brief illness. 

Fen Chuan was born on June 26, 1930, in Hankou (漢口) China, the youngest daughter of a dry goods merchant from Ningpo (寧波). She attended 懿训女中 (now Wuhan 21st high school), a prestigious all-girls missionary school founded in 1897 where she began her introduction to English. Fen Chuan married Chow Shi-Tai, a fighter-pilot, and gave birth to Charlie Chow in 1948. Shi-Tai died in air battle during Chinese civil war. She endured this turbulent time as a single parent raising a young son. Later on, Fen Chuan met and married Ven Chao Teng in 1957 for a marriage lasting 62 years until his death in 2019. She travelled extensively and lived in several countries in her life, including China, Taiwan, Thailand, Hong Kong and the United States. 

Fen Chuan eventually settled in the United States where all her children and older sister lived. She loved socializing with others, though by nature was a very private yet compassionate person. She was really happy when there were big family gatherings, and enjoyed playing mahjong and talking for hours with friends living in different states or countries on the phone. Fen Chuan loved to go to Chinese restaurants particularly favoring Shanghai style cuisine. She oftentimes found new restaurants from the newspaper to try. Due to her outgoing nature, many of the restaurants’ managers knew her and recognized her as a VIP. She was generous and always wanted to treat the family when going out to eat. 

Fen Chuan was a stylish lady and had keen fashion senses; she even designed her clothes in her earlier days. She knew how to dress elegantly and sophisticatedly without spending a fortune. Fen Chuan accepted Jesus Christ as her savior over 60 years ago and was baptized in Thailand after an experience through prayer that opened her eyes. Before her mental decline in the recent years, she consistently read the Bible and devotional books every day and prayed for each of her family members every night. She attributed to the Lord for helping her through all her trials in life. 

Fen Chuan is survived by her children, Charlie Chow and his wife Kwang-Pei of Naperville, IL, Steven and his wife Suzanne of Littleton MA, Louisa and her husband Michael Chan of Allen TX; her grandchildren Dr. Jarva Chow Mascarenhas and her husband Andrew, Eva Chow and her husband Tony Guo, Grace Teng , Luke Chan and and her great grandson Paxton Mascarenhas. 

Family and friends are invited to gather and remember Fen Chuan for a period of visitation from 10:00am to 11:00am on January 25, 2025, with a funeral service immediately following at 11:00am, at the Badger Funeral Home, 347 King Street, Littleton, MA. 

The funeral service will be live streamed for family and friends that are not able to travel; for those who wish to attend remotely, please visit the link below five minutes prior to the scheduled time of service:  

Livestream Link: https://iframe.dacast.com/b/156599/c/541147

In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests that memorial contributions be made online, to:

Compassion International: 
https://www.compassion.com/margaretfenchuanwangteng