Jamaliah June Che Lah
(born Friday, 29 June 1934-died 12 May 1990) is the third daughter of Dr Che Lah bin Md Joonos, an early Malay doctor. Aunty June was a kindergarten teacher in Ipoh and the Calvary Child Care in Damansara Heights. She married to Devdass Kingsley Nathaniel on 8 February 1958. They lived in Ipoh before moving to Kuala Lumpur. They had 5 children:-
- Stephanie Druscilla Nathaniel
- Gerald Kingsley Nathaniel
- Rex Allan Nathaniel married Susann Lee. They have 2 children - Claris Nathaniel and Kevin Nathaniel. Rex is deceased. He died of a massive infarct when trying to chop a tree (according to Jeffrey).
- Vanessa Gloria Nathaniel married Peter Yang. They have 3 children - Ian Timothy Yang, Melody Grace Yang, and Tabita Hope Yang. Vanessa has remarried.
- Amanda Zoe Nathaniel
June and Rex are deceased. Stephanie and Amanda live in Kuala Lumpur. Vanessa lives in Perth. Stephanie, Vanessa and Amanda are in
Facebook.
I have never met Aunty June face-to-face except for one occasion at Pak Saleh's house during kenduri arwah for my step-uncle, Uncle Philip @ Mohd Noor, who died of complications following a brain tumour surgery performed at GH Penang. I have not seen the death certificate of this uncle, and therefore I cannot point to the date (40 days after death) or date of this chance meeting with June.
I met Aunty June once circa 1975 when she was walked past me at Pak Saleh's house in Sentul, Kuala Lumpur. I was seated against the wall and she and her sisters and their families walked past me. I thought they were important people as they didn't look anything like me. I had thought they were Orang Puteh but later I found out that they were Burghers.
In dating these photos below, I have used events that occurred from the many accounts of many family members. A misleading piece of information was the exact date of Dr Che Lah's birth. Nobody knows for sure what the correct date of birth (DOB) for Dr Che Lah is. There are presently 2 dates, 10 December 1903 and 10 December 1904. In his application papers, Dr Che Lah wrote 1903 as his birth year. However, for his birthdays and headstone, the families used 1904. I have mentioned these conflicting dates in his biography. I will mention the correct birth date once I get permission from JPN (Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara) to check its database records. I have not returned to JPN with the evidence it needed.
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| Aunty June (18) in KL in 1952 at her eldest's sister's send-off to Kirkby. Photo from Tulip's album. |
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| Aunty June (23) in 1957 before marriage. Photo was contributed by Sharifah. |
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| Aunty June's (24) marriage to Devdass Kingsley Nathaniel, 8 February 1958, at St Mary's Church, Kuala Lumpur. Guard of Honour, photo was contributed by Amanda. |
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| Uncle Devdass Kingsley Nathaniel received the Ahli Mangku Negara (AMN) award 1975 |
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| The above photos were from Aunty June's youngest daughter, Amanda Zoe, in Facebook |
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| Aunty June's children with their father. Photo from Amanda's Facebook. |
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| Aunty June and her children. Photo from Amanda's Facebook. |
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Uncle Devdass Kingsley Nathaniel
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| Aunty June (44) on 10 December 1978 at her father's 74th birthday party in Penang. Dr Che Lah's album. |
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| Dr Che Lah's 75th birthday in Penang, 10 December 1978. From left: Daisy Yvette (Perth), Dr Che Lah (cutting cake), Aminah (little girl, Tulip's youngest daughter), June (behind little girl), 2 of Aunty June's daughters, and Mariah (Dr Che Lah's second wife). |
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| Aunty June (2L) with her mother Catherine Daisy de Coursey Bulner (3L), youngest maternal uncle Humphry @ Edward Bulner (4L) and 4 of her 5 children. Her husband is on Humphry's left. Photo from Amanda's Facebook. |
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| Aunty June (46+) in saree in 1980s at her daughter's graduation. Photo from Amanda's Facebook. |
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| Aunty June with husband and 2 daughters. Photo from Amanda's Facebook. |
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Aunty June and her youngest maternal uncle Humphry @ Edward Bulner (UK).
Humphry is the youngest of Catherine's 6 siblings. Photo from Amanda's Facebook. |
June's grave (29 June 1934-12 May 1990; 56 years).
R.I.P.
In Loving Memory of
June Nathaniel
29 June 1934 - 12 May 1990
Wife of Devedass Kingsley Nathaniel |
| Photo from Amanda's Facebook, 2 May 2014 |
#5/5 Amanda Zoe Nathaniel, 1 May 2014
Photo from her Facebook
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Hi. Rex Allan Nathaniel was my classmate at ACS Ipoh in Form 1 in 1973. Rex transferred into ACS that year. I left Ipoh at the end of 1973. Sad to hear Rex passed away. Regards. Syed Akbar Ali
ReplyDeleteSalam,
ReplyDeleteI have never met my first cousin Rex, nor any of his family members. His mother June has passed away. His 3 sisters and brother are in Facebook. Look for his sister Amanda Zoe Nathaniel in Facebook.