Sun Park Ngan

Sun Park Ngan, born 1924, emigrated from China to the Manawatū in 1940, arriving with his brother Joy to join his father in Feilding. He trained as a mechanic and worked at the Farmers Co-Op until beginning his own Fruiterer and Greengrocer business in Bulls in 1950. He travelled widely to sell his produce and was contracted to supply places such as Waiouru Army Camp and Ohakea Air Base. Sun Park Ngan married Kathleen Joe and they raised 5 children. He retired in 1988 and the couple moved to Palmerston North. He died in 2018.

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Sun Park Ngan

Sun Park Ngan (1924 - 2018) was born in China and came to New Zealand in 1940 to join his father. He married and raised a family in Bulls, retiring to Palmerston North later in life. Throughout most of his working life he ran a fruiterer and green...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          2013

Sun Park Ngan

Sun Park Ngan (1924 - 2018) was born in China and came to New Zealand in 1940 to join his father. He married and raised a family in Bulls, retiring to Palmerston North later in life. Throughout most of his working life he ran a fruiterer and green...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          2013

Sun Park Ngan

Sun Park Ngan (1924 - 2018) was born in China and came to New Zealand in 1940 to join his father. He married Kathleen Joe in 1954 and raised a family in Bulls, retiring to Palmerston North later in life. Throughout most of his working life he ran ...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          circa 1946

Sun Park Ngan obituary

Sun Park Ngan (1924 - 2018) was born in China and came to New Zealand in 1940 to join his father. He married and raised a family in Bulls, retiring to Palmerston North later in life. Throughout most of his working life he ran a fruiterer and green...

Creator:      Marina Wilson (daughter)
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          September 2018

Ngan Poy Chong and his sons Sun Park Ngan and Joy Park Ngan

Ngan Poy Chong emigrated to New Zealand and settled in Feilding. His two sons, initially raised in China by their grandparents after their mother died, joined him in 1940. Sun Park Ngan, centre of photograph, was 16 and Joy 9 years of age at the t...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          circa 1940

Sun Park Ngan's Fruiterer and Greengrocer shop

Sun Park Ngan (1924 - 2018) was born in China and came to New Zealand in 1940 to join his father. He married Kathleen Joe in 1954 and raised a family in Bulls, retiring to Palmerston North later in life. Throughout most of his working life he ran ...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Bulls, Manawatū
Date:          circa 1965

Marriage of Sun Park Ngan and Kathleen Joe

Sun Park Ngan (1924 - 2018) was born in China and came to New Zealand in 1940 to join his father. He married Kathleen Joe in 1954 and raised a family in Bulls, retiring to Palmerston North later in life. Throughout most of his working life he ran ...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          October 23, 1954

Sun and Kathleen Ngan

Sun Park Ngan (1924 - 2018) was born in China and came to New Zealand in 1940 to join his father. He married Kathleen Joe in 1954 and raised a family in Bulls, retiring to Palmerston North later in life. Throughout most of his working life he ran ...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          2013

Sun Park Ngan in his fruit and vegetable shop

Sun Park Ngan (1924 - 2018) was born in China and came to New Zealand in 1940 to join his father. He married Kathleen Joe in 1954 and raised a family in Bulls, retiring to Palmerston North later in life. Throughout most of his working life he ran ...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          1950

Sun Park Ngan's hawkers truck doing a run

Sun Park Ngan (1924 - 2018) was born in China and came to New Zealand in 1940 to join his father. He married Kathleen Joe in 1954 and raised a family in Bulls, retiring to Palmerston North later in life. Throughout most of his working life he ran ...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          circa 1960

Sun and Kathleen Ngan with children and grandchildren

Sun Park Ngan (1924 - 2018) was born in China and came to New Zealand in 1940 to join his father. He married Kathleen Joe in 1954 and raised a family in Bulls, retiring to Palmerston North later in life. Throughout most of his working life he ran ...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          2013

Sun and Kathleen Ngan with children and grandchildren

Sun Park Ngan (1924 - 2018) was born in China and came to New Zealand in 1940 to join his father. He married Kathleen Joe in 1954 and raised a family in Bulls, retiring to Palmerston North later in life. Throughout most of his working life he ran ...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Bulls, Rangitikei
Date:          2005

Sun and Kathleen Ngan with daughter Carol

Sun Park Ngan (1924 - 2018) was born in China and came to New Zealand in 1940 to join his father. He married Kathleen Joe in 1954 and raised a family in Bulls. Carol, photographed, was born in 1955 and was the eldest of their five children. Throug...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Bulls, Rangitikei District
Date:          1956

New Zealand Farmers Co-Op, Feilding

The New Zealand Co-Operative in Feilding was the first work place of Sun Park Ngan after he trained to be a mechanic. Sun Park Ngan (1924 - 2018) was born in China and came to New Zealand in 1940 to join his father. He married Kathleen Joe in 195...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          circa 1948