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Puong Sieng "Mary" Lau-Azcona

Towson, MD

December 12, 1940 - July 19, 2020

Dec 12, 1940 - Jul 19, 2020

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Puong Sieng "Mary" Lau-Azcona passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2020 at Stella Maris, Timonium MD at the age of 79. She was born December 12, 1940 in British protectorate Sarawak, now a part of Malaysia to Lau Kung Chuo and Hii Siew Ngo, the second eldest of 8 siblings. She is survived by her daughter Elizabeth Azcona-Hartmark (Stephen Erik Hartmark) of Baltimore, MD and son Julius Azcona (Van Azcona) of Malaysia, her brothers Lau Huong Hieng (Elaine Lau) of New Zealand, Lau Huong Bing (Anne Lau) of Australia and her sisters Lau Huong Chong (Ling Khe Yong) of New Zealand and Lau Huong King (Jeffrey Lam) of Malaysia, grandsons Anders Hartmark of Baltimore MD and Sebastian Azcona of Malaysia. She is also survived by her sisters-in-law Mary Wong and Chu Liang Siang and brother-in-law Paw Kiew Kiong. She was preceded in death by her husband of 46 years Conrado Azcona to whom she was completely devoted, her brothers Lau Puong Ping and Lau Huong Nang and her sister Lau Huong Duang

Mary's life as a piano teacher began after receiving an American scholarship to study piano at the National Taiwan Academy of Arts. She would then become part of one of the first graduating classes of the National Taiwan Academy of Arts. Upon graduation, she began teaching music at Chung Hwa Middle School in Brunei Darussalam where she would meet her future husband Conrado Azcona. She would soon have a large piano studio in Brunei sending students through the Royal Schools of Music, London and Trinity College of Music, London curriculum. In 1997, she and her husband immigrated to Baltimore to live with their daughter where she continued to have a piano studio until the passing of her husband. She leaves behind a legacy of piano students on two continents.

Mary would beat the odds of her pancreatic cancer diagnosis. She was given originally a 6 month life expectancy and lived a resilient two years and three months.

In lieu of flowers, the family would like to request a donation in memory of Puong Sieng Lau-Azcona to the Lyness Fund of Stella Maris Hospice, 2300 Dulaney Valley Road, Timonium MD 21093 or to visit the website www.stellamaris.org/donate for on-line donations.

A private internment will be held on Wednesday, July 29. 2020 at 11:00 am at Parkwood Cemetery where she will be laid to rest with her husband Conrado.

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