Seo Hyo-rim, a deputy manager in the industry section of the online news outlet Viewers, has lost her father, Seo Soon-cheol. According to a Yonhap News obituary published October 30, Seo Soon-cheol was 75 and had served as head of the Samgae Senior Center in Mapo-gu, Seoul.
Who died?
Seo Soon-cheol was the former head of the Samgae Senior Center in Mapo-gu. He is survived by his wife, Kim Jung-sook, and his children, including Seo Hyo-rim and her brother Seo Jung-yeol, who heads the emergency care center at Chuncheon Hallym University Medical Center.
When and where is the funeral?
The wake began at 5 p.m. on October 29 at the funeral hall of Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital in Seoul, Room 7. The funeral procession is scheduled for 5:30 a.m. on October 31, and burial will take place at Dongsan Memorial Park in Chuncheon.
| Event | Details | |---|---| | Wake | 5 p.m., October 29, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, Room 7 | | Funeral procession | 5:30 a.m., October 31 | | Burial | Dongsan Memorial Park, Chuncheon |
For international fans
In Korea, families often announce funerals through obituaries in major newspapers, as Yonhap News did here. Fans who wish to send condolences typically do so through the family or the workplace, and the family is asked to be contacted directly.


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