Obituary of Yixin Yan

Yixin Yan, age 82, of Garnet Valley, PA passed away on August 30, 2021 at Riddle Memorial Hospital.  She was born in Nantong of Jiangsu province, China, and lived in Tianjin before moving to the United States of America 16 years ago. Yixin went to Beijing Agricultural University and became an agronomist. She was instrumental in introducing broccoli to Tianjin, a Northern city where broccoli is not native. Thanks to her, farmers in Tianjin were able to plant broccoli. They were also able to get improved crops of tomatoes and other vegetables. Although the land was limited, she kept a very nice garden of grapes, flowers and vegetables in the apartment she had with her family in Nankai University. She enjoyed candies and other sweets till the end of her life. Yixin is preceded in death by her husband, Yimou Liao. She is survived by her two daughters; Jiangtian Liao and Jiangying Liao, and two grandchildren.  A visitation will be held on Saturday, September 4, 2021 from 10:00-10:30 AM at the Pagano Funeral Home, 3711 Foulk Road, Garnet Valley, PA, followed by services at 10:30. The funeral service will be livestreamed, which can be viewed by visiting www.paganofuneralhome.com/Yixin-Yan. Interment will follow at Chester Bethel Cemetery, Wilmington, DE.  Online condolences may be made by visiting www.paganofuneralhome.com/Yixin-Yan.

严益心女士因病于2021年8月30日下午三点十分在费城郊区的医院与世长辞，享年八十二岁。严女士毕业于北京农业大学（现在的中国农业大学）。毕业后分配到天津市农林局种子研究所成为了一名农艺师。她是将绿菜花引进天津的重要技术人员，研究推广了早熟白菜，西红柿，并且帮助了很多农民朋友提高了作物的质量和产量。尽管家住在公寓楼，她仍然在院子里和后来的阳台上种满了蔬菜花卉，让小院充满生机。严女士的丈夫廖翼谋先生已于1999年去世，他们有两个女儿廖江天和廖江颖，还有一个外孙廖同宇，一个外孙女张心翼。现定于9月4日上午十点在位于3711 Foulk Road, Garnet Valley, PA的Pagano殡仪馆进行遗体告别，十点半左右举行追悼仪式，然后在附近的Chester Bethel墓地下葬。追悼仪式可通过实时链接观看www.paganofuneralhome.com/Yixin-Yan，也可通过www.paganofuneralhome.com/Yixin-Yan网站表达哀思。

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