MARLBOROUGH - Lili (Huang) Chen, 74, of Marlborough died Monday, May 20, 2013 at home.  She leaves her husband of 52 years, Daren Chen. She was born in Taishan, China, the daughter of the late Hing-Soon and Cai-Feng (Zhu) Huang, and moved to Massachusetts in 1984. Lili graduated from high school in China and later from nursing school. She worked as a nurse while in China and later as a dietary aide at Quincy Rehabilitation & Nursing Center for many years. She loved growing vegetables, sewing, was kind and compassionate, and adored her grandchildren. She leaves two sons, Thomas Chen of San Francisco,  Langning Chen and his wife, Jennifer, of Marlborough, and her daughter, Paula Chin and her husband, Jasper, of Sudbury; six grandchildren, Burnon and Roey Chen, both of Marlborough, and Cassie, Caitlin, Grace and Stephanie Chin, all of Sudbury; two sisters, Moon-Ying Yee of Brighton and Mei-Ying Huang of China; a sister-in-law Mai-Shi Ma of Brighton; many nephews, nieces and cousins.

Calling hours will be held Friday, May 24 from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Fitzgerald & Collins Funeral Home ( www.CollinsFuneral.com ), 378 Lincoln Street, Marlborough. Following cremation, burial will be in China.  All are invited to sign Lili's online guestbook at www.CollinsFuneral.com .