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One of Singapore’s most iconic ice cream sellers has passed away at the age of 92. Mr Ng Teak Boon, affectionately known as Uncle Boon, passed away on an unknown day. Source: Melvin Chew via Hawkers United – Dabao 2020 on He was given a quiet cremation at Mandai Crematorium on Saturday (22 June) night. on Saturday. He said the last time he saw him alive was two weeks ago at “Jalan Besar Hawker Centre”. At the time, he had a chat with him and gave him some “ , he added. He was 92, according to . Mr Chew also shared that Uncle Boon’s cremation was on Saturday night. In a , he showed that someone named Ng Teak Boon was scheduled for a ceremony that evening. Source: Melvin Chew via Hawkers United – Dabao 2020 on A handful of mourners were present in the hall to send off Uncle Boon. Source: Melvin Chew via Hawkers United – Dabao 2020 on After his coffin was brought in, a priest performed funeral rites while mourners paid their last respects. As he seemingly didn’t have a funeral portrait, a phone was used to display his photo. Source: Melvin Chew via Hawkers United – Dabao 2020 on Uncle Boon, , had been selling ice cream from a pushcart outside Sim Lim Tower for decades. He was reportedly one of only eight itinerant hawkers in Singapore. Though he , he kept doing it even after a spell in hospital. In 2022, but was soon . has reached out to Mr Chew for more information about Uncle Boon’s passing. Get more stories like this. Drop us your email so you won't miss the latest news.