Katinia Angilau
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We visited you today, grandma & grandpa. We miss you and we love you.
In loving memory of
Lusia Pikula Mataele Angilau
January 30, 1942 – January 23, 2012
Lived 69 years
Valley View Memorial Park · West Valley City, Utah
Life story
Lusia Pikula Mataele Angilau, 69, passed away peacefully on January 23, 2012 surrounded by her family at her home in Kearns after a courageous battle with cancer. Lusia was born on January 30, 1942 in Ha'akame, Tonga to Pauliasi Pikula Mataele and Mele Tu'unga'a Toala. When Lusia was five years old, her mother passed away. Her father remarried Kaulamusu Taimani who raised Lusia as her own.
She attended and graduated from Liahona High School in Liahona, Tonga where she met her eternal companion, Viliami Feilo Pupungatoa Angilau. They were married on February 5, 1962 in Nuku'alofa, Tonga and later sealed in the Laie, Hawaii Temple. Lusia and Toa would have celebrated 50 years of marriage on February 5, 2012.
Our mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, wife, sister, aunt and friend was a woman of simplicity. She loved her family dearly as she loved spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her beautiful, loving smile greeted all as she was a woman that spoke more in her actions than words. In her spare time, she loved to sew, cook, garden, and serve others. Attending the temple and reading the scriptures were her passion for she loved the Savior. She served faithfully in every calling in her Tongan wards, most recently in the Kearns 9th Ward in the Tongan South Stake. In her final days, special care and tenderness was given by her husband, grandchildren, children, and close friend, Amelia Fatu Lapale. The family extends their appreciation to all family and friends who over the past months have offered their love and care for Lusia.
She is survived by her second Mother, Kaulamusu Taimani Pikula, Husband, Viliami Feilo P. Angilau; Children, Siope Talakai (Puanani), Ofa-tangi-ki-Vaha (Teresa), Tonga Talomesi (Tiffany), Lupe Lokelani (Taniela) Fa'ulao, Tolofi Viliami, Kealoha Vai, Viliami Pupungatoa (Elva). Siblings, Katinia Niu'aliku (California), Tevita Pikula (California), Lisiate Pikula, Mele Paula Tonga (California), Sela Malekamu, Taniela Pikula, Lose Finau, Ngalu Pikula, Linisi Pikula, Sione Pikula, Taufa Pikula, Lupe Kanuch; 31 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Lusia was preceded in death by her Parents, Kakau Pikula (brother), Siope Talakai Jr. (grandson).
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1942
Born January 30
1949
Lusia was 7 when Gene Autry recorded "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
1950
Lusia was 8 when the Korean War began
1967
Lusia was 25 when the first Super Bowl was played
1971
Lusia was 29 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1981
Lusia was 39 when MTV began broadcasting
1997
Lusia was 55 when "Titanic" opened in theaters
2004
Lusia was 62 when Facebook was launched
2010
Lusia was 68 when Instagram was launched
2012
Passed away January 23, age 69
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The Angilau name at Valley View Memorial Park
Viliami Feilo Pupungatoa Angilau1936 – 2019
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