Obituary: TIALAVEA, TAEAOLELEI

Taeaolelei Ava Tialavea1933 ~ 2013Our beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Taeaolelei Ava Tialavea joined her eternal companion Maoai Alaipalelei Tialavea on June 29, 2013 with her children and grandchildren singing "God Be With You Til' We Meet Again" and "Families Are Forever".Taeaolelei was born January 19, 1933 in Pavaiai, Am. Samoa to Lafoia and Felita Ava. Taeao and Maoai were blessed with 10 children. All were sealed together in the Los Angeles Temple. She was also abundantly blessed with 40 grandchildren, 64 great-grandchildren. She served faithfully in numerous LDS callings - YW counselor, visiting teacher, ward missionary, and ordinance worker in the San Diego Temple. She had many gifted talents which included singing, dancing, sewing, crocheting, and playing the ukulele. Taeao was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and two sisters, her husband, two sons Aila Tuipelehake and Tulifaga Maoai, and daughter Debbie Taufi. Family Service and Viewing begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 6, 2013 at the Plum Creek Ward 1465 W. Bristol Ridge Rd. in West Jordan, Utah. Funeral Services will follow at 1 p.m. Prior to her burial in Oceanside, CA, another viewing will be held at 10 a.m. on July 9, 2013 at the Oceanside 1st Ward 2080 California Street. Funeral services in Oceanside will begin at 11 a.m. Burial will follow at Eternal Hills Cemetery 1999 California Real, Oceanside, CA. www.valleyviewfuneral.com