TAVITA, Joseph Paul

1939 - 2012  (73 years)

• Name	TAVITA, Joseph Paul  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	30 Oct 1939	Leone, Lealataua, American Samoa, USA   [6]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	30 Oct 1939	Leone, American Samoa   [1, 2, 4]
  Religion	4 Feb 1972  [1]
  	Baptized and Confirmed a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  Religion	25 Aug 1991	San Francisco, California, USA   [1]
  	Sustained as Bishop of the Samoan Ward of the San Francisco, California West Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  Residence	Between 1993 and 1997	Pacifica, California, USA   [5]
  Death	30 Oct 2012	San Francisco, California, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I20997	Stark Family Tree
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	LIU, Tavita,   b. 1906, Vaitogi, Tuäläuta County, American Samoa, USA d. 22 Aug 1945, Vaitogi, Tuäläuta County, Western, American Samoa (Age 39 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	RIPLEY, Pepa Sue,   b. 23 Jan 1909, Tuvalu d. 23 Jan 1994, Contra Costa, California, USA (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F7643	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	LAURENSON, Moana Odilla,   b. 1 Oct 1939, Apia, Upolu, Samoa d. 22 Jun 2013, American Samoa, USA (Age 73 years)
  Children	1. TAVITA, Joseph Paul,   b. 30 Mar 1961, Utulei, Ma'oputasi, American Samoa, USA d. 12 Feb 1999, Hayward, Alameda, California, USA (Age 37 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F7644	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family 2	PULU, Living
  Family ID	F7645	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 30 Oct 1939 - Leone, Lealataua, American Samoa, USA Religion - Sustained as Bishop of the Samoan Ward of the San Francisco, California West Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - 25 Aug 1991 - San Francisco, California, USA Death - 30 Oct 2012 - San Francisco, California, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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