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Leataata Lavata ' i Obituary

Aug. 3, 1929-March 17, 2004

Leataata Leemo Lavata ' i, 74, of Lemon Grove died March 17. She was born in American Samoa and was a homemaker. She was a member of First Samoan Congregational Church.

Survivors include her daughter, Leemo Glagys Leasav of Lemon Grove; sons, Jericho Toilolo of El Cajon, Raymond Toilolo and Encoh Toilolo of Lemon Grove, Pete Tauvela of La Mesa and James Hilley of San Diego; sisters, Lelilo Puapuaga of Austin, Texas, Mili Moa of American Samoa and Rosa Sagiao of San Diego; brothers, Fa ' ataape Lavata ' i of American Samoa, Misi Byrd of San Francisco and Sau Lavata ' i of San Diego; and 22 grandchildren.

Visitation: 6 to 10 p.m. today, El Cajon Mortuary, 684 S. Mollison Ave., El Cajon.

Services: 10 a.m. Monday, First Samoan Congregational Church of National City, 2819 E. 18th St., National City.

Interment: after services, Greenwood Memorial Park, Interstate 805 and Imperial Avenue, San Diego.

Donations: San Diego Hospice, 4311 Third Avenue, San Diego, CA 92103.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by San Diego Union-Tribune on Mar. 27, 2004.

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