Amoni Vea Obituary (1936 - 2019)

Amoni Vea returned back home to our Heavenly Father on June 14, 2019 surrounded by family. Born December 19, 1936 in Haatiou, Haapai, Tonga, son of Aisea Misitana Vea and Meleseini Iloilo Vea. Amoni married Luseane Kalaneti Pasi and was sealed for Time and Eternity in the New Zealand Temple on November 3, 1960, they had five beautiful children, then later divorced in 1970. Amoni went on his journey in life and then moved to Salt Lake City, Utah in 1985, where he then married Pauline Malekamu. He was then sealed to Pauline and her daughter in the Salt Lake Temple in 1995. Amoni is the number 5 out of 13 children. Born to Aisea Misitana Vea and Meleseini Iloilo. From the oldest is Siueti Vea Paula (deceased), Ika Moana Vea, Laina Vea Folau, Simote Vea (deceased), then Amoni Vea (now deceased), Tupou Ofa Vea, Hailame (deceased), Cape Vea (deceased), Tomasi Vea (deceased), Telema Vea, Lenisi Vea, Patricia Vea and then Lose Mary Vea is the youngest. Survived by his children: Lemiuela (Enilose Olevao), Mele (Tomasi Taufa), Mapuana (Heikoti Lao), Aisea Misitana (Meleane Fonua), Meilani (Neiufi Kaufusi) Pauline Katalina (Lopeti Fulilangi), 34 grandkids, 14 great grandkids. Proceeded in death following his young brother Tomasi Vea, joining their parents Aisea Misitana Vea and Meleseini Vea, siblings Siueti Paula, Simote, Hailame and Cabe Vea and his great grand kid Jose Falani Peini Vea Jr. Viewing and Services will be held Monday June 24, 2019 at the Oquirrh 11th Tongan Ward Chapel, 6200 South 5938 West, Kearns, Utah 84118. Viewing will be from 9:00 – 10:45 a.m. Services following at 11:00 a.m. Interment at West Jordan City Cemetery.