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The Life of Ioselani Pouesi
(April 23, 1921- April 21, 2002)

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REV. ELDER DR. IOSELANI POUESI

Parents: Rev. Elder Pouesi Namulauulu & Siuila Pouesi
Date of Birth: April 23, 1921
Deceased: April 21, 2002 (Sun. 3:15pm)
Sisters & Brothers:
                       Luisa Leala Reid (deceased)
                       Namulauulu Moli Pouesi (deceased)
                       Taliaoa Lupe Taliaami Pouesi (deceased)
                        Poe Pouesi (deceased)
                        Rev. George Siuleo Pouesi (deceased)
                        Aliitasi Pouesi (deceased)
                        Papalii Tavita Pouesi
                        Rosalina Alphonso Phillip (deceased)
                        Rosalili Lavatai Sheppard (deceased)

Education:    Aoga Faifeau - Pouesi ma Siuila (Apia)
                        Marist School (Mulivai, Apia)
                        Avele College (Vailima)
1940-45:      Fiji School of Medicine
1953:            Santa Ana Theological College (Long Beach, LA, USA)
1956:            Bachelor of Theology
1970:             Doctor of Divinity (Ohio, USA))

Occupation:
1945-1953:    Medical Doctor
1957-1962: Church Minister - CCJS, Apia
1963-1968:    Medical Doctor
1968-1991:    Church Minister - CCCS, Fasitoouta
1968:            * Komiti o Aoga (CCCS)
                       * Komiti o Atinae (CCCS)
                       * Komiti o Tupe (CCCS)
                       * Komiti o Feau Eseese (CCCS)
                       * Komiti o le Au Toeaina (CCCS)
                       * Komiti o le Au Taumafai (CCCS)
                       * Komiti o Pese (CCCS)
1987-1991: Peresetene o le Au Taumafai (CCCS)
1991-1996:    Choirmaster (CCCS)
1996-2000:    Church Minister - Daly City, San Francisco, USA (CCJS)
2001-2001: Principal Theological College (CCJS)

10/12/1949: Married to Faailoga Isabel Tiualii - daughter of Tiualii and
                       Laumua of Pago Pago
Children: 1. Aliitasi Helen Pouesi Summers (Riverside, CA) -
                       Director of Nurses & President of Elei Designs
                       * David *
                       2. Namulauulu Paul Vaiinupo Pouesi (Aua)
                          Music Director, American Samoa Community College
                       * Grace Isabel, Maxwell Paul, Sauia Ioselani (daugher: Grace),
                         Foini Paula *
                     3. Daniel Pouesi (Carson, CA) - Owner, KIN Publication
                       * Nai, Ioselani, Karene *
                       4. David Ropati Pouesi (Tafuna) - VIP, ANZ-Amerika Samoa Bank
                      5. Ruth Pouesi Fou (Tafuna) - Manager, BHP, American Samoa
                       * Joyce Fiasili, Phil Ioselani, Jeremiah Fili *
                      6. Agaiotupu Pouesi (Riverside, USA) - Immigration Officer
                       * Nona Aliitasi, Ioselani Armando, Eddyemesto Vaiinupo *
May 1962: Faailoga died of cancer

                       Tina Siuila told her son to get married right away because a pastor
                       must have a faletua to help him with the Ekalesia (CCJS)
                       - Mafutaga Tina Sunday School and Autalavou.. He obeyed
                       even though it was difficult at that time for his young children.

Aug. 9, 1962: Married to Epenesa Asopogisa Panapa - daughter of
                        Rev. & Mrs Epenesa Panapa
Children:     7. Epenesa Siu Young (San Francisco, USA) - Nurse
                       * Tupou Marina Peka
                       8. Asomua Ioselani Pouesi (New Zealand) - Medical Doctor
                       * Peter Isaia *
                      9. Eugene Panapa Pouesi (Apia) - Owner, Auto Shop
                       * Victor Vaiinupo, Christine, Epenesa Sina, Niolani Danny *
                      10. Rev. Victor Siaosi Pouesi - Pastor, EFKS, Auckland, New Zealand
                       * Siuila Lepetia, Lupe, Tavita Sanjos *
                      11. Dorothea Lepisi Pouesi (New Zealand) - Lawyer
                       * Neil Vaiinupo, Daniel Te Pounamu *

Fanau i le Galuega (Adopted)
                      12. Teuila Perefoti Sulunga
                     13. Faatele Fatuele
                     14. Ionatana Pisi Panapa
                             * Pisi Ioselani, Elekana Pisi *
                      15. Toso Asomua
                      16. Ruta Asomua
                      17. Naomi Asomua
                      18. Gwen Asomua
                      19. Vaifoa Esekia
                             * Zion Olo *
                     20. Tima Sauaga
                      21. Vete Perenise
                      22. Panapa Panapa Jr.

His first marriage to Faailoga Tiualii(d. 1962)

Pouesi's Tombstone
Vailima CCJS Theologica College

With his wife Epenesa Panapa(2nd marriage) & Max Ah Mu-Pouesi - 2001
Daly City, CA

With Lulu Ah Mu-Pouesi - 1988
Carson, CA

TOE SAUNIGA MO REV. ELDER Dr. IOSELANI POUESI
SAUNIGA MUAMUA - ASO TOFI 5/02/02 - 5PM
KOLISI EFIS I VAILIMA

"Ua foaiina mai e le Atua ia te i tatou le ola e faavavau, o le ola lava lea ua i lona Alo. O le o ia te ia le Alo, o ia te ia le ola; o le e le o ia te ia le Alo o le Atua e le o ia te ia le ola. Ua ou tusi atu nei mea ia te outou o e faatuatua i le Suafa o le Alo o le Atua, ina ia outou iloa ai, ua ia te outou le ola e faavavau." Ioane 5: 11-13

Taitai o le Sauniga: Rev. Elder Fiti Aloalii (EFIS, Apia)

1. Faaulufale le Tino Maliu o le Alii Faifeau - EFIS Vailima (usuina le Pese "Tago i lo'u lima"- tusia e I. Pouesi)

2. Amata Lotu: Aufaipese EFIS Apia (Fuataimi: Afioga Pulefaasisina Brownie Tuiasosopo; Ta Laau: Brownie Seumanutafa)

3. Tatalo Amata: Taitai o le Sauniga

4. Pese Aufaipese (tuuina atu le avanoa mo teufugalaau)

5. Tatalo: Rev. Elder Lauiula Lau Young (EFIS, N.Z.)

6. Pese: Aufaipese EFIS Apia

7. Molimau: Tina Epenesa Pouesi
                         Namulauulu P. V. Pouesi(Tala i le olaga faamusika o le Tama)
(Pese tusia faapitoa e Namulauulu mo le Tama: "Lo'u Tama e, aveese ia lenei ipu mai ia te a'u" - Soprano soloist: Foini Ah Mu-Pouesi & Aufaipese EFIS))
                         Itumalo Te Kaha (Aumalaga Maori)
                         Lokeni Perenise (Failautusi, Kolisi EFIS)
                        (Pese a le Kolisi)
8. Pese: Aufaipese

9. Faitau Tusi Paia: Rev Elder Atipera Lee (EFIS, Australia)

10. Lauga: Taitai

11. Pese Faapitoa: "Ia tatou faia mea uma" Tusia e le Tama o Ioselani Pouesi i le Aso Sa na maliu ai (Taitai Aufaipese Apia)

12. Tatalo Faaiu: Taitai

"Ou te le tuua outou o matua oti...ou te ola a'u, o le mea lea e ola ai outou."

O Pese uma na usuina e le Aufaipese EFIS mo sauniga lotu uma na tusia e le Susuga i le Toeaina ia Ioselani Pouesi.

Galuega Faamusika: Faiaoga musika - Karene Solomona (tuagane matua o lona Tina Siuila Solomona)
Faapefea ona amata ona tusi pese? Na fai iai Karene ia tusi le fati e faatatau i upu o le pese. A fiafia upu ia faapena foi ona fiafia ma ola le fati. A faanoanoa upu ia faapena foi ona tusi se fati e faaalia ai le ootia o le loto.
Faapefea ona maua ana fati fou? O isi fati e maua i le tagi o manu i le vaveao. O isi po e moe ai ae faalogoina ai se fati fou i lona mafaufau ona ala mai lea ma tusi i lena lava taimi. O isi o pa'o (rhythms) e maua mai lea i le pa'o o le timu i luga o le fale.

1. Amata ona ta pese mo le lotu EFKS ao laitiiti lava. Na aami e faia pese o le Me mo Tokelau ao 12 ona tausaga. Sa ia faaliliuina ai lana pese mai le gagana Samoa i le faa-Tokelau ina ua faigata ona pepese tagata Tokelau i le faa-Samoa..
2. Amata ona tusi pese mo le EFIS i le vaitaimi na faavae ai le lotu i le 1942. I le lolomiga muamua o le Tusi Pese EFIS, na o ia ma Matautia Pene Solomona (le isi tuagane matua o lona Tina) na tusia viiga i le Atua.
3. Maea ona faanota uma pese o le Tusi Pese EFKS, Metotisi (Susana Uesile i Tafuna, Amerika Samoa) ma Salamo uma o le Tusi Paia.
4. Maea ona lolomi lana Tusi Pese mo le EFKS ao galue i Fasitoouta ma o loo faaaogaina nei e le tele o aufaipese i lenei vaitaimi.
5. Tusia le tele o fati fou mo le EFKS i Apia ina ua malolo mai Fasitoouta ma o loo faaaogaina nei e le aufaipese Apia e oo mai i lenei vaitaimi.
6. Sauni atu nei mo lana Tusi Pese fou mo Ekalesia Samoa Kerisiano uma i Samoa ma atunuu i fafo. O lenei Tusi Pese e silia atu i le 400 pese.
7. Ua silia atu i le 6,000 pese lotu (Salamo, Isaia, Luka, Fati Tasi) ua tusia e lenei Tama ma o loo pepese ai le tele o aufaipese Samoa i le lalolagi atoa.
8. Ua tele foi tala faale-Tusi Paia ua maea ona ia fatuina ai le tele o pese (Lasalo ma le Mauoa; Taupou e toasefulu; Tala faa-Kerisimasi; Tala i le Maliu o le Faaola o Iesu Keriso; Tala o le Toetu Manumalo o Iesu).

With Aunty Logoasa Pouafe & Lulu Ah Mu-Pouesi - 1988 - Carson, CA

TOE SAUNIGA MO REV. ELDER Dr. IOSELANI POUESI
FAIA I LE KOLISI EFIS I VAILIMA - ASO FARAILE: 5/05/02 - 10AM

"O le mea e te nofo ai o le Atua o le faavavau lea, o i ou lalo foi Aso o le faavavau"
"E le aia foi outou ia te outou aua ua faatauina outou i le tau, o lenei ia outou vivii atu i le Atua i o outou tino ma o outou agaga o mea a le Atua ia"

Taitai o le Sauniga: Rev. Elder Mauala Sanerivi (Taitai Fono Aoao, EFIS Fagatogo)

Amata Lotu: Aufaipese EFIS Apia (Fuataimi: Afioga Pulefaasisina Brownie Tuiasosopo; Ta Laau: Brownie Seumanutafa)

Tatalo Amata: Taitai o le Sauniga

Pese: Aufaipese EFIS (tuuina atu le avanoa mo teu fugalaau)

Tatalo: Rev. Elder Leitufia Uili (EFIS, N.Z.)

Pese: Aufaipese EFIS Apia

Molimau:
Tina Epenesa I. Pouesi
Aliitasi Pouesi Summers (Ulumatua)
Daniel Pouesi (Theme: Soli Deo Gloria)
Rev. Victor Pouesi (Lauga mulimuli a Tama)
Rev. Elder H. Stanley (Taitai Fono a le Komiti Toeaina EFKS)
Pese 354: Alafua EFKS - Faipese: Rev. Victor Pouesi
Tofa Veevalu Tufono (Chairman EFIS, Daly City)
Papalii Tavita Pouesi (uso o Elder Ioselani Pouesi)
Namulauulu Esera (Medical Doctor)
A. Misipati (Peresetene Kolisi EFIS)
Pese a le Kolisi EFIS (Faipese: A'oa'o Esene Solomona)
Rev. Elder Fiti Aloalii (Faifeau, EFIS Apia)
(Toe talosaga le pese "Lo'u Tama e, aveese ia lenei ipu mai ia te a'u")

Lauga: 1. Rev. Elder Oka Fauolo (Taitai Fono EFKS)
2. Rev. Elder Falo Tiumalu (EFIS, Daly City)

Upu faaopoopo a le Taitai o le Sauniga

Pese Faaiu: Aufaipese EFIS Apia "Ia faia mea uma" Pese mulimuli a le Tama

Sauniga i le Tuugamau: Taitai o le Sauniga
Pese: Tofa oe & Ia faatasi pea Iesu ma oe

"O agaga o e amiotonu ua i aao o le Atua lea"

Faafetai faapitoa mo le Aufaipese EFIS Apia, le Afioga ia Pulefaasisina Brownie Tuiasosopo ma Brownie Seumanutafa mo le galuega matagofie. Faafetai tele atu foi i le Susuga ia Seumanutafa Tiavolo Pogai (Taitai Pese) ma le ofisa mamalu ona o le lagolago fiafia ma faamamaluina o le aso fiafia o le Tama ia Ioselani Pouesi. Talitonu ua alu ma le fiafia le Tama ona o le matautia o le usuina o viiga o le Atua. Ia saga viia pea le Atua mai le amataga e oo lava i le gataaga!!

Toe upu a le Tama ina ua valaau atu le Tina e sauni mo le lotu afiafi:
"Sei faauma la'u pese." Ina ua maea ona saini lona igoa ma tusi i lalo le aso, na ia tepa ai i luga ma to lana manava.

TOFA TAMA...E LE MAFAI ONA FAAGALOINA OE I O MATOU LOTO. TAIMI UMA MATOU TE PEPESE AI MA FAALOGOINA AI OU FATUGA E TU MAI PEA OE I O MATOU LUMA.

AMUIA LAVA OE E VALAAU MAI LOU ALII O LOO FAAPEA LAVA ONA GALUE MA LE FAAMAONI.

TATOU TOE FEILOAI I LE LAGI MA LE OLA E FAAVAVAU PE A AFIO MAI LO TATOU TUPU O TUPU MA ALII O ALII!!!