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Puna LY Autele

Tacoma, WA

1940 - May 29, 2021

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Puna Autele was born in Mato’otua Hospital, Apia, Samoa. She died on May 29, 2021,
in Tacoma, WA.
Puna’s service will be held at noon on Sunday, June 6th , at Mountain View Valley
Chapel in Lakewood, WA. She will be laid to rest at Mountain View Memorial Park
following the service. A viewing will be held at 10 AM the same day.
Puna worked and retired as a computer programmer from Union Bank in Los Angeles,
California. Once retired, Puna and Fatuana operated a bakery/catering business. They
moved to Hilo, Hawai'i, where they enjoyed working the land before moving to Tacoma,
Washington. Always active in churches she attended, she loved to play the organ,
teach children’s Sabbath school, and prepare meals for the mass.
Puna enjoyed spending time with family, grand and great-grandchildren. She never
missed a special family event. She dearly loved her family and became like a second
mother to her siblings, nieces, nephews, and many others.
Puna was preceded in death by her parents Tini Inu Lam Yuen, Fueainaula Mu Tagaloa
Lam Yuen, daughter Annabelle Janice Autele, brother Arthur Abraham Lam Yuen,
nephew Harold Carl Voigt, niece Marjory Ah Sam, and nephew Jeffrey Daniel Ah Sam.
She is survived by her husband Fatuana Autele; siblings Tupito Florence Voigt, Man-Ha
Marjory Ah Sam, Lam Yuen Jr., Le’ala Ebigalle Watt, Etenauga Alvina Lutu, Tini Lam
Yuen, Jr., Elaine Schaefer, Hannacho Lodge; children Margaret Macready (Michael),
and Keith Kenneth Autele (Marie). She leaves behind six grandchildren whom she
cherished: Giovanni, Tony, Puna, Tim, Byron, JeLeina, 16 great-grandchildren, and
numerous nieces and nephews.

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