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Sililo Tipa Tanielu
Sililo Tipa Tanielu, 67, of Malden, formerly of Hawaii and Samoa, died Saturday, November 14, 2009 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Sililo was born and raised in Samoa, the son of High Chiefs Tanielu and Elena (Tuiloma) Uso. He was one of 15 children. While in Samoa, he farmed and had banana plantations, and he also had a government job constructing schools and other municipal buildings. He moved to Hawaii where he found employment building and replacing roofs. While in Hawaii, he fell in love with and married Carol A. (Byrd) Johnson. The two were married in 1985. They moved to Samoa until 1991 when they came to New England to help care for her mother. They soon settled in Malden and became part of the community. Sililo took employment at the Boston Metal Company in Medford, where he has worked for the past 20 years. Sililo was well know for his smile and sense of humor, and always had a "larger than life" presence. His Christmas decorations were always the talk of the neighborhood, and usually took weeks to set up. He loved fishing and dancing, and was a skilled musician who could play guitar, harmonica, and ukulele. He was kind, friendly, and polite, a true gentleman. His favorite pastime was gardening and tending to the yard, and his family is what meant the most for him. He always kept his siblings in his heart and there was nothing he wouldn’t do for them. He is survived by his wife Carol Tanielu of Malden, his children, Tami Tanielu of Honolulu, HI, Fa'auiga Tanielu of LA, Rose Marie Johnson of Laguna Hills, CA, Paul C. Johnson of CA, J. Eric Johnson of Laguna Hills, CA, Dr. Alfred M. Johnson of Huntington Beach, CA, Peter M. Johnson of Mission Viejo, CA, his sisters, Ula Sigfaloa of Hawaii and Fiapaipai Tanielu of Samoa, and his grandchildren, Tylor N. Johnson and Kate Ann Johnson. He was the uncle of many, many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Tanielu Uso and Elena (Tuiloma) Uso, and twelve of his siblings. Visitation will be held at Weir MacCuish Funeral Home, 144 Salem Street, Malden, on Sunday, Nov 22nd, from 5 - 7 PM Funeral from the Weir- MacCuish Golden Rule Funeral Home, 144 Salem St. Malden, on Monday, Nov 23rd, at 9AM followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Joseph’s Church, 770 Salem Street, Malden, at 10AM.
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