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Rauli Erik Viitakangas[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Male 1948 - 2003  (55 years)

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  • Name Rauli Erik Viitakangas  [2, 3, 5]
    Birth 12 Apr 1948  Kemi, Lappi County, Finland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male
    Arrival 1954  Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Departure 12 Oct 1954  Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 2001  10 Massey Street, Kawerau, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Occupation: Beneficiary
    Burial 2003  Kawerau, Kawerau District, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Death 20 Jul 2003  Kawerau, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    Person ID I322524673069  Hurst Improbable Family Tree
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2026

    Father Kaarlo Ilmari Viitakangas,   b. 1 Feb 1922, Nivala, Oulu, Finland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jun 1992, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    Mother Sanelma Maria Leinonen,   b. 29 Jun 1920, Kemi, Lappi County, Finland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Aug 2007, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
    Family ID F7050  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Chirstine Davis
    Family ID F6137  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2026

  • Sources 
    1. [S_2080810673] Ancestry, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.

    2. [S1119634541] Ancestry.com, New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1987-2010.

    3. [S1205750373] Ancestry.com, New Zealand, Naturalisations, 1843-1981, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Register of Persons Granted New Zealand Citizenship 1969-1977.

    4. [S_997021942] Ancestry.com, UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; BT27 Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Outwards Passenger Lists; Reference Number: Series BT27-148847.

    5. [S_996805482] Ancestry.com, Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).


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