 In 1964, Lemisio was part of a group from the Tokelau Islands who came to live in New Zealand as part of the 'Government Resettlement Scheme of Tokelau to New Zealand' and by 1975 she had settled in Petone, Lower Hutt.She married Teofilo Lemisio at Sacred Heart Church in Petone, Lower Hutt.She currently lives in Lower Hutt, Auckland.