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Show The Salt Lake Tribune UTAH/OBITUARIES Sunday, May30, 1999 idwifery School losepa Festival Honors Memory Of Polynesians Founder Dies at 67 @ Continued from C-1 Naturopath endscareer driving for UTA offered a prayer over the site they dedicated the landforallthe people of the Islands who had made Utahtheir home But the history of the Iosepa settlementis a story of difficult timesfor the Pacific Islander im- BY HEATHER MAY THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE A man whosaid he delivered more than 1,000 babies at their mother’s homes and founded a migrants. school for midwives died Tuesday The foreign climate and language barrier madeassimilation difficult for the new Hawaiian converts to the Mormon faith While Utah and the immigrants fromthe Islands shared the same faith, Polynesians often were treated poorly by the white majority In 1889, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bought a 1,920-aere ranch in Skull Valley, about 75 miles west of Salt LakeCity, and established parate Polynesian colony. The settlement, namedfor LDS President Joseph F. Smith wascalled losepa (Yo-SEH-pa), Hawaiian for Joseph of stomach cancer. Gilbert Fulton Jr., who also went by David Living-Stone and Henry Krakowski Jr., is survived practicing naturopathic medicine Fort near Lehi. Fulton started the now-defunct Northwestern School of Practical Midwifery in Portland, Ore., in the 1970s. Pamela Truzinski, one of Fulton's students and now a midwife in Portland, said Fulton taught women how to deliver babies by showing them. He gave the wo- men some technical knowledge but they did most of their learning by working with more experienced midwives. The transplanted Islanders “There’s nothinglikeit in the wooden homes laid out on atradi tional Mormon grid system aroundImilani Square. Eventual- country,” Truzinski said. “He's the only man I would ever call one {a midwife]. It really means ‘woman with woman in childbirth’ Antique sign near old Polynesian cemetery proclaims “losepa,” Hawaiian for “Joseph.” and telephones, built sidewalks and an aqueductthatis still in u today. Children attendedcla in a one-room schoolhouse. when youtranslateit. He had the spirit to honor the women enough through birth to not want to man- $a age them.” ‘Accordingto his family, he got into midwifery throughhis prac- “Tt takes all yearfor us to get this event offthe Most residents were farmers tice of naturopathic medicine ground.” growing wheat, oats, corn, barley whichhealsostudied in Portland and vegetables, or ranchersraisRoy Hussey ing cattle andpigs. But the harsh environment — burning heat in the summer andbitter coldin the winter — took its toll. Many Islanders suffered influenza, small pox and diptheria. There were cases of leprosy, which Salt Lake newspapers sensationalized with tabloid zeal — futher ostracizing the colony Through the year: converts camefrom Hawaii, Samoa New Zealand and Tahiti But in 1917, the church an nouncedit would build a temple in Hawaii and told losepa resi dents to move back to the islands and leave the town theyhad spent years building Many of themsettled on the churchplantation at Laie. Oahu losepa was sold in 1917 to a live Branch Popular In Role as Utah INS Chief @ Continued from C-1 vision They were watching a training video on how to process the form the past. INS officials response time on the Olson said “And it is true, there is a high volume of work and not many people to do it all But I feel like Branch] will bring some real pc e change As a matter of policy, Branch sid. it makes sense to do the work right the first time If we don't take | answer omeone 's question or find someone who can it esca lates inte a Congressional inquiry ot | spend all my time talking on the phone with someone's attor ey Branchsaid “But whether 4 customer is represented by an atlorney, or has a Congress-per on cal — that is not whatreally matters. What matters is that we ple benefits that ntitled to ich. who workedas an act n charge inSalt Lake t year. is familiar with the emple ees, many commu 1 ‘oups and immigrant advo He ays he is willing to work with all of them In a breakneck schedule that cate often keeps Branch at work from 7 am to midnight. he has met with Latino leaders, law enforce ment officers and attorneys from across the state. And then there are the Rotary Clubspeeches He tendedhis patients with herbs physical therapyand exercise losepa Supporter His belief in the power of natu- ral healing stopped himfromget- in the cemetery stands University decorated with leis and The ethics of medical school “didn’t fit with his ideas of traditional medicine,” said his ex-wife. Elizabeth Bjorkman. over ‘Thoseideasalso kept him from seeking medical helpfor his can- shell cer, shesaid. Fulton got much of his hands- necklaces Yet, for manyPacificIslanders in Utah — especially membersof the Mormon faith — losepa is more than just a dusty, almost forgotten pageof Utahhistory It takesall year for us toget ontraining in midwifery from Ru- Darlene Hew-Lencrafts a haku, or flower weet worn onthe head, during UtahPacific Islanders’ Memorial Day observance. place is for us $$ tematic approach in filing immi gration claims and more effective job won't change. but how we do the job will.” “The discipline for unprofessional be havior In 1994. a survey of workplace ws The Salt Lake Tribune notes g deaths by nan h. residence the funera’ Steve Branch Utah INS chieftitle Nearly 90percent of employees strongly disagreed" with the statement, “I have never person BRaoe ally seen anyone discriminated against because of race color creed or national origin an rt undocumented immi arrested by police. Utah The survey also found 94 per cent of employees said they did not feel a sense of accomplish ment in their jobs, th: harassed and receive 20 of those officer Branch said the new agents will mprove the INS record in Utah Immigrants who commit crimes in the United States arc the agency’s top priority. Even so Branch wishes the moniker for wereincompetent Although he admits frustration the new program was rather than quick al the prospect of not resolving problems within days or weeks the new boss insists things will Part of Branch s task agent in Chula Vista, Calif, tructor at the Bord academy, and as a dep ficer, accompanying 0 Tec plit personal oncile his agenc ity to their ion the processing of immigra io paperwork and the enforcement of immigration laws. Sometimes The INS has a twofold mi I were as ne-yesterday appr serves him well as a The only glimp: seemed to be a good prospect. she said But Allred and Fulton had a falling out. Bjorkman said Fulton was doing extensive research into the origins of plural marriage which he eventually wrote about using the pen name David Living Stone. (Fulton picked up. the name Henry Krakowski from his stepfather, but later droppedit.) Fulton’s research didn’t match what Allred was teaching, Bjork man said Fulton's time with Allred also ended because of pending crimi nal charges. A child he helped deliver died after birth and Utah of. ficials said they would not press charges if Fulton left the state and droppedhis licenseto prac tice naturopathic medicine in Utah, Bjorkman said. Fultonleft for Portland. where hestill had his license, and creat ed the midwifery boat school. Here turned to Utah in the 1980s and joined thelate Alex Joseph’s po lygamous community in Big Water. Fulton spent the past 25 years with Bjorkman’s family, Because he couldn't practice medicine. Fulton spent his last years as a Fultonwas not amember of any organizedreligion when he died “Every day was a ‘Happy Day who was murdered in 1977 by members of a rival polygamous group also a naturopathic physician right to the end,” they Private family wrote services are Monday in Taylorsville OBITUARIES Ethel Ann Whitesides Adams Alvin Brook rllBrook, age 88, hed May 28, 199, in Bre on, os bom Sept. 28, 1940 fomes! ands Annee|(WemBrook [boin dec: Hom. ma Be wo ch rookdons of Sam Lake City «183 Mamed Clora (Rudo) Brook on March 29 he Sait Lake Temple. She preceded him eat(1994) as Wwol O§ on ION! son, Rona rived by a son, Donckd Brook, of Shes oo nd two grandchildren, Karen Brook Silverdale. WA, and David Brook (Clare) of Bremarion, WA S60 requested that nofuneral ser vices be hold. intonnont wil be of Ine Wasatch Lawn Cemetery, Sat Lake City 15/30 15/30 Afton Sessions rane Aton, Ses 00. Ma) Auro JOHNSON, Glady ra Springer Turner Mortuary. Rich LOPEZ, Wendy P16 anger Larkin Mortuary, Salt Lak MIKESELL Ma Morgan Walker Mortuary. Morga MORGAN, Fay L 84. May N An y, Ne ham ed Quilty taon of companions Goughion of ColonelA ‘and Alice Hogan yons, and a grand 4 Bountitul's Fe oder, Ular } Green, Layton, Ulan ieabet (Pay Ran ond ane)e}err. het ton,Wong §, Poulson ond ipectively in Olympia. e get lighter side are the knacks OBITUARY INFORMATION golf knick on his desk and a black Americais § And it’s not just e of the golf courses It's opened to how are to live in the United said. People from all over the worldare try ere for the f economic opportunity w granted qnwt 52 yoo Corwet She octvely poticincted 0 YWCA. From 1965 10 1974 officers of the ‘millkary 1 ‘Afion wos freloss champion of the common man ond the unwvenalty of fhe human She was on iron orc equate raver late re 30m mot expressivery of Branch’s and-whitepic The Three Stooges with g if clubs in hand Branch tates to detain and “I think my father knew he was going to die. and hedid tryto prepare for someonetotake over the medical needs of the polyga mous community. Dr. Fulton Brethren, locatedin the Salt Lake County town of Bluffdale. Allred. A the His years with the INS have taught Branch a lesson Life in 00 new IN Fcespinees tor. bus driver for the Utah Transit Authority Mortuary. Layton BECKSTEAD, Rick L 47, May 28 ros. Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary. Mur CAULFIELD, Joho£ May 26, Bin nm Canyon Donnell and Son rtuary, Salt Lake Cit COIISTENSEN Afton C79. May 27.8 ard, Wasatch Lawn Mort Salt fs ‘ i"Geraldine Ki sent ase files, copies of the nal Record and corre spondence from attorneys and t the take over as the communitydoc- career ernment employee alone in response dd Allred’s daughter, Dorothy Allred Solomon, said her father may havebeen training Fultonto ntion and deportation Althe ugh quick to anchis al usine and his someone ms: low employ eventually came to have nine wives; Bjorkman washis fourth assistant regional director dated, or think that they will be harassed On the other hand, if someone wh here illegally ee morale only a handful of in vestigators to work with the state s law-enforce nent agencies eral-hour waits for the s primary clients immi who Brar bh worked in Dallas It create fear t peop! away. Branch sa don't want people to feel intimi across the state have with a dilemma: What to uspectedillegal immigrant who across immigrants back to Cuba, Most recen that dual mission can lead to con flict i homes ar neluding manyof the Mariel lift Ethel the fol. date of S. Air Force. = movedto Utah after he con verted, and worked with Allredas eker change The job won't change Branch said, “but how we do the job will UTAH DEATHS Compiled by Julie DeHerrera n Al ka during his timein the lon Allred, the late leader of the polygamist Apostolic United this event off the ground,” Hus: sey said. “But it is worth it. This issues found other serious f1 of Utah, where he studied for threeyears graves covered by pebbles and He acknowledges Utah's INS INS evaluations havegiven the Salt Lake City office low marks e ports identified routine tine roblieins suchas lac& of training for employees. the for a sys ting his medical degree fromthe stock company Today, little is left of the Polynesian colony in Tooele County. Foundations of a few homesrise out of the sagebrush anddry grass like gray skeletons. A monument = ly, the settlers installed plumbing to aturopathin thelate 1960s and tive spent muchofhis life in Utah built a thriving community with according early 1970s, Fulton also was a member of Allred's church, and and midwifery. Whenhe died he new home between the Cedar Mountains and the Stansbury range met, The 67-year-old Cleveland na- was a busdriver,living in Cedar On Aug. 28, 1889, 46 Polynesians arrived by wagonat their two converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — which disavowed polygamy to aD statehood — while stationed by 28 children and 66 grandchil- dren, many of whomhedelivered Photos by Rick Egan/TheSalt LakeTribune KeawePoulsen, 17, picks up some tips on playing the traditional ukelele at losepafestival. The Bjorkman, because Fulton wasinterested in plural marriage. He £300'867 9186 DEADUNES "espn |
