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Show c8 The Salt Lake Tribune UTAH/OBITUARIES Sunday, May 30, 1999 Midwifery School losepa Festival Honors Memory Of Polynesians Founder Dies at 67 @ Continued from C-1 Naturopath endscareerdriving for UTA offered a prayer over the site. theydedicated theland for all the people of the Islands who had But the history of the Iosepa settlement is a storyof difficult timesfor the Pacific Islander immigrants. The foreign climate and language barrier madeassimilation difficult for the new Hawaiian converts to the Mormon often terested in plural marriage. He A manwhosaid he delivered more than 1,000 babies at their mother’s homes and founded a school for midwives died Tuesday Christ of Latter-day Saints — which disavowed amy to Gilbert Fulton Jr., who also went by David Living-Stone and Henry Krakowski Jr., is survived by 28 children and 66 grandchildren, many of whomhedelivered. The 67-year-old Cleveland native spent much of his life in Utah. faith. from theIslands sharedthe same Polynesians THESALT LAKE TRIBUNE of stomachcancer. While Utah and the immigrants faith. The two met, according to Bjorkman, because Fulton wasin- BY HEATHER MAY made Utah their home were treated poorly by the white ma jority practicing naturopathic medicine converted to The Church of Jesus gain statehood — while stationed in Alaska during his time in the U'S. Air Force. He movedto Utahafter hecon. verted, and workedwith Allred as anaturopath in thelate 1960s and early 1970s. Fulton also was a member of Allred’s church, and eventually came to have nine wives; Bjorkman washis fourth The Church of Jesus and midwifery. When he died he was a bus driver, living in Cedar Allred’s daughter, Dorothy Allred Solomon, said her father bought a 1,920-acre ranch in Fort near Lehi Fulton started the now-defunct Northwestern School of Practical take over as the community doc In 1889, Christ of Latter-day Saints Skull Valley, about 75 miles west ofSalt LakeCity, and established a separate Polynesiancolony. The settlement, namedfor LDSPresi dent Joseph F. Smith wascalled losepa (Yo-SEH-pa), Hawaiian for Joseph On Aug. 28, 1889, 46 Polynesians arrived by wagon at their new home between the Cedar Mountains and the Stansbury os by Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune KeawePoulsen, 17, picks up some tipson playing the traditional ukelele at losepafestival. women howtodeliver babies by showing them. He gave the w men some technical knowledge but they did most of their learning by working with more experienced midwives. “There's nothing like it in the sian cemetery proclaims “losepa,” Hawaiian for “Joseph.” ing cattle andpigs. But the harsh landers suffered influenza, small pox and diptheria. There wei cases of leprosy. whichSalt Lake newspapers sensationalized with tabloid zeal — futher ostracizing thecolony Through the years, converts camefrom Hawaii Samoa, New ealand and Tahiti But in 1917. the church an nounced it would build a temple in Hawaii and told losepa resi dents to moveback to theislands andleave the towntheyhadspent years building Many of themsettled on the church plantation at Laie, Oahu losepa was sold in 1917 toa live Branch Popular In Role as Utah INS Chief trainingvidec the form In ned the past As Fulton got muchof his handson training in midwifery from Rulon Allred, the late leader of the polygamist Apostolic United Brethren, locatedin the Salt Lake County town of Bluffdale. Allred. forgotten page of Utah history It takes all year for us to get who was murdered in 1977 by this event off the ground.” Hus sey said. “But it is worth it. This Darlene Hew-Len crafts a haku, or flower wreath worn on the head, during Utah Pacific Islanders’ Memorial Day observance. placeis for us. with AEE quist M. imm Utah The survey also found ent of employees s ve the INS record in rants who comn meone’s attor at eee r The said. irge in Salt Lake Mort INGLET, bw “bi City. S R Taylorsville Milford MORGAN. Pay M M. “ 0M Mort aylor he Rick 4 an lead to “ Logat P42 Ma a Mt M. Putts Me ‘Mt RUSHTON. Mu a con ar that keeps inch said. “We to feel intimi dated. or think harassed On the | M Mortuary. Stevn onriZ. d at want pe n 5 Sal Geraldine MORSE. Bety o-Hall NYLAND, f immigrat that dual missic flict me In a breakneck often keep to midn ht me with La no leaders, law enforce officers and attorneys from the state. And th Rotary Clubspee He acknowledges Utah's ffice has problems: low ee morale only a handft Bu LOPEZ. Wend arkin Mortuary, Sal MIKESELL. Nona Walker Mortuar will wh May Idaho McDougal JOUNSON, Gilad: a Springer T Part of Branch mcile his agency it The INS has a the processin meone Mur CAULFIELD ake nik aperwork and are entitled to worked as an act M Soft CHRISTENSEN, Afton (79. Mt uaa Wasatch Lawn Mor hange Branch ir Jenkins GAYLER, k incompetent Although he admits frustration K E ts a ey will be other hand. if BEG Slee NESS. a esterda h . s * Mx and Bai OBITUARY f the especially V 4 Mortuary M WEINTRAUB. Her New York NY. Evans u alt Lak INFORMATION sional Record a from across the state h with a dilemma. Wha suspected illega beenarrested for In the past. lot couldn't even get the vestigators to DEADUNES lients immi as have given the ce low marks routine We w enforcen Bran rve task f th provides n t we wil 20 was also a naturopathic physician Ethel Ann Whitesides Adams ag BECKSTEAD, Rick undocumented Branch someone whe name, ADAMS dis against becaus creed or national ongin slow response timeon a mat lowing deaths dling th members of a rival polygamous group. new ate be al now law ucky pened my eye to how we are to live in the Unit ch said “People a e worldare tryin h m anted J PP unity {rgedon we ese tore it ecttors eee ROA? bet occa Eau SINCAY 4 "Gm ery and droppedhis license to prac tice naturopathic medicine in Utah, Bjorkman said Fulton left for Portland. where hestill had his license, and creat ed the midwifery school. He re turned to Utah in the 1980s and joined thelate Alex Joseph’s po lygamous community in Big Water. Fulton spent thepast 25 years with Bjorkman’s family. Because he couldn't practice medicine Fulton spent his last years as a bus driver for the Utah Transit Authority Fulton was not a memberof any organized religion when he died Every day was a ‘Happy Day right to the end,” they wrote Private family services are Monday in Taylorsville OBITUARIES Compiled by Julie DeHerrera The Salt Lake Tribune n Steve Branch tah INS ch the ver persc seen anyone UTAH DEATHS a) 1 The job won't change but how we do the job will.’ nt of employees 2 atement aid makes sense to do the work right the first time © 15 minutes to e's question or find tional medicine,” said his ex-wife Elizabeth Bjorkman. more than just a dusty, almost Nearly 90 peres INS officials didn't fit with his ideas of tradi- the Mormon faith — losepa is In 1994. a survey of workplace issues found other serious flaws backlog son said “And it is true, there is a high volumeof work and not many people to do it all But I feel like {Branch] will bring some real positive change he cer, she said. havior how to process where decorated with leis and shell necklaces Yet, for manyPacific Islanders tematic approach in filing immi gration claims and more effective a Utah, Thoseideasalso kept him from seeking medical help for his can- strongly watching of The ethics of medical school in the cemetery stands over graves covered by pebbles and ally They University studied for three years. in Utah — especially members of man said nal charges. A child he helped de liver died after birth and Utahof ficials said they would not press charges if Fulton left the state Hisbelief in the power of natu- Foundations of a few homes rise out of the sagebrush anddry grass like gray skeletons. A monument what Allred was teaching, Bjork Fulton’s time with Allred also ended because of pending crimi physical therapyandexercise oday, little is left of the Polynesian colony in Tooele County falling out. Bjorkmansaid Fulton was doing extensive research into the origins of plural marriage tice of naturopathic medicine which he also studied in Portland. He tended his patients with herbs, ting his medical degree from the stock company she said. But Allred and Fulton had a According to his family, he got ral healing stoppedhimfromget- discipline for unprofessional be @ Continued from C-1 in childbirth into midwifery through his prac- Roy Hussey losepa Supporter the medical needs of the polyga mous community. Dr. Fulton seemed to be a good prospect, name Henry Krakowski fromhis. stepfather, but later dropped it.) Fulton’s research didn’t match with woman through birth to not want to man- environment — burning heat in the summerandbitter cold in the winter — tookits toll. Many Is prepare for someonetotakeover an age them.”” to get this event offthe ground.” tor. ‘I think my father knew he was going to die and he did try to which he eventually wrote about using the pen nameDavidLiving. Stone. (Fulton picked up the whenyoutranslateit. He had the spirit to honor the women enough Tt takes all yearfor us may havebeentraining Fultonto count: ruzinski said. “‘He’s the only manI would evercall one [a midwife]. It really means ‘wom- Antique sign near old Polyne- in a one-room schoolhouse Most residents were farmers growing wheat, oats, corn, barley and vegetables, or ranchers rais- the 1970s Pamela Truzinski, one of Fulton’s students and now a midwife in Portland, said Fulton taught range. The transplanted Islanders built thriving community with wooden homeslaid outona traditional Mormon grid system around Imilani Square. Eventually, the settlers installed plumbing and telephones, built sidewalks and an aqueduct thatis still in use today. Children attended cla Midwifery in Portland, Ore., in oe 3 $0 or aq Wey nan a Cone Car to arg te 6 of Bats ie Dre tore ty her good negro ong Alvin Brook 096 68, ed May 28, 1997.9 Bre sos bom Sept. 78, 1910 to Emest onc |