Deve Subramaniam Karppaeh's Obituary
Deve Karppaeh, age 68, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 21 2013 in Tulsa Oklahoma USA. She was born Oct 13th, 1945 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the daughter of Karppaeh and Thanapakiam. On May 14, 1960 she married Subramaniam Marimuthu. Taking care of family and the well-being of others was extremely important to her. As a homemaker, she truly enjoyed cooking and caring for family and friends. She had a passion for gardening and sewing. Deve was a motherly figure to all she encountered and always put others before herself. She was charitable and religious. She was preceded in death by her husband, Subramaniam Marimuthu, in 1991. She is survived by four children Seelan, Suguna, Kalai (Selvi), and Prakash; granddaughters Sarah and Michelle Subramaniam; grandsons Navin Frakes and Kavin Subramaniam; son-in-law Lee Frakes of Tulsa. She was also survived by her dearest siblings as well as a host of relatives and friends living in Malaysia and in the US. The funeral will be held at Floral Haven Funeral Home, 6500 South 129th East Avenue, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma 74012 Phone: (918)-252-2518. Viewing will be at 2:15 PM followed by a memorial service. Memorial gifts or flowers may be sent to the family of Deve Karppaeh (Subramaniam) at 3241 S. Toledo Ave, Tulsa OK 74135, USA. We the family, wish to express our heartfelt thanks to relatives and friends for your presence, messages of condolences, flowers, prayers and assistance rendered during our recent bereavement. Following the service, please reconvene at Seelan’s residence for refreshments and dinner at 11715 S. Fulton Ave., Tulsa OK 74137. Please treat this as a personal invitation from the family.webcast information: http://new.livestream.com/accounts/6250743/madamdeve May login with a Facebook account or please register.
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