Thomas Joseph "Tommy" BURKE

BURKE, FOX

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 4/19/2012 at 04:51:39

Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
June 28, 1937, Page 13

Tommy Burke Rites at St. Joseph's Catholic Church

Funeral services for Tommy BURKE, 8, son of Mrs. Ida BURKE, 410 Fifth street southeast, were held at the St. Joseph's Catholic church Sunday wth the Rev. P. S. O'CONNOR in charge.

Tommy was drowned in Willow Creek Thursday afternoon.

Classmates of the boy attended the services in a body at the church and at the cemetery.

Pallbearers wre John McCLUNG, James PATTEE, Donald SKYLE, James GROSS, Vic CAHALAN and Louis MARIELE.

Burial was at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.

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Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
June 28, 1937, Page 16

Card of Thanks
We wish to express our appreciation and thanks for the help and kindess shown us during our recent bereavement by the death of our son and brother, Tommy, also for the beautiful floral offerings.

Mrs. Ida [(FOX)] BURKE and Sons.

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Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
June 30, 1937

EDITORIAL ~ OBSERVING

Wants Mason City to Get Life Saving Equipment
"I have been wondering," writes D. K., "how many more lives will be lost by drowning in Mason City and Clear Lake before the town authorities of each place realize the imporantce of obtaining proper resuscitation equipmet.

"I saw firemen working fruitlessly on the body of Tommy BURKE, who drowned in Willow creek last week, in a vain but heroic effort to save the boy's life. Equipment, which does not belong to the city, wasn't brought to the scene until about 30 minutes after the boy had been taken to the surface. I saw similar scenes a year or so ago when a small boy drowned at the clay pits, and before that at Clear Lake, when a husky youth drowned near shore.

"Surley the comparatively few dollars required to purchase such equipment are worth every cent of the purchase. Proper equipment increases the victim's chance for regaining life tremendously. Are we to place life on a dollars and cents evaluation?"

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, April of 2012