BOMKE, Earl A

1913 - 2001  (88 years)

• Name	BOMKE, Earl A
  Birth	16 Feb 1913	Springfield, Sangamon County, IL
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Oct 2001	Springfield, Sangamon County, IL
  Person ID	I48972	Laur from Germany
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	BOMKE, Carl Edward,   b. 27 Jan 1891, IL d. Jun 1976, Springfield, Sangamon County, IL (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Nellie F,   b. Abt 1893, IL d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1913
  Family ID	F17283	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	HASELEY, Irma Elizabeth,   b. 6 Jan 1918, IL d. 16 Aug 1999, Springfield, Sangamon County, IL (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	5 Apr 1942	IL
  Children	1. BOMKE, Karen E   2. BOMKE, Marjorie L   3. BOMKE, Ronald E
  Family ID	F16896	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2024

  
  

• Notes

  State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL) - October 4, 2001 Earl A. Bomke, 88, of Springfield died Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2001, at Memorial Medical Center. He was born Feb. 16, 1913, the son of Carl and Nellie Buhr Bomke. He married Irma E. Haseley in 1942 in Springfield; she preceded him in death in 1999. Mr. Bomke was a self-employed farmer. He was a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church and Illinois Horseshoe Pitchers Hall of Fame. He was a lifetime honorary member of the Earl Bomke Horseshoe Pitchers Club and won the Illinois State Horseshoe Pitchers Championship three times. Survivors: a son, Ronald Bomke of Springfield; two daughters, Karen E. (husband, Percy) Stephens and Marjorie L. (husband, John) Penick, both of Springfield; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Clarence (wife, Marie) and Ray (wife, Teresa) Bomke, both of Springfield; a sister, Mildred (husband, Clemens) Banaitis of Springfield; and several nieces and nephews. Services: 10 A.M. Saturday, Bisch Funeral Home West, the Rev. Dr. Michael Strong officiating. Burial: Old Salem Cemetery