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.
State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL)
Date: October 4, 2001
Page: 32
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Earl Albert Bomke
Race: White
Age: 27
Birth Date: 16 Feb 1913
Birth Place: Springfield, Illinois
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Employer: Self Farm
Weight: "175"
Complexion: Dark
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: "5 9"
Next of Kin: Nellie Bomke
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U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Earl Albert Bomke
[Earl A Bomke]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 16 Feb 1913
Birth Place: Springfield, Illinois
Death Date: 2 Oct 2001
Father: Carl Bomke
Mother: Nellie Buhr
Notes:
Jan 1956: Name listed as EARL ALBERT BOMKE;
10 Oct 2001: Name listed as EARL A BOMKE
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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.
State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL)
Date: October 4, 2001
Page: 32
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Earl Albert Bomke
Race: White
Age: 27
Birth Date: 16 Feb 1913
Birth Place: Springfield, Illinois
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Employer: Self Farm
Weight: "175"
Complexion: Dark
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: "5 9"
Next of Kin: Nellie Bomke
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Earl Albert Bomke
[Earl A Bomke]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 16 Feb 1913
Birth Place: Springfield, Illinois
Death Date: 2 Oct 2001
Father: Carl Bomke
Mother: Nellie Buhr
Notes:
Jan 1956: Name listed as EARL ALBERT BOMKE;
10 Oct 2001: Name listed as EARL A BOMKE
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