Funeral services will be held Saturday for Thomas E. Doolan, 74, a special agent for the New York Life Insurance Company, who died Wednedsay at his home at 2732 N. Cramer St. Mr. Doolan was born in Brown County and formerly operated general stores in Maple Grove and Maribel. He came to Milwaukee in 1925 and had been selling life insurance since then. He is survived by his wife, Margaret, and nine children. They are Sister M. Jane Frances, Escanaba, Mich.; Sister Mary Ellen, Manitowoc; Mrs. Catherine Murphy, Mrs. Agnes Mangen, Mrs. Virginia Lyons, Milwaukee; Clarence, Leo and Joseph (Howard?), Milwaukee; and Robert J. Doolan, New York City.
Services will be held at 11:30 AM Saturday at the Feerick funeral home. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery.

The Milwaukee Journal, Thursday November 4, 1948 p. 22.

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DOOLAN PLACE, HOUSE, STORE, SALOON, BURN
Blaze Wipes Out Property Valued at Big Sum
One of the worst fires in years in Manitowoc county today caused a loss estimated at from $18,000 to $25,000 at Maple Grove where the store, saloon and residence property of Thomas Doolan was completely destroyed. The big stock of the store and furnishings of the home were lost, practically nothing being saved from the
flames. The loss is partially covered by insurance. The fire, which was discovered at 9:30, started in a store room in the upstairs of the store building and the flames spread with such rapidity as to make it impossible to save much of the stock of the store, although a large force of volunteers assisted in battling the flames. Lack of facilities for fighting the fire made the task a hopeless one, however, and within a short time the building, which was one of considerable size, was a mass of ruins and the fire had spread to the dwelling adjacent, and virtually under the same roof, and it too was laid waste.
Valders Sends Aid
Valders, which was appealed to when it became apparent that the fire was serious, sent its fire department to aid in fighting the blaze but when the firemen arrived the destruction of the property was completed and little could be done. Had the Valders firemen reached the scene 30 minutes earlier, it would have been possible to save the dwelling, it is said but the distance from Maple Grove and the time consumed by the trip, made the arrival too late.
Bucket Brigade in Heroic Work
Dozens of villagers with buckets formed a brigade which worked heroically in an attempt to check the flames but the facilities were to limited to make effective the work and Mr. Doolan and his family were forced to see their business and home laid waste. Fortunately there was no high wind and no buildings immediately adj-
acent or the loss might have been still greater. Mr. Doolan could not estimate his loss today but friends said that it would go to $20,000 if not more.
A barn on the premises was the only building of the Doolan property to be saved. With the exception of one wall on the west wing of the residence, every part of the buildings attacked were completely wiped out and the place is a mass of smoldering ruins.
In Business 7 Years
Mr. Doolan has been engaged in business at Maple Grove for seven years, and enjoys a wide acquaintance and large patronage. The property embraced the store, saloon, hall and residence all of which are a complete loss. The store was well stocked with general merchandise.

Manitowoc Herald News, Thursday, August 31, 1922 p.1