Huron County MI Archives Obituaries.....Booms, Ralph Allen 1957
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Ralph Allen Booms, 20,
was killed instantly in an accident at about 4 p.m. Tues. The accident occurred 
on the farm of his parents, Mr & Mrs Frank Booms, Sherman twp, one mile north 
and 4 1/2 east of Ruth. Ralph and his two younger brothers, Angus and Eugene, 
were cutting down a large tree on the farm. They cut the tree down and it was 
leaning up in the air about 8 feet on two of its branches when the tree rolled 
over, knocked Ralph to the ground and landed on top of him. Coroner Alden 
MacAlpine said that Ralph died of a crushed chest. He was born Feb 27, 1936 in 
Sherman twp. Ralph was a sailor on the Great Lakes for the last 3 1/2 years. He 
was a member of the Holy Name Society of SS Peter & Paul Cath ch, Ruth. 

Survivors are his parents, Mr & Mrs Frank booms, harbor Beach, 7 sisters, Mrs 
William Bishop, Memphis, MI; Mrs Titus Salowitz and Mrs Donald Long, both of  
Palms, Mrs Charles Van Wormer, Pontiac, Mrs Ira Wrubel, Harbor Beach, Mrs 
Bernard Wrubel, Detroit, Irene Booms at home; 4 brothers, Melvin and Eugene, 
both of Harbor Beach, Vincent, Detroit and Angus at home. Remains are at Zinger 
Funeral Home, Ruth. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Sat at SS Peter & Paul Cath 
Ch, Ruth. Burial will be in church cemetery.


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