Obituary: Adams County, Wisconsin: Humphrey BURKE ************************************************************************ Submitted by Joan Benner, May 2005 © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ From the Adams County Press, Volume XLIII Number 39, Saturday, April 23, 1904, Page 1 A FATAL ACCIDENT--HUMPHREY BURKE DEAD Prominent Young Man of Springville Accidentally Shot and Killed Sunday Morning Last Sunday about 9:30 a.m., as Humphrey BURKE and a party of young men were preparing to go hunting at the home of Mrs. Sherman COLBURN in the Town of Springville, a 22-calibre rifle that Fred HELTMAN was loading was accidentally discharged, the bullet hitting BURKE on the right side just below the fifth rib. Dr. LISTER of White Creek was immediately summoned but before his arrival Mr. BURKE had died, having lived only twenty-five minutes after being hit. Humphrey BURKE was about twenty-seven years old and had spent the greater part of his life in and around Plainville. About two years ago he was married to Miss Ethel VanSLYKE, and one child born of that union, who with a young widow are left to mourn the loss of a husband and father. Mr. BURKE also leaves to mourn his sudden demise his mother, Mrs. BURKE of Plainville, one sister, Mrs. Edith BAUER of Velva, South Dakota, one half sister, Miss Mary GIRLING of this place, and two brothers, Ezra of Springville and Albert of Dakota. Mr. BURKE was an honest, industrious young man. He had many friends and acquaintances in the southern part of the county, who will learn with regret of his sudden death. The heartfelt sympathy of the community goes out to the young wife and his relatives in their time of bereavement. Funeral services were held at the home of Mr. VANSLYKE on Tuesday at noon, Reverend ----- of Kilbourn officiating. The interment was in Plainville cemetery.