Obituary: Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Thomas BROOKS ************************************************************************ Submitted by Kathy Grace, June 2004 © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ Daily Northwestern July 12, 1890 Thomas Brooks, an old resident of this city, died yesterday afternoon at him home, 155 Sixteenth street. The deceased was seventy five years of age and was born in Ireland. He leaves a wife and several children. July 14, 1890 The funeral of Thos Brooks The funeral of the late Thomas Brooks, who died last Friday, took place at 9:30 this morning from St. Vincent de Paul's church on the south side. A large funeral cortege followed the remains to Riverside where they were interred. The floral offerings were numerous and beautiful. The pall bearers were: John Casson, John Gardner, Bartholamew Carroll, Wm. Foran, Patrick Mulva, Michael Horan. Those who attended from abroad were the deceased's sons James, of Kansas City, Mo., Peter of Kaukauna, Wis., John and Patrick, of Milwaukee, Wi., and Thomas and wife, of Ashland, Wis.