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Thomas Earl Shoop
1935 - 1952
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- Thomas Earl Shoop
On Sunday, June 15,1952, just after dinner, four young men went for a swim
in the gravel pit on the William F. Greiman farm in Twin Lake Township,
southwest of Klemme. They were Douglas and Thomas Shoop and Calvin and
Marvin Sandrey.
Because of the recent heavy rains, the water was deeper than usual, and
Thomas Shoop got into the deep water, went down and failed to come up. His
companions tried to reach him but failed. none were experienced swimmers.
They called to a passing motorist for help, who drove to the Wm. Lacey
farm and used the phone to summon help from town.
A number of men from Klemme hastened to the trouble spot. Included were
Dr. Dulmes, "Pete" Kilgore, Charles Whitford, Claude White, Fred J.
Arnold, Bert Jones, Wallace Green and others. Dr. Ruska and a life saving
squad from the Belmond Fire Company also arrived. Later Sheriff L. M.
Brouwer and Lloyd Anderson from Garner and Coroner Boughton from Britt and
the ambulance arrived.
It was an hour and a half that the young man lay under the water seven
feet deep. When retreieved the doctors and helpers used the pulmotor and
other means, but the victim failed to revive.
And thus, the life story of Thomas Earl Shoop came to an untimely end.
He was born November 21, 1935 in Maywood, California, the second of four
children born into the home of Sibert E. and Rose Howard Shoop.
The family moved to Clear Lake in 1938, and the for a half dozen years
they lived in Central Heights, Mason City. Since 1947 the family has lived
near Klemme on the Dr. D. P. Anderson farm.
Thomas was a pleasant young man; had a smile for everyone. He will be
missed at the fireside of the Sibert Shoop home; he will be missed by the
Freshman class of the Klemme high school; and will be missed by his
classmates and teachers in the Klemme Methodist Sunday school.
He reached the age of 16 years, 6 months and 24 days, and leaves besides
his parents, one brother and two sisters: Douglas, Blanche and Barbara,
all at home.
Three grandparents: Mr. and Mrs. Claude Shoop, and Mrs. Minnie Howard, all
of Clear Lake. Four aunts, Ardella Yule, Mason City; Mrs. Orton Olson,
Wisconsin; Mrs. Ralph Ott, Clear Lake; and Mrs. J. L. Duncan, Clear Lake.
Four uncles: Harold Shoop, Klemme; Cecil and Harry Shoop, Clear Lake; and
Ray Howard, Wisconsin, and other more distance relatives and friends.
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source: Klemme Times, 18 Jun 1952, page 7, column 3
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- Tommy Shoop, 16, Drowns In A Pit
Goodell - Thomas E. (Tommy) Shoop, age 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. Seibert
Shoop, drowned Sunday afternoon in the Greiman gravel pit. Tommy, a farm
youth, was swimming with three or four other boys in the pit located three
miles south and one mile west of Klemme. The pit had about ten feet of
water in it in places.
According to a report from Tommy's brother, Tommy had jumped into the pit,
and immediately had difficulty in swimming; then went down in six feet of
water. Tommy's brother and a companion failed in rescue attempts. It was
an hour before the body was recovered from the pit.
The Fire department of Belmond was called and used a respirator for one
and one-half to two hours before all hope was given up. A doctor of the
Steele Memorial hospital was there, too. Coroner Kenneth Boughton
pronounced death was due to accidental drowning.
Tommy was a senior in the Klemme high school. Funeral services had not
been completed at the writing of this tragedy. A funeral home of Klemme is
in charge of the services; they were called about three o'clock to take
care of the body.
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source: Garner Leader & Signal, 18 Jun 1952, page 1, column 3
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- Thomas Earl Shoop: born 21 Nov 1935 Maywood, Los
Angeles County, California - died 15 Jun 1952 Goodell, Hancock County, Iowa
Grave marker at Calvary Cemetery, Klemme, Hancock County, Iowa - Block 4, Lot 120
Son of Sibert Earl Shoop, born 1908 - died 1977 and Rose Abigail Howard, born
1914 - died 1985
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source: Find-A-Grave, memorial# 113992660
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