Obit: West, Harvey (1894 - 1915)
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Surnames: WEST
BURSS ----Source: Thorp
Courier (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 05/20/1915 West, Harvey (15
MAY 1894 - 16 May 1915) Harvey West, who
has made his home here (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) for a number of
years with his foster mother, Mrs. W. A. Burss, was drowned in Lake
Winnebago at Oshkosh about nine o'clock on Sunday morning last. Mr.
West was a student at Oshkosh Normal and would have graduated in
June with the Manual Training Class. He had reached the age of
twenty-one years on Saturday last. Mr. West was a graduate of Thorp
High School with the class of 1912, taught school one year and for
the past two years was fitting himself for better work at the
Normal school. He was highly respected by all and his sudden death
is deeply deplored. He was a member of the local Beaver Lodge. He
leaves a sister, Miss Katie West, who resides in Chicago, a father
whose whereabouts is unknown, and other relatives who reside in
England. The tragedy
occurred about four miles from Oshkosh where Mr. West and a
companion named Mitchell were in a small skiff, which was capsized
by the waves caused by a stiff breeze. West started swimming for
the shore nearly a half mile away and believing the distance too
great returned to within fifteen feet of the boat when he evidently
was seized with cramps and sank. Mitchell clung to the boat and was
rescued by parties from shore in an almost unconscious
condition. C. E. Burss went
to Oshkosh on Sunday night and returned here on Tuesday noon with
the body, which was recovered from the lake on Monday noon. The
funeral took place on Wednesday afternoon from the Reformed Church,
Rev. Stafford, M. E. Pastor conducting the services which were
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