Augustine, Thomas Francis (April 22, 1936-Nov. 17, 1961 –husband of Shirley Neumeyer [married Sept. 21, 1957 at St. Gregory Catholic Church in St. Nazianz, Town of Eaton –after the death of Thomas in 1961, Shirley re-married to Leroy Arndt on Oct. 19, 1963] –son of Frank Augustine and Irene Gallagher –specialist first class in the Army Corps of Engineers from 1954-1957, serving two of those years in Germany –laborer at Portland Cement –died from “cerebral hemorrhage, skull fracture –lost control of car at high speed, which rolled over onto him” –“Thomas Augustine died as his car left Highway 42, three miles south of his home, plunged down an embankment and splashed into Kassbaum Lake. He was starting a hunting trip with two companions who were not injured.”) –buried at St. Gregory Catholic Cemetery in St. Nazianz, Town of Eaton [buried in Section 4, Row 7, Lot 30] [marriage record Manitowoc 48-454] [death record Manitowoc 56-252]
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HEAD INJURIES PROVE FATAL TO TOM AUGUSTINE
Companion Has Minor Injuries; Car Demolished
MANITOWOC—A Manitowoc hunter was killed but his companion suffered only minor injuries when the automobile in which they were riding ran off the highway and careened down a 40 to 50 foot embankment Friday afternoon.
Dead was Thomas F. Augustine, 25, of 4018 Delta St., the driver, who sustained severe head injuries when the car apparently rolled over him.His companion, Harvey Krause, 34, of 1020 S. 23rd St., escaped with multiple cuts and bruises and did not require hospitalization.
High Speed
The scene about 5 p.m. was a mile south of Brown Corners on Highway 42 near Kasbaum Lake.
County traffic police said Augustine's car was coming out of a curve at a high rate of speed when it veered off the right side, smashed through a guard rail fence and rolled down the embankment. The 1957 model Ford two door sedan was a pile of junk by the time it came to rest in an upright position at the bottom of the embankment in a marshy area.
The accident occurred, police said, as Augustine was braking sharply because of heavy traffic ahead. Krause estimated the car was going 75 miles an hour when it hit the guard rail.
Krause apparently was thrown out near the top of the embankment. He was taken to a doctor's office at Manitowoc for treatment following the accident. Augustine
also was tossed from the car but in such a manner that it rolled over his head. He was found about 60 feet northeast of the wreckage.
Shotguns Found
The men were on their way to Manitowoc at the time. Dr. Theodore Teitgen, county coroner, said they had been hunting near Northeim and Pigeon Lake and had consumed beer at two taverns in those areas. Two shotguns were found by police near the wreckage. Doctor Teitgen indicated there would be no inquest.
Officer Etherel McNulty of the Wisconsin State Patrol assisted County Traffic Officers John Nelson and LeRoy Beilke in the investigation of the accident.
Augustine's death raised the Wisconsin highway toll for the year to 776, again equaling the total on this day a year ago. He was the ninth person to die on Manitowoc County roads so far in 1961.
Thomas was born April 22, 1938, in Manitowoc County, son of
Frank and Irene Gallagher Augustine. He married the former Shirley Neumeyer Sept. 21, 1957, at St. Nazianz. The couple moved to Manitowoc where they have since resided.
Served In Army
He was employed at Manitowoc Portland Cement Co., Manitowoc, was a member of the Cement Lime and Gypsum Workers Local 34 and a veteran serving in the
armed forces from 1954 to 1957 as a specialist third-class in the Army Corps of Engineers. Two years of his tour of duty were spent in Germany.
(Survivors omitted for privacy.)
Funeral services will be at 8:45 a.m. Monday at Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc and at 9:30 a.m. at St. Gregory Catholic church , St. Nazianz. The Rev. Justin Schleis, O.F.M. Will officiate with burial in the church cemetery.

Manitowoc Herald Times Saturday, November 18, 1961 pg. 1