Thomas Michael Boyle

Thomas Michael Boyle, 77, of Bennett, entered eternity on Saturday, May 30, 2015 while being cared for by the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics due to complications from a fall. Funeral mass will be held on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 11:00 am, St. Mary's Catholic Church, Tipton with Fr. Richard Okumu officiating. Burial will follow in the Inland Cemetery, Bennett, Iowa. A time for food and fellowship will be held in the Bennett Legion Hall immediately following the burial. Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 4:00 to 7:00 at Fry Funeral Home, Tipton. Online condolences may be shared at www.fryfuneralhome.com. Tom, the son of Neil J. and Catherine Collins Boyle, was born on November 18, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois. Tom graduated from Bennett High School in 1955 and received his B.A. Degree in History from the University of Iowa in 1998. He worked as a machinist for the Rock Island Arsenal and for private industry as well. Tom's life passion was aviation and the space program. As an Aerospace Reporter for the Tipton Conservative Tom attended all the manned space launches at Cape Canaveral for 22 years beginning in 1969. Tom is survived by his sister and brother-in-law, Jane and Jim Field of Rocklin, California and his brother, Tim Boyle of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; his brother-in-law, Jim Macy of Akron, Ohio; and two nieces and five nephews. Tom is also survived by his stepmother, Norene Boyle of Tipton, Iowa. He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, Nancy Boyle Macy and Peggy Boyle Whitworth. Memorials may be sent to the Bennett Ambulance Service, the Bennett American Legion, the Tipton VFW, or the Tipton Public Library.