Bath, Eugene R.

Eugene R. "Reiny" Bath
June 21, 1884-Feb. 17, 1974


Niles Daily Star, Monday, February 18, 1974, page 2, col. 3-4, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES--Eugene R. "Reiny" bath, 89, of 1536 Huron St., died at 5:55 a.m. Sunday in Pawating Hospital after an illness of one week.

A retired carpenter, Mr. Bath was born June 21, 1884, in Germany, and had livd here since 1907, coming from England.  On May 20, 1909, in Niles, he married the former Winifred S. Gilbert, who died in 1964. He was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, and a life member of the St. Joseph Valley Masonic Lodge.

Survivors include a son, Edwin G. Bath of Birmingham, Mich.; a daughter, Mrs. Dwight (Lena) Spencer of Niles; two brothers, Herman of Niles and Louis of Spokane, Wash.; four sisters, Mrs. Frieda Wedeven of Spokane and three living in England, five grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Funeral serivces will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in Trinity Episcopal Church, with the Rev. Vincent J. Anderson officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call from 6 to 9 tonight at the Halbritter Funeral Home.