Olga L. Roebeck Bath
1906-2007

Niles Daily Star, Published 3:36am Friday, May 4, 2007

Olga L. Roebeck Bath, 100, of Market Street, Niles, died at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday, May 2, 2007, at Riveridge Manor in Niles.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 7, at Trinity Episcopal Church in Niles, with the Rev. Steven L. Schuneman of Saint Timothy's Episcopal Church officiating. Burial will take place in Silverbrook Cemetery in Niles.

The family will receive relatives and friends for visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday at Halbritter Funeral Home in Niles. The Order of the Eastern Star Rites will be at 7 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home by the Order of the Easter Star Niles Chapter No. 332.

Memorial contributions in her memory may be made to Trinity Episcopal Church, 9 South Fourth Street, Niles, MI 49120.

Arrangements were made by the Halbritter Funeral Home in Niles.

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.

Herman Clemence Bath
March 12, 1894-Dec. 17, 1976

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, December 18, 1976, page 3, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES--Herman Clemence Bath, 82, 104 Market St., died at 7 p.m. Friday at Pawating Hospital following an illness of two weeks.

He was a letter carrier at the Niles Post Office for many years before his retirement in 1959.

He was a member of the LaRue Messenger Post No. 26, American Legion, St. Joseph Valley Lodge No. 4, F.& A.M. and Knights Temple.

He was born March 12, 1894 at Shorton, England and had lived in the Niles area since 1908 coming from England.

On July 31, 1926, at South Bend, he married the former Olga Lydia Roebeck, who survives him.

Also surviving is one son, Charles F. Bath, of Greenville, N.C., one brother, Louis Bath of Spokane, Wash., two sisters, Mrs. Frieda Wedeven of Spokane, Wash. and Mrs. Chrissie Goddard of Dorset, England, and four grandchildren.

Services for Mr. Bath will beat[sic] 11 a.m. Monday at Trinty[sic] Episcopal Church, the Rev. Vincent Anderson, pastor of the church, officiating. Burial will follow in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Pifer Chapel of the Swem-Smith Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Trinty[sic] Epsicopal[sic] Church memorial fund.

Winifred S. Bath
June 8, 1887-April 30, 1964

Niles Daily Star, Friday, May 1, 1964, page 2, col. 4-5, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Winifred S. Bath, 76, of 1536 Huron St., died at 7:55 a.m. Thursday in the Barrett Rest Home, Buchanan. She had been in failing health for four years.

A native of Wimbourne, England, she was born June 8, 1887, and came to Niles in 1909.  On May 20, 1909, she married Eugene R. Bath here in Niles. The husband survives.

Mrs. Bath was a member of the Trinity Episcopal Church.

Also surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Dwight Spencer, Niles; a son, Edwin G. Bath, East Lansing; a sister, Mrs. Ada Spencer, Wimborne; one brother, Charles Gilbert-Poole, Dorset, England; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in the Trinity Episcopal Church with the Rev. John G. Carlton, pastor, officiating. Burial in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends. may call at the Kiger Funeral Home.

Maude Blanchard
Dec. 24, 1874-June 4, 1964

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, June 4, 1964, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Maude Blanchard, 89, of 2405 Yankee St., died at 4:55 a.m. today in Pawating Hospital, where she had been a patient three days.

Mrs. Blanchard was born Dec. 24, 1874, in Davenport, Iowa. She came to Niles from Armour, S.D., 50 years ago. Her husband, Almond, died in  1953.

Survivors include a daughter, Miss Gussie Blanchard, at home; a sister, Mrs. Mattie Eernis, Corsica, S.D.; and three brothers, Frank Doty, Marysville, Calif., Clarence Doty, Sioux Falls, S.D., and Harry Doty, Corsica.

Funeral services will  be conducted at 4 p.m. Saturday in the Pifer Funeral Home. Dr. Maurice McKean, pastor of the First Methodist Church, will officate[sic].

Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends are being received at the funeral home.

Wiley N. Bryant
Dec. 23, 1878-Apr. 26, 1964

Niles Daily Star, Monday, April 27, 1964, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Funeral services for Wiley N. Bryant, 85, of 1450 Jerome St., will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the First Methodist Church. The Rev. Kenneth Kline, assistant pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

He died at 8:30 a.m. Sunday in his home, following a three-year-illness.

Mr. Bryant, a retired stationary fireman with Buchanan Steel Products Company, was born Dec. 23, 1878, in Manchester, Tenn.  He came to Niles from that city in 1916.

Survivors include his widow, Eunice; seven sons, Lemuel, Wiley, Jr., and Edwards, all of Grand Haven; Lawrence Bryant and Arthur Line, both of Niles, Harry L., Muskegon, and Alex, Los Angeles, Calif.; three daughters, Mrs. Eugene Light and Mrs. James Layton, both of Niles; and Mrs. Clarance Keene, Jackson; 19 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.