Marjorie May Bath
1917 - 2014
Obituary
MARION - Marjorie May Bath, 96, died Tuesday (April 29,
2014) at the St. Luke Living Center in Marion.
She was born December 23, 1917, near Tampa, Kansas on the
family farm, to Henry and Lena (Niemeier) Abeldt. After graduating from Hope
High School in 1935, she went on to graduate from Business College in 1937.
After marrying her husband, Herman A. Bath in 1939, she
served as secretary and bookkeeper at several institutions. She volunteered
with the Girl Scouts, photography and gardening clubs, and various groups of
the Presbyterian Church. For a number of years she served as treasurer and
volunteer at the Newton Medical Center gift shop.
Marjorie was preceded in death by her Father and Mother, her
husband, brother Lowell K. Abeldt, sister Elfie Abeldt and infant daughter,
Sharon Bath.
She is survived by her son, Lowell H. Bath of Sebring, Fla.,
daughter, Mary Ann Peck of Merriam, grandsons Lowell P. Bath of Miami, Fla.,
Christopher Bath of Jacksonville, Fla., Jon Peck of Merriam, and granddaughter,
Amy Peck of Piper, plus six great grandchildren.
Graveside services and interment will be at 1:30 P.M. on
Friday (May 2, 2014) in the Abilene Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Thursday. Family will receive friends between 7 and 8 p.m.
A memorial has been established with the building and
grounds. fund of the Newton First Presbyterian Church and the Botanical Gardens
in Wichita, contributions may be sent to Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, 120 E.
Broadway, Newton, Ks. 67114.
