He was living in Mattoon, Moultrie Co., Illinios in July of 1995.

The Pantagraph
Bloomington, IL
October 10, 2001

HARTSBURG - Harry Junior Bathe, 81, of Mattoon, brother of a Hartsburg resident, died at 5:48 p.m. Sunday (Oct. 7, 2001) at Odd Fellow-Rebekah Home, Mattoon.

His graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Zion Hill Cemetery, southwest of Mattoon, with military rites by VFW Post 4325. The Rev. Lana Robyne will officiate. Visitation will be from noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Schilling Funeral Home, Mattoon.

Memorials may be made to Zion Hill United Methodist Church, rural Mattoon; or to the family.

Mr. Bathe was born Jan. 20, 1920, in Sullivan, a son of Harry F. and Mabel E. Byrom Bathe. He married Nelle Empson Nov. 24, 1940. She preceded him in death. He married Janet L. Robertson March 19, 1965. She survives.

The area survivor is a brother, Gene (Marge) Bathe of Hartsburg.
Other survivors include two sons, Jack R. (Debra) Bathe and Gary J. (Cindy) Robertson, all of Mattoon; two daughters, Pamela J. (Harold) Palmore, Trilla, and Kathi L. Mika, Mattoon; 11 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

He also was preceded in death by one son, Lawrence O. Bathe; two brothers; and four sisters.

Mr. Bathe served in the United States Army in 1944. He was in the infantry in France and was wounded in action. Harry received a Purple Heart and was honorably discharged on March 29, 1946.

He was a carpenter and retired from the Mattoon Carpenters Union Local 347, where he was a member for 55 years. Harry was a member of the VFW and a member of the Zion Hill United Methodist Church.

Social Security Death Index
NAME: Harry J. Bathe
SSN: 343-05-5895
BIRTH: 20 JAN 1920
DEATH: 7 OCT 2001 (V)
RESIDENCE: 61938 (Mattoon, Coles, IL)
BENEFIT:
ISSUED: Illinois

Information obtained from Paula Bathe (CraftxMom@aol.com)

• Divorced: Y
• Married: 24 NOV 1940

1. Lawrence Owen Bathe b: 17 AUG 1942 in Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois
2. Living Bathe
3. Living Bathe
4. Living Bathe

• Married: 19 MAR 1965