Submitted by Dan Rich

Eugene Weiss

Feb. 24, 1913 - Dec. 13, 2002

South Bend Tribune 12/15/2002

Eugene Weiss, M.D., died at age 89 on Friday, Dec. 13.

Born in New York City on Feb. 24, 1913, he grew up in New Brunswick, N.J., and attended Rutgers University. He went on to medical school at the University of Illinois, was inducted into the medical honorary society Alpha Omega Alpha, and earned his degree in 1941. During World War II he served as a captain with the Army Air Corps in Europe, then returned to South Bend and established his own medical office.

He thought there was no greater calling than practicing medicine, and he continued to do so until the age of 77. His patients considered him not only a caregiver and healer, but also a friend. Dr. Weiss was board certified in internal medicine, and was awarded a fellowship in the American College of Physicians. In 1994 the Indiana Chapter of the American College of Physicians honored him with the Laureate Award in recognition of his years of dedication to his work and to his patients, and for his care of the medically indigent during his retirement.

Dr. Weiss was married to his wife, Ruth (Teichman), for 53 years until her death in 1989. He is survived by his wife, Marie (Loyce), whom he married in 1990; his sister, Mildred Fedol of Greenacre City, Fla.; his daughters, Aviva Baer of Hollywood, Fla., and Janice Weiss of Oak Park, Ill.; grandchildren, Susan and Michael Baer, Mindy and Ira Baer, Claudia and Laurance Baer, Ellen Wiewel and Daniel Wiewel; and great-granddaughters, Rachel, Melanie, Emily and Jamie Baer.

Chapel services will be 10 a.m. Monday in the Hebrew Orthodox Cemetery, Logan at Jefferson, Mishawaka, Ind.

Contributions in his honor may be made to the Jewish Federation of St. Joseph Valley, 3202 Shalom Way, South Bend, IN 46615.