Ruth "Betty" Uloth

Ruth Elizabeth Grotberg was born on May 7, 1923 in Amboy, MN, the daughter of Bernard and Sophie (Weir) Grotberg. She was baptized at Bass Lake Church in Winnebago, MN. She attended first grade in Mankato, MN before moving to Barnes County, ND where she attended 2-5 grade at Grand Prairie Consolidated School. She finished her primary education at Bennett School and Whitcher School, both in Barnes County. Her freshman high school year was spent at Horace Mann School in Gary, IN. Betty finished high school at Valley City High School, Valley City, ND and graduated Salutatorian of the class of 1941. Following high school, she went on to the North Dakota Agriculture College (NDSU). From 1943-1944 she taught in Barnes County at the Getchell School. On June 27, 1944, she married Leonard William Uloth at the Congregational United Church of Christ in Valley City. They made their home in Valley City, but in 1947, moved to Miami, FL. In 1949, they returned to Valley City. Betty enrolled at the Valley City State Teacher College in 1960 and graduated with honors in 1962. She received her BS in Education and went on to do extension work in French. Her major was English with minors in French and Home Economics, with a sequence in Library Science. She taught at Noltimier Consolidated School and Eckelson High School from 1962-1965. From 1965-1975, she taught at Oriska High School and from 1975-1976 at Valley City High School. She became the Executive Director of Barnes County Housing Authority in 1976 and held that position until 1986. While she was with the housing authority, she qualified as a Certified Public Housing Manager. Following her retirement in 1986, she wrote “The Cedar Chest”, a biography of her mother, Sophie Weir Grotberg. Betty was a member of the Plymouth Congregational Church in Fargo, and transferred her membership by letter to the Congregational United Church of Christ in Valley City. She is survived by her sons, Ray of Grayslake, IL, Paul (Tamara) of Brooklyn Park, MN, and Gary (Doris) of Burnsville, MN; 7 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren; brothers, Perry (Margaret) Grotberg of Valley City and Morris (Adrienne) Grotberg of Memphis, TN; sisters, Mary (John) Heath of Valley City and Jean Huffman of Colorado Springs, CO. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; two brothers; and a sister.

Ruth "Betty" Uloth

May 7, 1923 - April 20, 2010