GROTH, Ruth E. (Jacobia) (Livingood) 1923-1993

THYNE, JACOBIA, LIVINGOOD, GROTH, HALSE, BARNES, MOOSE, WATSON

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 3/10/2003 at 19:36:35

Mrs. RUTH E. GROTH

Ruth E. Groth, daughter of Homer and Isabella (Thyne) Jacobia, was born Sept. 3, 1923 at Postville on her parents farm.

Following an earlier marriage, Ruth married Luther Groth on Sept. 30, 1966. Ruth worked as a homemaker and later as a bookkeeper for her husband in Groth Livestock Company.

She was a member of Community Presbyterian Church in Postville.

Ruth died April 15, 1993, at the Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital in Decorah. She was 69.

Survivors include her husband, Luther of Postville; two sons, Rodney Livingood and his wife Carolyn, Postville and Dale Livingood and his wife Elizabeth of Oelwein; three stepsons, Kenneth Groth of Decorah; and Keith and Duane Groth, both of Spring Grove, Minn.; two stepdaughters, Norma Halse of Spring Grove, Minn. and Ila Barnes of Rochester, Minn.; five grandchildren; four great grandchildren; 20 step-grandchildren and 27 step-great grandchildren.

Preceding her in death were her parents; a brother, David Jacobia; two sisters, Grace Moose and Helen Watson; and a grandson, Matthew.

Services for Ruth E. Groth were held Saturday, April 17 at Martin Funeral Chapel, Waukon, with burial at Postville Cemetery. Rev. Terry Hennesy officiated.

Honorary pallbearers were Allen Livingood, Andrew Livingood and Todd Livingood. Pallbearers were Jerry Ewing, Chris Schultz, Steve Wagner, Gilbert Wiethorn, Jr., Leonard Crawford and Keith Groth.

Postville Herald newspaper clipping from my mother's obituary collection.