Ruth A. Roth

January 22, 1925-November 21, 2014

89, of Greeley

Ruth Ann Roth (Knuppel), 89 of Greeley, CO, passed away November 21, 2014 at Garden Square at Westlake Assisted Living. She will now be able to celebrate Thanksgiving with her loving husband in Heaven. She was born January 22, 1925 to Henry and Ella (Thiesse) Knuppel at the family farm, east of Grover, CO.

Ruth attended Morning Star Country School for eight years and graduated from Grover High School. Ruth went to business school in Denver following graduation.

Ruth married Sam Roth on February 26, 1947 in Kimball, NE. They lived in the Grover area where they farmed and worked with cattle until 1967. They then moved to Pine Bluffs, WY, where they again farmed and worked with cattle until 1974. They moved to Greeley, where she enjoyed watching her grandsons play numerous sports. She also enjoyed watching the Denver Broncos, Colorado Rockies and the Denver Nuggets. Ruth loved quilting gardening, playing cards and doing jigsaw puzzles.

Ruth was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Greeley. She was a great wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

She is survived by her daughter, Peggy and husband, Randy Peters, Loveland; son, Don Roth and wife Judy, Greeley; sister-in-law, Morine Knuppel, Grover; grandchildren, Garrett Peters and wife Christie, Branson Peters and wife Collette, and Travis Roth, all of Greeley, Traci and husband Brian Darr, Lander, WY; great-grandchildren Cayden Peters and Kyler Peters, Greeley, and Zoey, Aspen and Cedar Darr, Lander, WY.

She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, four brothers and an infant son.

Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m.to 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at Trinity Lutheran Church. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. following the visitation. Interment at Linn Grove Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Trinity Lutheran Church in Ruth’s memory in care of Allnutt Funeral Service, 702 13 St., Greeley, CO, 80631. Friends may view the online obituary and send condolences at www.allnutt.com.