Betty Jane Ruth (Groth) Schulz, 81, of Avon, Minn., passed away peacefully Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, at her home.
Betty was born Nov. 17, 1943, in Albany, Minn, to Clarence and Esther (Klug) Groth. She was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Farming Township. She graduated from Albany High School in 1961 and married Kenneth Carl Schulz on Sept. 5, 1964, at Christ Lutheran Church (now Our Savior’s) in Albany. She and Ken raised their two children on the farm north of town. Betty worked in the Financial Aid Office at St. John’s University from 1971 until 1995, when Betty and Ken moved to Cedar City, Utah, for a one-year commitment to Ken’s job at DCI. In 1996, they returned to Minnesota, where Betty worked for Nova Manufacturing. They made their home in Avon, Minn., where they’ve lived for the last 28 years.
Betty was active with Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, volunteering as a Sunday school superintendent and organist, and serving as treasurer on the church council for many years. While in Utah, Betty volunteered with the local school. She and Ken had a cabin on Ponto Lake near Longville, Minn., for 27 years, where Betty loved to sit on the patio and read, catch fish off the dock, and serve the best fish fries with her family. She was very skilled at cross-stitch and was an excellent cook and baker. She enjoyed reading, bowling, and playing piano. For the last several years, Betty developed dementia and Ken’s attentive caregiving was admired and respected, and she was able to stay in her home.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents, Clarence and Esther Groth; her brother and sister-in-law, Lester and Dorothy Groth; brother, Abner Groth; and brothers-in-law, John Benoit, Clarence Schulz, and Merrill “Mel” Davis.
Betty is survived by her husband, Kenneth Schulz of Avon; son Scott (Julie) Schulz of Cloquet, Minn.; daughter, Lori (Matt) Zimmerman of Orono, Minn.; grandson, Nathaniel (Anna) Schulz of Lowell, Mich., and their two children, William and Madelyn; granddaughter, Katie (Lucas) Pfaffe of Lino Lakes, Minn., and their baby due in January 2025; sister, Shirley Benoit of Sauk Rapids, Minn.; sisters-in-law, Donna Schulz-Davis of Brooklyn Center, Minn., Leona Schulz of South St. Paul, Minn., and Dori Groth of Jacksonville, Fla.; as well as many cousins, nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held Saturday, Feb. 15, from 1 p.m. until the 2:30 p.m. memorial service at Miller-Carlin Funeral Home in Albany. A private family interment will be held at a later date.
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