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Ruth Martel

7 Aug 1935 – 9 Sep 2024

Birth	7 Aug 1935
Death	9 Sep 2024
Cemetery	Medina Cemetery Medina , Stutsman County , North Dakota , USA
Added by	Always & Forever on 01 Oct 2024
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/274557738

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Ruth Martel, 89, formerly of Medina, ND died Monday, September 9, 2024 at Missouri Slope Skilled Nursing in Bismarck, ND. Ruth was born August 7, 1935 the daughter of Ernest C. and Mary (Hins) Martel. She grew to womanhood in the area, attending grade school and graduating from Medina High School. She and Preston Metzler where married August 7, 1954, they made their home in Wyoming where they had two children. They later divorced, at which time she moved to Williston, ND where she worked in the office at Perez Salt Mine. She then moved to Denver where she worked for the State of Colorado. In 2005 she moved back to Medina, until 2022 when she transitioned to the Missouri Slope Nursing Home in Bismarck. Ruth loved her church, UCC of Medina, working in her flower gardens, reading, crossword puzzles, old movies, and Fox News. Ruth's cats were her babies. Ruth is survived by her daughter, Jocelyn Guthmiller; four grandchildren; four great grandchildren; and four siblings, Dorothy Mahoney, Richard Martel, Marvin (Donna) Martel, and Linda (Dean) Jose; many nieces & nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; two children Kirk Metzler & Lavonne Metzler; one grandchild Preston Metzler and four siblings, Rosie (Frank) Bohn, Harold (Annette) Martel, Jacqualine (Rudy) Hoffmann, and Delores (Johnnie) Mittleider. Son-in-law Delton Guthmiller, Brother-in-law Thomas Mahoney, sister-in-law Pat Martel, several nieces and nephews. Adapted from Haut Funeral Home obituary

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Preston H Metzler 1930–1964 FaG

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