Ruth Belzer, 83, Minot, formerly of Velva, went to her eternal home on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 in a Minot Hospital surrounded by her loving family.

Ruth was born December 5, 1935 at Minot, ND, the daughter of Elmer and Bertha (Buseth) Hatlestad. She was raised and educated at Velva and graduated from Velva High School in 1953. She attended Northwest Nazarene College at Nampa, ID from 1953-54 and later Mary College at Bismarck.

Ruth was united in marriage to Verne Belzer on December 26, 1955 in Velva. She was employed for a short time with the City of Minot Assessor's office as a stenographer and for six months with the Velva Drug Store. They made their home in Cut Bank, MT, Velva and Minot, where along with raising their six children, she was employed with the Minot Head Start program for more than 40 years. She retired in 2015. Verne died April 29, 2002.

Ruth was a longtime member of Southside Church of the Nazarene, Minot, where she was active as the Church pianist and in many other roles. She also was a member of the Nazarene World Mission Society, ND Association for the Education of the Young and the TOPS & KOPS Clubs.

Ruth enjoyed selling toys and gifts, sewing items for her children, playing the accordion, piano and organ, along with singing. She loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Her loving family includes: children, Sid (Denese) Belzer, Garrison, Lamica Belzer, Minot, Delynn (Eddie) Fitch, Shelby, NC, Millicent (Scott) Grosz, Northville, MI, Rod (Tracey) Belzer, Garrison and Rick (Tracy) Belzer, Minot; 33 grandchildren, many foster grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

Ruth was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Verne; grandson, Todd Fitch; siblings, Betsy Herrell, Dorothy Michelson, Ida Hollinger, Carl, Howard and Elmo Hatlestad and infant sister Ada.

Celebration of Life service: Friday, December 6, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. in Southside Church of the Nazarene, located at 2220 24th Ave SE, Minot.
Interment: Rosehill Memorial Park, Minot.
Visitation: Thursday, December 5th from 5:00-7:00 p.m. in Thomas Family Funeral Home, Minot.
Memorials: preferred to the Southside Church of the Nazarene Building Fund.

Ruth Belzer Flower Pictures