Herbert Merton Ruth Jr.'s Obituary
Herbert Merton Ruth, Jr. passed away at 7:30 am on April 22, 2019. He was a loving and loved husband, father, brother, son, and priesthood holder. Born on January 8, 1955 at MacKay Dee hospital in Ogden, UT to Herbert Merton Ruth, Sr. and Rowena Rae Ruth (nee Dillon). Herb graduated Suma cum Laud in 1989 from the University of Utah as an Industrial Engineer. However, Herb decided that he wanted to work in the software world so he taught himself Pascal, C++, and several other programming languages. He had a varied and successful career as a software engineer in Silcon Valley. He served in the Navy during the Vietnam years and was honorably discharged. He and his wife Kathryn Ann Ruth (nee Billingsley) were married in Farmington on January 15, 1982. Their son Michael was born in Mt. View, California. They had 37 great years together, striving to live and raise their son in a God centered life. Herb is survived by his brothers Kerry and Jeff Ruth, his sisters Bambi Ruth Gibson and Gina Ruth Byington as well as his wife and son and numerous nieces and nephews, aunts and uncles.
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