Betty Jane Tietz

1931 - 1977  (46 years)

• Name	Betty Jane Tietz  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	1 May 1931	Sauk Rapids, Benton, Minnesota, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1935	Sauk Rapids, Benton, Minnesota   [2]
  Residence	1940	Sauk Rapids, Benton, Minnesota, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
  Residence	1948	Sauk Rapids, Benton, Minnesota, USA   [8]
  Article Re: Little Women Play	28 Apr 1949	St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA   [9]
  		Article Re: Little Women Play
  Residence	1951	Sauk Rapids, Benton, Minnesota, USA   [4]
  Residence	1956	St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA   [10]
  Burial	1977	St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA   [7]
  	North Star Cemetery
  Death	23 May 1977	St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA   [1, 5, 6, 7]
  Betty Jane Tietz Gruska Obituary	24 May 1977	St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA   [11]
  		Betty Jane Tietz Gruska Obituary
  mtDNA	H5a1
  Name	Betty Gruska  [5, 6, 10, 12]
  Name	Betty J Gruska  [7]
  Name	Betty Jane Gruska  [12]
  Name	Betty Tietz  [4, 8]
  Reference Number	879
  Person ID	I879	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	August Charles John Tietz,   b. 12 Aug 1886, Benton, McCook, South Dakota, USA d. 20 Oct 1945, St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Myrtle Lee Mayhak,   b. 28 Dec 1898, Spencer, McCook, South Dakota, USA d. 24 Nov 1982, St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Marriage	8 Oct 1915	St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA   [13, 14]
  Family ID	F416	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Kenneth A Wruck,   b. 21 May 1926, Minnesota, USA d. 21 May 1981, Stearns, Minnesota, USA (Age 55 years)
  Children	+ 1. Living
  Family ID	F419	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Stanley Walter Gruska,   b. 23 Dec 1929, Swift, Minnesota, USA d. 18 Mar 2006, Chamberlain, Brule, South Dakota, USA (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	3 Nov 1951	Day, South Dakota, USA   [4]
  Children	+ 1. David Robert Gruska,   b. 10 Feb 1953, Stearns, Minnesota, USA d. 18 Nov 2015 (Age 62 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   2. Daniel Walter Gruska,   b. 16 Nov 1955, Stearns, Minnesota, USA d. 5 Mar 1956, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA (Age 0 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   3. Cynthia Sue Gruska,   b. 4 Feb 1958, St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA d. 5 Mar 1958, St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA (Age 0 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F418	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 May 1931 - Sauk Rapids, Benton, Minnesota, USA Residence - 1935 - Sauk Rapids, Benton, Minnesota Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter - 1940 - Sauk Rapids, Benton, Minnesota, USA Residence - 1948 - Sauk Rapids, Benton, Minnesota, USA Article Re: Little Women Play - 28 Apr 1949 - St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA Residence - 1951 - Sauk Rapids, Benton, Minnesota, USA Marriage - 3 Nov 1951 - Day, South Dakota, USA Residence - 1956 - St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA Burial - 1977 - St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA Death - 23 May 1977 - St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA Betty Jane Tietz Gruska Obituary - 24 May 1977 - St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show	13 Photos
  	Betty Jane Tietz Photo Courtesy of Bonnie S. (Taken from a larger photo.)
  	Betty Jane Tietz & Kenneth Arthur Wruck Wedding Photo Photo Courtesy of Bonnie S.
  	Stanley Walter Gruska & Betty Jane Tietz Wruck Wedding Photo Photo Courtesy of Bonnie S.
  	Article re: Bachelor's Wife Play
  	Betty Jane Tietz Photo Courtesy of Bonnie S.
  	Kenneth and Betty Wruck(1)
  	Betty Jane Tietz Yearbook photo - Sauk Rapids High School
  	Ken & Betty (Tietz) Wruck(1)
  	Betty Jane Tietz Gruska Obituary
  	Stanley Walter Gruska and Betty Jane Tietz Wruck Wedding Certificate Courtesy of Bonnie S.
  	Betty Jane Tietz Gruska and David Robert Gruska Courtesy of Bonnie S
  	Edith Evelyn Sullivan Tietz and George Milton Walkley Wedding From L to R: Arthur C Peterson, Betty Jane Tietz, Edith Evelyn Sullivan Tietz, George Milton Walkley. Photo Courtesy of Bonnie E.
  	Article Re: Little Women Play

  
  

• Sources

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