Obert was born at McVille, North Dakota, and received his education at the McVille Public School. He farmed for a number of years northwest of McVille. During the winter season he worked as a mechanic in several garages. In the spring of 1950, he began road construction work with the Nelson County Highway Department. He continued this until May 1965, when he suffered a disability stroke.

Ruth was born at Lakota, North Dakota.  She obtained her elementary education in a small rural school near her home. She attended and graduated from the Petersburg High School and received her degree in education from what is now called the University of North Dakota, Mayville. She retired in May 1986, after 42 years of teaching. She taught in the Glenfield-Sutton-McHenry School system for 22 of these years.

Obert and Ruth moved to Glenfield in October 1979, when the school at Sutton was closed.

They have one son, Gary. He attended school at Pekin, North Dakota, where he graduated from high school. He is a graduate of Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota. He has taught at Jud, Kramer, Driscoll and Lehr, North Dakota.  He has done a great deal of substitute teaching at Tolna and Binford and has occasionally filled in at G-S-M School. He also has been working in construction work during the past few years.

Source:  Glenfield History 1886 €“ 1987 Page 174