Dr. Garnet Seiffert
July 18, 1933-October 8, 2018
Dr. Garnet Seiffert, 85,
longtime Minot Dentist,
died on Monday, October
8, 2018 in a Bismarck hos-
pital.
Garnet Elliot Seiffert
was born on July 18, 1933
in Minot, ND to Garnet
and Loraine (Burns) Seif-
fert. He was raised and
educated in Minot, gra-
duated from Minot High
School in 1951 where he
was active in football,
basketball and baseball.
He was a member of the
1950 ND State Class A
Basketball Championship
team and was inducted
into the Minot High
School Athletic Hall of
Fame in 2006.
Garnie married his high
school sweetheart Jacque-
line Kemper on August
15, 1954 in Minot. Fol-
lowing his graduation
from the University of
North Dakota they resided
in Bowman, ND for a
short time where Garnie
taught math and science
and coached the basket-
ball team. He enrolled at
the Loyola University Col-
lege of Dentistry in Chi-
cago and graduated with
his Doctor of Dental Sur-
gery degree.
After graduation Garnie
and Jackie returned to
their hometown in 1963
and he established a den-
tal practice that continued
for forty-four years before
his retirement in 2007.
Garnie and Jackie enjoyed
eleven years in their lake
home at Lake Audubon
and for several years win-
tered in Arizona.
Garnie was a member of
the Minot Dental Associa-tion, Minot Rotary Club
and the Elks Lodge. His
greatest joys in life were
his wife, children and
dogs: Bummer, Molly,
Alex and Teddy. He espe-
cially enjoyed playing bil-
liards, hunting, golfing,
fishing, entertaining fami-
ly and friends at Lakes
Metigoshe and Audubon
and baking and sharing
his annual Christmas
fruitcake.
Garnie’s loving family
includes his wife of 64
years: Jackie; children:
Greg (Mary) Seiffert of
Fargo, Jane (Mike) Marum
of Mandan and Bradley
Seiffert of Henderson, NV;
grandchildren: Maria Seif-
fert and Chris (Miranda)
Seiffert; sister: Sharon
(John) Marshall of Foun-
tain Hills AZ; sister-in-
law: Jane (Doug) Frost of
White Bear Lake MN; dear
friends: Pam Haberman of
Minot and Trish Pitts of
Mandan and several
nieces, nephews and
cousins.
Garnie was preceded in
death by his parents and
sister: Shirley Norton.
Public Booksigning/
Visitation: Saturday, Oc-
tober 13, 2018 from 11:00
a.m. until 1:00 p.m. in
Thomas Family Funeral
Home – Minot.
Lunch and a celebra-
tion of Garnie’s life will
be on Saturday at 1:00
p.m. at Somerset Court –
1900 28th St. SW, Minot.
A Private family ser-
vice will be held.
Those wishing to sign
the online memorial regis-
ter or share memories and
condolences are invited to
use the expressions of
sympathy section at
www.thomasfamily
funeralhome.com.