Arthur Varty
June 4, 1936-Feb. 8, 2020
Arthur Forrest Varty
was born in the family
home in Douglas, ND on
June 4, 1936, and passed
away at home on February
8, 2020, surrounded by
his family. Art spent his
last years in Bismarck,
ND, close to his family.
A celebration of his life
will be held on February
22, 2020, at 2:00 p.m., at
Shepard of the Valley
Church, 801 E. Denver
Ave., Bismarck, ND. Buri-
al will be held at the
North Dakota Veteran’s
Cemetery on Monday,
February 24, 2020, at
11:00 a.m., with full mili-
tary honors.
Art was the fourth child
born to Forrest and
Florence (Wolcott) Varty.
He spent a majority of his
childhood trapping and
hunting small game an-
imals around the town of
Douglas. He graduated
from Douglas High
School.
Art enlisted in the Unit-
ed States Army on Oc-
tober 18, 1955. He proud-
ly served his country and
was stationed in Ger-
many. He was honorably
discharged in 1961. Upon
leaving the military, he
started his career as a pol-
ice officer and later the
sheriff of Nelson County.
Art will be remembered
for the wonderful stories
that he enjoyed sharing
with each person he came
across.
He is survived by: his
wife, Diana (Shaw) Varty;
sisters Ruth (Arne) Tollef-
son, Maddock, ND, Bon-
nie (Fred) Martens, Great
Falls, MT, and Betty
(Richard) Schlichting,
Garrison, ND, daughters
LaRae (Ted) Kuusisto,
Bismarck, Nancy (Tim)
Krause, Bowdon; sons
Steve (Debbie) Varty, San
Marcos, TX, Tom (Tam-
my) Varty, Williston, Wil-
liam (Beth) Varty, Tolna,
grandchildren Brian
(Michelle) Varty, Doug
Varty, Brandy Varty, Ha-
ley Krueger, Katie
Krueger, Charlie Jo (Chris)
Varty, Kayla Baker, Sara
Krause, Kitanna Krause,
Victoria Varty, Lindsay
(Thomas) Varty, Forrest
(Annastasia) Varty, Jason
Kuusisto, Jeremiah
Kuusisto;
great-grandchildren, many
nieces and nephews, and
his special friends, Kris
Halverson, Gary Rankin,
Dr. Boyd Hagen, and K.
Thor Thompson.
Art was preceded in
death by: his parents,
Forrest and Florence
(Wolcott) Varty; brothers
Alfred ‘Bud’ Varty, Robert
‘Bob’ Varty, and David
Varty; sisters Lois
Schlichting, Dorothy Kell-
er, and Carol Klain.
To share memories of
Art and to sign the online
guestbook, go to
www.eastgatefuneral.com.