Harry Bennett

Harry Bennett, 94,

Minot, ND, formerly of

Glenburn, passed away

Monday, August 3, 2020,

surrounded by his family.

Harry was born Febru-

ary 25, 1926, the son of

Harry and Sarah (Thom)

Bennett, in Russell, ND.

He was raised and educat-ed in the Russell area, gra-

duating from Russell High

School in 1943.

Harry entered into the

United States Navy on

February 17, 1945. He

proudly served his coun-

try during World War II

serving in the Asiatic Pa-

cific Theater. He served

on the USS Sculptor, the

USS Egeria ARL 8 and at

the Puget Sound Naval

Shipyard. He was honor-

ably discharged on July

24, 1946.

Harry married

Rosemarie Stromberg on

July 24, 1949 at St. Olaf

Lutheran Church in Gril-

ley Township, McHenry

County. They lived in

Minot where Harry

worked for Sweetheart

Bakery. In 1957, the fami-

ly moved to Glenburn and

Harry operated Harry’s

101. He began his em-

ployment with Chevron

Oil Company in 1961 and

retired from there after

thirty plus years.

In 1961 the family

moved from Glenburn to

the Switzer Farm in Gril-

ley Township where they

raised their 5 children. In

1978, the couple fulfilled

one of their lifetime

dreams of constructing

their own home in Glen-

burn, ND. It was a labor

of love for the whole fam-

ily. It was from those

doors where they waited

with open arms for their

10 darling grandchildren.

Harry was a member of

Trinity Lutheran Church,

Glenburn where he served

on the council and helped

with the construction of

the current building. He

served on the Glenburn

City Council and was a

member of the American

Legion and Lions Club.

Harry enjoyed listening

and dancing to polka

music. He was always

available to help build

houses, sheds, garages, fix

cars, and repair appli-

ances. He loved watching

his grandchildren and

great-grandchildren grow

up. Harry cherished large

family gatherings espe-

cially on holidays when

Rosemarie would make

his favorite turkey

dinners.

Surviving family in-

cludes: Wife of 71 years,

Rosemarie Bennett,

Minot, ND; Children,

Vicki Routledge,

Bismarck, Steven (Pat)

Bennett, Mandan, Cyndi

Grotte, Minot, Stuart

(Connie) Bennett, Garris-

on, Tarryll (David)

Shomento, Minot; 10

grandchildren, Heather

(Javier) Lopez, Joshua

Grotte, Angie (Shannon)

Osborn, Matthew (Jen)

Routledge, MacKenzie

(Casey) Olson, Mikayla

(Andrew) McWilliams,

Tyler (Annie) Bennett,

Brooks Bennett, Kelsey

(Dylan) Lewellynn, and

Garrett (Dani) Bennett; 18

great-grandchildren;

brother, Harvey (Julie)

Bennett, Williston; sister,

Shirley Miller, Bottineau;

numerous nieces and

nephews.

Harry was preceded in

death by: his parents; si-

blings Jeanette, Marjorie,

Virginia and James.

Celebrating the Life of

Harry Bennett:

A Public Funeral Ser-

vice will be held Satur-

day, August 8, 2020, at

2:00 p.m. at First Luth-

eran Church in Minot.

The family requests that

everyone wear a mask to

protect our vulnerable

family members. Please

observe social distancing.

A Public Graveside

Service will be held on

Saturday, August 8, 2020,

at 4:00 pm at Sunset

Memorial Gardens, Minot,

ND. Due to the Corona-

virus Pandemic, please

observe social distancing.

Visitation: Will be one

hour before the service at

the church

The service will be

livestreamed for the pub-

lic to view and can be ac-

cessed by going to

firstlutheran.tv.

Those wishing to sign

the online register and

share memories may ac-

cess the online obituaries

section at

(www.thompson

larson.com).