Calvin “Cal” Brandt

Minot, ND, passed away

Thursday, December 31,

2020, in his home in

Minot.

Calvin Eugene Brandt

was born March 22, 1927,

to Gottlieb and Elizabeth

(Pfau) Brandt on the fami-

ly farm located south of

Kramer, ND. He was con-

firmed at the Reformed

Church and was educated

at Kramer School.

Calvin enlisted in the

United States Army in

1945. He proudly served

his country during World

War II as a member of

Company K, 16th Infantry

Regiment, 1st Infantry

Division. Calvin was part

of the first occupation

troop in Berlin. He was

honorably discharged as a

Staff Sergeant in 1947.

Following his honorable

discharge, Calvin renewed

his interest in Beatrice

Wruck and the two court-

ed for a year before get-

ting married January 2,

1949, in Sioux Falls, SD.

Calvin returned to Kra-

mer to work on the family

farm with his father.

Later, he partnered with

his sister on a ranch

northwest of Upham, ND,

as well as having his own

herd of Hereford’s at the

Kramer farm.

In 1969, Calvin and

Beatrice moved to Minot

and he worked for

Kemper Construction,

Crane Plumbing, Thun-

derbird Plumbing and

Electric, and finally at the

Minot Air Force Base as a

heavy equipment opera-

tor. During this time, he

and Beatrice also owned

and operated the Ho Hum

Motel for many years.

Calvin was honored

with many titles during

his lifetime. Among them

are Township Clerk, Life-

time Member of the Minot

American Legion Post

#26, and Church Deacon,

but his most important ti-

tle was that of father.

His loving family in-

cludes: wife 72 years,

Beatrice, Minot; children,

Allen Brandt, Waubun,

MN, Lynnette (Steve)

Glaspie, Minot, ND, and

Sherri (Harold) Olsen,

Beulah, ND; 9 grandchil-

dren, Dion (Lisa) Brandt,

Dale (Deb) Brandt, Layne

(Dawn) Brandt, Joel Ol-

sen, Jay (Ashley) Olsen,

Julia (Alex) Amiot, Kaylin

(Michael) Bromley, Ash-

ley Glaspie, Arielle

Glaspie; 10 great- grand-

children, Parker Brandt,

Dacotah Brandt, Hunter

Brandt, Everett and Emer-

sen Olsen, Hudson, Phae-

dra and Ephraim Amiot,

Dannalee and Marshall

Kennedy; 3 great great-

grandchildren, Raelynn

and Milo Myles, and Beau

Kennedy; and numerous

nieces, nephews and

cousins.

Calvin was preceded in

death by his parents;

brothers, Arthur (Grace)

Brandt, Albert (Ruth)

Brandt, Herbert Brandt;

sisters, Emma Hamblin,

Adeline Halvorson, Mar-

tha Stebner, Alma Sessler,

and Gertrude Townsend.

Funeral: Wednesday,

January 6, 2021, at 1:00

pm at Trinity Evangelical

Free Church in Minot.

The family encourages

those attending to wear

masks and social distance.

Interment: Rosehill

Memorial Park, Minot,

ND.

Visitation: Wednesday

from noon to 1:00 p.m. at

Trinity Evangelical Free

Church in Minot.

The service will be

livestreamed for the pub-

lic to view and can be ac-

cessed by going to

YouTube

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Those wishing to sign

the online register and

share memories may ac-

cess the online obituaries

section at (www. thomp-

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