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Aug. 4, 1923-Feb. 6, 2021
Lillian Alma Vannett,
97, lifelong Minot area
resident, died Saturday,
February 6, 2021 in a
Minot Hospital.
Lillian was born August
4, 1923 on the family farm
south of Minot, the
daughter of Cicero and
Alma (Nelson) Vannett.
She was raised on the
family farm prior to her
family moving into Minot,
where she was educated
and graduated from Minot
High School with the
Class of 1941. She furth-
ered her education at the
Park River Vocational
School.
Lillian was employed as
a bookkeeper at Bridge-
man Creamery, Dakota
Beverage and KCJB Radio
Station, prior to becoming
the first female real estate
broker in Minot for Watne
Realty. She sold real
estate for many years and
served as the first female
President of the ND Real-
tors Association serving
in 1972 and again in 1976.
Lillian was extremely
active in the Minot Com-
munity with a number of
organizations, including:
Zion Lutheran Church,
Minot Business & Profes-
sional Club, where she
was named the woman of
the year in 1976, SCORE,
where she was named the
outstanding member in
2013 and charter member
of the ND Real Estate Edu-
cation Foundation. She
was a former member of
Beta Sigma Phi, the Dan-
ish Club and Genealogy
Club, all of Minot.
Lillian enjoyed quilting
and needle point. She was
active with the Zion Luth-
eran project of sewing
"Crazy Quilts for the
Lord" for charity. She
made many quilts for fam-
ily and friends and made
many ceramic figurines
throughout the years,
playing pinochle, bowling
and cooking. She had pro-
duced 2 cookbooks of
family recipes and won a
number of ribbons at the
ND State Fair.
Her loving family in-
cludes: siblings, Opal (Art
Sr.) Lautt, Minot; Henry
(Loretta) Vannett,
Bismarck, Wayne (Arla
Mae), Vannett, Hermiston,
OR; a number of nieces
and nephews; great-nieces
and great-nephews.
Lillian was preceded in
death by: her parents; and
her brothers, Carl, Robert,
Herbert and baby boy
Vannett.
Celebration of Life ser-
vice: Tuesday, February
16, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. in
Zion Lutheran Church,
Minot. Social distancing
and face masks are recom-
mended.
Livestream of the ser-
vice: Go to Lillian's obitu-
ary page on the funeral
home's website.
Interment: Rosehill
Memorial Park, Minot.
Visitation: Monday,
February 15, 2021 from
4:00-6:00 p.m. in Thomas
Family Funeral Home,
Minot.
Memorials are preferred
to Zion Lutheran Church
Trust.
Those wishing to view
the livestream or sign the
online memorial register
or share memories are in-
vited to
(www.thomasfamily
funeralhome.com)