Loretta Vannett

Loretta Faye Vannett,

88, Bismarck, passed

away April 13, 2021. Fun-

eral services will be held

11 a.m. Saturday at Cal-

vary United Methodist

Church, 609 N 34th St.,

Bismarck.

Visitation will be held

from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at

the church.

Burial will be held at

Fairview Cemetery,

Bismarck.

Loretta was born on

September 1, 1932 in Ban-

try, N.D., to Albert and

Lola (Michals) Benjamin,

the fifth of seven children.

When she was young, the

family moved to Minot.

She met Henry “Hank”

Vannett through a cousin

and they were married on

August 30, 1957 in Minot.

Together, they raised four

children. In the early 60’s,

the family moved to Man-

dan and later settled in

Bismarck. She was a stay

at home mother and cared

dearly for her children.

When Loretta drove her

children to school, she

was known to take the

scenic route and make the

trip adventurous.

Loretta was a peanut

brittle expert and always

gave a container full to

family for Christmas. She

was an excellent baker

and always had a

two-week supply of bana-

na bread in the freezer

ready to be handed out to

family.

She was a Minnesota

Twins fan and never

missed a game on the TV.

She shared this bond with

her grandson, Trevor, and

sister, Lucille. Her hus-

band is a Yankees fan and

every Twins vs. Yankees

game it was tradition

between the two to bet a

dollar on who wins. Need-

less to say, Loretta was

usually a dollar richer

after the end of the game.

Loretta enjoyed reading

and playing pinochle and

dominoes. For those that

knew Loretta would

remember that she was al-

ways dressed to the nines.

Loretta was a founding

member in the United

Methodist Women and

continued to stay active

throughout the years.

Loretta is survived by

her husband, Hank,

Bismarck; children, Rick

Vannett, Munich, Susan

Vannett, Bismarck, Kevin

(Patricia) Vannett,

Bismarck, and Diane

(Paul) Nieuwsma,

Bismarck; step daughter,

Cheryl Colby and her fam-

ily; grandchildren and

their families: Henry Clay

Vannett; Amanda (Dustin)

Morken, and their chil-

dren, Emily, Owen, Adam

and Harrison; Robert

“Bobby” (Debbie)

Bauslaugh, and their chil-

dren, Bently and Hannah;

Trevor Vannett; Matthew

Vannett (fiance, Keyera

Papka); and Nicole Pa-

trick, and her children,

Tjaden, Jazmyn, JayLynn

and Jaxon; and several

nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in

death by her parents;

granddaughter, Megan

Vannett; and siblings, Lu-

cille Searcy, Leo Benja-

min, Margaret Hornstein,

Curt Benjamin, Robert

Benjamin and Gladys

Iverson.

To share memories of

Loretta and to sign the on-

line guestbook, go to

www.eastgatefuneral.com.