Loren Vannett

Loren Vannett, 67,

Minot died peacefully,

from Lung Cancer, on

Thursday, June 10, 2021

in a Minot hospital. His

loving family was at his

side.

Loren Lester Vannett

was born on February 24,

1954 in Minot to Lester

and Mabel (Olson) Van-

nett. He was raised in

Minot, graduated from

Minot High School, at-

tended Minot State

University and graduated

from North Dakota State

University with a degree

in University Studies. As

a young adult he was em-

ployed by the Mayville-

Portland Police Depart-

ment prior to beginning

his career with the North

Dakota Army National

Guard. As a fulltime

guardsman he worked as

a supply specialist, per-

sonnel administrator, ad-

ministrative specialist, le-

gal specialist and combat

engineer prior to his

honorable discharge, after

more than twenty years,

as a staff sergeant.

Loren married Carla

Joan Cuddigan on August

16, 1997 in Minot. They

made their home in Minot

where following his retire-ment from the National

Guard he was employed

by U.S. Investigative Ser-

vices, E-Telecare and as a

salesman at Muus Lumber

from 2008 until the

present.

Loren especially en-

joyed bowling, darts, soft-

ball, golf, music, food and

family. He was a lifetime

member of the American

Legion and member of the

Moose Lodge and Nation-al Guard Enlisted Associa-tion of the United States.

Loren’s loving family

includes: his wife of al-

most 24 years: Carla; step-

children: Christopher

Reiter and Kelly Parker;

step-grandchildren: An-

thony Walker (Yesenia),

Aaliyah Reiter (Monta),

Amani Reiter, Quintin

Jones, Ariyah and Azalea

Brady; great grandchil-

dren: Aiden Walker,

Gianna Reiter; siblings:

Alden (Grace) Vannett,

Allwyn (Karin) Vannett,

Claude (Carol) Vannett

and Cheryl (Paul) Jaschob;

mother-in-law Elaine

Cuddigan; brother-in-law

John Cuddigan; sisters-

in-law, Deb Cuddigan

(Jim) and Cathy Burniche

(Tom) and several nieces,

nephews and cousins.

Loren was preceded in

death by his parents and

sister: Roxanne.

Celebration of the Life

of Loren Vannett:

Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at

2:00 p.m. in Our

Redeemer’s Church –

Minot.

Interment: Wednesday,

June 16th at 11:00 a.m. in

the North Dakota Veterans

Cemetery, Mandan, ND.

Visitation: Monday

from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00

p.m. in Thomas Family

Funeral Home – Minot.

Memorials are pre-

ferred to an organization

of the donor’s choice.

Memories and con-

dolences may be shared at

www.thomasfamily

funeralhome.com.