John "Jack" Brant

May 28, 1931 - September 23, 2018

John "Jack" Brant, age 87, of Glendive, Montana, passed away on Sunday, September 23, 2018 at the Eastern Montana Veteran's Home in Glendive. Visitation will be held from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. on Thursday, September 27, 2018 at the Silha Funeral Home in Glendive. Funeral services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, September 28, 2018 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Glendive with Father Francis Schreiber officiating. Rite of Committal with military honors will follow in Dawson County Cemetery in Glendive. Silha Funeral Home of Glendive has been entrusted with the arrangements. Jack was born on May 28, 1931 in Staples, Minnesota, a son of Earl and Dorathy (Lorenzen) Brant. Jack received his early education in Staples until 1941 when the family moved to Glendive. He then attended Sacred Heart School and Dawson County High School, graduating with the class of 1949. A couple years after graduation Jack enlisted in the United States Army during the Korean War. Following his military service Jack moved back to Glendive and married his high school sweetheart, Adele Lovaas. They were united in marriage on June 12, 1954 in Glendive and to this union three children were born: Doug, Jackie, and Wendy. Shortly thereafter Jack began his career as an engineer for Northern Pacific which later became Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad. At the railroad, he was affectionately known as "Calico Jack" for his colorful hats. Jack also served for over twenty years on the West Glendive Volunteer Fire Department. During his retirement, Jack enjoyed donating a lot of his time to the local VFW, and even served on the board for a time. He also enjoyed working at the Attic and drinking coffee at Subway. Following his coffee time he could usually be found making his rounds at Reynold's Warehouse to talk and visit with the folks there. He also liked going to the weekend garage sales and antique picking. He always had a love for antique tractors. Jack was also a very talented woodworker. Throughout the years he had gifted many beautiful creations to his kids, grandkids, and friends. Above everything though, was Jack's family. He loved his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren more than anything and was very proud of them. He could often be found supervising the many projects that the kids were working on. He was preceded in death by his parents, Earl and Dorathy; one sister, Doris Powers; and one brother, Donald Brant. He is survived by his wife, Adele of Glendive; his children, Doug (Mari) Brant of Glendive, Jackie (Jerald) Dobson of Glendive, and Wendy (Ron) Weinberger of Glendive; seven grandchildren, Ryan (Celeste) Brant of Glendive, Amber (Jeff) Boese of Glendive, Tyler (Ariel) Brant of Billings, Montana, Kyle Dobson of Williston, North Dakota, Nichole (Matt) Chamberlin of Bozeman, Montana, Jacy Weinberger (Cody) of Glendive, and Cody Weinberger of Glendive; and seven great-grandchildren. Memorials in Jack's name may be made to the VFW Post #1125, 218 S. Merrill Ave., Glendive, MT 59330. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at: www.silhafuneralhomes.com.