Garnett was born April 17, 1939, in Langdon, ND, to Gordon and Ethyl (Snell) Kaercher. He went to school in Hay Township in a one-room schoolhouse then graduated from Langdon High School in 1957. He started farming right after graduating until 2005 and was involved in the National Guard from 1961 to 1967. Garnett married the love of his life, Beverly Timian, on April 9, 1966, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Langdon. They made their home on the Kaercher family farm in Hay Township where they raised their two children. Besides farming, Garnett also worked at Allen Heck Construction, helped Duane Heck lay carpet, Frost Fire, carpentry with brother Ray, and was a security guard at the Cavalier Air Force Station. Garnett enjoyed farming with his son, Darin; gardening; raising horses and other animals; hunting; fishing and camping. He was a lifelong member and former treasurer of the Redeemer Lutheran Church in Langdon.
Surviving Garnett are his wife, Beverly; children: Darla Kaercher and Darin Kaercher (LeeAnn); and grandchildren: Blake, Triton, and Alex. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Ray, uncle Lloyd Kaercher, in-laws Albert & Edna Timian, sister-in-law Shirley Hammond and niece Lisa Hammond.
A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 23, 2023, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Langdon, ND. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the church on Friday, September 22, 2023. Burial will be at Zion Cemetery, rural Osnabrock, ND.