Wylie Garrett Jr.
October 15, 1942 ~ October 22, 2025
Born in:
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Resided in:
Fargo, North Dakota
Wylie G. Garrett Jr, age 83, passed away October 22, 2025, at his home in Fargo, ND surrounded by family and assisted by hospice.
Wylie was born on October 15, 1942, in Fort Snelling, MN to Wylie Sr. and Gladys Garrett. He joined the Navy on April 8, 1960, and was stationed in the Bay of Pigs during the Cuban Missel Crisis.
Wylie married Michelle Gilbert on October 14, 1983, after a twelve-year relationship. They made their home in St. Paul, MN until moving to Colfax, ND in 1995, and finally Fargo in 2019.
Wylie loved riding motorcycles. He and Michelle made many trips to Sturgis and traveled around the country, but their favorite was the American Southwest. He had many jobs including Ford, Whirlpool, and Lockheed Martin. A majority of his jobs revolved around driving. He was a cab driver, package delivery, and a caterer.
Wylie is survived by his wife, Michelle; brother, Ronald Garrett; sister, Barb Hastings; children, Wylie III (Sonnie) Garrett, Michael Garrett, Guy Garrett, Brenda (Dan) Gerdes, Denise (Steve) Aldeman, Tina (Jon) Bartz, and Andy (Gary Lezak) Caraway; eighteen grandchildren, Amanda, Katie, Brandon, Emily, Blake, Andrea, Dalton, Paige, Samantha, Wade, Amber, Corey, Shanice, Cylie, Raif, Ayrison, Harper, Xavier; twenty great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; and a close family friend who Wylie considered a granddaughter, Kris McKay and her daughter, Kaylee McKay.
Wylie is preceded in death by his parents, Wylie Sr. and Gladys Garrett; sisters, Kathy, Patty Reeves, Sandy VanHoever, and Julie Garrett; brothers-in-law Johnny Reeves, Fred VanHoever, and Dennis Hastings; and niece Candace Luchsinger.
A Celebration of Life will be held in St. Paul at a later date.
Mick and family, so sorry for the loss of Wylie. He is not in pain anymore. He was my uncle and my godfather. Recently I was told of a story where he saved a friend of mine from dying. Here is the story – Wylie saved my life when I was a child back in the 60’s, he was a cab driver who was at our house within a couple minutes when my mom called, Wylie picked me up, carried me to his cab, and took myself and my mom to the hospital. I had a traveling blood clot and could have died. Wylie saw I needed help and he acted fast. He got us to the hospital in just a couple minutes. I will always be thankful for what Wylie did for me. May he Rest In Peace.
Rest In Peace grandpa.