Denice Diane Vetter

Sometimes Heaven can't wait for those we love ~~ having Faith is knowing that they travel home to our Lord on the wings of Angels. Denice is now in Heaven with her dad whom she has missed all these years. The dad that took her to all her out-of-state medical appointments and sat with her for hours while she was in the hospital. She told cancer 'Good-bye' and went to be with her dad. Denice Diane Vetter, 50, died at her mother's home in Bismarck on June 24, 2017, with family members surrounding her and telling her how much she will be missed and loved. Family will be receiving friends from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at the Bismarck Funeral Home. There will be a Rosary/Vigil service at 7:00 p.m., at the Bismarck Funeral Home.

Denice was born on Thanksgiving morning November 24, 1966 at the Linton Hospital to Kenneth and Diane (Engelhardt) Vetter. Denice spent many months in the hospital until she was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis at the age of 8. Then her life was filled with daily medicines, breathing therapy, doctor appointments and hospital stays. She attended grade school in Linton until she moved to Gladstone, ND with her family in December, 1974. She attended elementary school in Gladstone and Junior High at Dickinson Trinity in Dickinson. She was active with school and church activities and 4-H. In March 1980, the family moved to Wilton, ND where Denice attended and graduated from Wilton Public School. She was active with church and school. After graduation, Denice's health deteriorated to the point where she was more or less house-bound.

Her second life began on July 10, 1999 when she received a double lung transplant at the University Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin. After that you couldn't keep that lady down. She was totally involved with her nieces and nephews school activities and just daily trips to the zoo or whatever plans they had for the day. She worked at International Restaurant, Cenex - east of Bismarck and the original Holiday Inn on the Strip between Bismarck and Mandan, and was a care-giver through Support Systems of Bismarck. On August 5, 2005, Denice met her soul-mate/fiancée, Mark Maslowski. Together they took a journey that kept them together for almost 12 years. She always said, 'Mark was the best thing that ever happened to me besides my new lungs.

Denice was an avid animal lover and absolutely could not turn away any strays that came to her house. At one time she had one dog and ten cats and it broke her heart when she found new homes for five of those cats. That still left her with one dog and 5 cats which she treasured no end. Denice fought a very courageous battle with cancer for the last two years. She always said she wasn't going to give up because her mama didn't raise no quitter.

You fought the battle with courage and dignity, Denice. You never complained about anything. Now it's time to put aside medicines and treatments and just be at peace. We will miss you so very, very much, Niecey.

Denice is survived by her mother, Diane Vetter, Bismarck; her fiancée, Mark Maslowski, Mandan and his children, daughter, Erin, son, Scott (Erin) Maslowski and their 3 sons, Ashton, Trevor and Jacob, and daughter, Tara; brother, Kinley Vetter and special friend, Julie Johnson, Mandan; sister, Susan and Steve Schlosser, Bismarck; brother, Kenneth II and Michelle Vetter, Bismarck; Nephews, Kinley Vetter, II and Colton Schlosser; Nieces, Mercedes Vetter, Sydney Vetter, Mckayla Vetter and McKenzi Vetter and Julie's daughter, Halee. She s also survived by many special aunts and uncles and a whole ton of cousins.

She was preceded in death by Grandparents Philip and Anne Vetter, Grandparents Mike and Mary Engelhardt, her father, Kenneth Vetter, uncles, Ralph Vetter, John Engelhardt and Wayne Lang, aunts, Leila Engelhardt, Donna Engelhardt, and Sharon Englehardt, cousins, Marlon Engelhardt, Andrea Lang, and Wanda Fiechtner.

In lieu of plants and flowers family would prefer donations to Cystic Fibrosis, any Cancer research or animal shelter of your choice.