Lois Dokken

Lois Dokken, age 93, of Fosston, MN, passed away on Saturday (January 12th) at her home in Fosston. Funeral services will be held on Friday, (January 18th) at 2:00 PM at Hope Lutheran Church in Fosston with the Rev. Paul Magelssen officiating. Interment will be in Rosehill Cemetery, Fosston. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service on Friday at the church. Arrangements are with the Carlin-Hoialmen Funeral Home of Fosston and messages of condolence may be sent at carlinhoialmen.com.Helen Lois Dokken was born on May 8, 1919 in Broadus, Montana to parents Glen and Ellen (Smith) Clark. At the age of three, she moved with her family to the Waubun, Minnesota area and later to the Johnstown-Gilby, North Dakota area. She returned to the Waubun area in 1930 and graduated from Waubun High School in 1937.Lois was united in marriage to Norman Dokken on March 24, 1941 in St. Paul, Minnesota. They lived in St. Paul and Baraboo, Wisconsin before moving to Fosston in 1946. Lois was employed as secretary/bookkeeper for the Fosston Public Schools from 1948 until 1969 and was the clerk/treasurer for the City of Fosston from 1973 until her retirement in 1987. Norman passed away on May 14, 1994. Lois was a member of Hope Lutheran Church in Fosston where she had been an active member for many years. She was a former member and President of the Athenian Club of Fosston, participated in various volunteer work in the community and was secretary for East Polk Heritage Center and for East Polk/Fosston TRIAD.Lois passed away on Saturday, January 12, 2013 at her home in Fosston at the age of 93 years.Survivors include nieces, Kathleen Clark Schaefer and husband, Gary, of Larkspur, CA and Karen Clark Gilbertson of River Falls, WI; nephew, Gordon Clark of Concord, WA; God daughter, Shirley Dougherty of Milwaukee, WI; God son and nephew, Dr. Douglas Dokken of St. Paul, MN; two sisters-in-law, Catherine Dokken of Moorhead, MN and Ila Gast of Oregon; grand niece, Saprina Clark Matheney of Duluth, MN; and grand nephew, Scott Gilbertson of River Falls, WI; several cousins also survive; and numerous loved nieces and nephews by marriage.She was preceded in death by her husband, Norman; her parents; her brother, Robert; sister-in-law, Florence Clark; and three aunts, Ruth Smith, Erma Smith, and Bertha Dirl.