Lyless
Dokken, 80
Red
Lake Falls - Lyless Dokken, 80, formerly of
Roseau, died Wednesday, March 13, 2002 at Hillcrest
Nursing Home in Red Lake Falls. 
Funeral
services were held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 16,
at Pinecreek Lutheran Church, rural Roseau, with
Rev. Gary Graff officiating. Kay Wood was the
organist, and Ann Haaby was the soloist.
Casketbearers were Tim Dokken, Noel Dokken, Andrew
Bertilrud, Rob Novak, Steven Kvien, and Kelman
Kvien. Interment was in Pinecreek Cemetery with
Johnson Funeral Service of Red Lake Falls in charge
of the arrangements.
Lyless
Laurine Johnson was born on July 19, 1921 in
Clearbrook, the daughter of Lawrence and Laura
(Kvien) Johnson. She lived with her family in
Pinecreek where she attended a rural school. Lyless
graduated from Roseau High School in 1939.
On
December 15, 1942, Lyless was united in marriage to
Gilmore Dokken in Fresno, Calif. Following the war,
the couple returned to Minnesota. Lyless worked as
the Postmistress at the Pinecreek Post Office.
Later she worked as an insurance clerk at the
Delmore Clinic in Roseau. She retired in 1986.
After Gilmore's death in 1992, she moved to Roseau.
She had resided at Hillcrest Nursing Home in Red
Lake Falls since November of 1997.
Lyless
was a member of the Ross School District 683 school
board and was very active in church activities,
including the Pinecreek Ladies Aid. She was also a
4-H leader for many years.
She
enjoyed reading, word games, traveling, and
especially, spending time with her family and
friends.
Lyless
is survived by a daughter, Sandra (Allen) Bertilrud
of Red Lake Falls; three sons, Lynn (Diane) of
Montgomery, Jeff of Sauk Rapids, and Brad of Grand
Forks, N.D.; six grandchildren; and three
great-grandchildren.
She
was preceded in death by her husband and parents.
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