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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 272062
Title: Doreen J. Hexom
Date: 10/16/1945-2/8/2026
Creator:
Inscription/Marks: 10/16/1945
Summary: Doreen JoAnne Hexom, 80, of Williston, ND, went to be with her Lord and Savior on February 8, 2026. Her funeral was held February 13, 2026, at New Hope Church in Williston. Burial was in West View Cemetery, west of Williston. Doreen was born to Edwin and Lillian (Veeder) Koeser on October 16, 1945 in Watford City, ND. She and her five siblings were raised in Watford City, ND. She attended Watford City High School, graduating with the class of 1963. Upon graduating she went on to study elementary teaching, earning a degree from Marion College (now known as Indiana Weslyan University) in 1967. While teaching school in Williston, she met Steve Hexom, whom she married in 1968. Doreen later worked in administration for their family business, Hexom Earth Construction. After many years there, she returned to her passion for teaching as a substitute teacher and worked with an after-school program at the Northwest Human Resource Center. With a calm and collective personality and life molded by routine and organization, Doreen was a woman who shared a love that held no judgment. Anyone fortunate enough to know her can attest to this, especially her grandchildren. After retiring she was able to share her love with friends and family through the many travels she had taken. If not traveling or playing bingo with her friends, she could be found reading and working on puzzles. Doreen will be remembered as a loyal wife, mother, sister, grandmother and friend. She is survived by her children and grandchildren: Kyle Hexom and his children, Jordan, Kate, and Lauren; Nathan (Heather) Hexom and their children, Hailey, Milly, and Owen; Sara (Dustin) Harmon and their children, Reese, Kalli, and Easton; Aaron (Jennifer) Hexom and their daughter, Rebecca. She is also survived by her siblings: Carolyn Smith, Ardyce Sickler, Ward (Joetta) Koeser, Mark (Janice) Koeser; sisters-in-law, Eunice Pitman, Sylvia Vigesaa; many nephews, nieces and cousins. Doreen was preceded in death by her parents, Edwin and Lillian; husband, Steve; sister, Janice Harvey; brothers-in-law, Gary Sickler, James E. Smith, Jr., Gary Hexom.
Red ID: FND_I_79557 Image ID: 554919 Image Notes: FND001 272062

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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