Service Schedule

Visitation
Visitation will be held at Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home Chapel in Williston, ND on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM and on Thursday, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Service
Duane’s Funeral Service will be held at 2:30 PM, Thursday, December 30, 2021 at Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church in Williston, ND. Pastor Jon Wellumson will officiate.

The Funeral Service will be livestreamed, you can view Duane’s service directly on this page.

Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home of Williston is assisting the family.

Graveside Service
Burial will be in the Hillside Memory Gardens Cemetery in Williston, ND.

Duane K Pederson
April 24, 1950 - December 26, 2021

Place of Birth: Crosby, North Dakota
Residence: Williston, North Dakota
Age: 71

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Duane Pederson, 71, of Williston, ND passed away on Sunday, December 26, 2021 at the CountryHouse Residence in Dickinson, ND.

Duane K. Pederson was born April 24, 1950 to Palmer and Lenora (Halvarson) Pederson in Crosby, ND. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Glenwood Lutheran Church in rural Divide County. Duane was raised on a farm south of Noonan, ND and attended rural school in Divide County until the seventh grade and graduated from Noonan High School in 1968. After high school, Duane attended Wahpeton State School of Science, but soon started his lifelong career in the oil fields of North Dakota.

He worked for Bomac Drilling, Grace Drilling and Nabors Drilling, retiring as a Superintendent for Nabors Drilling in 2015.

In 1998, he married Charlene Edenloff and they made their home outside of Williston.

In 2020, Duane moved into Country House Memory Care in Dickinson, ND where he received excellent care while battling Frontotemporal Lobe Dementia.

Duane is survived by his wife, Char; daughter, Sabrina Pederson; stepsons, Casey (Billie) Pippenger, Kyle (Sabrina) Pippenger; grandson, Kade Pederson; granddaughters, Filicity, Kailin, Brecklyn, Anna, Miah Pippenger; sister, Carol Pederson; brother, Gary Pederson.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Palmer and Lenora Pederson, and his grandparents.
He did his damndest.

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Mary Norgard (Fairview, MT)
Dec 27, 2021

Sabrina and Kade I'm so sorry to hear of Duanes passing. May you know you both are in my thoughts and prayers. Sending my love and hugs.

Patricia Lee (Williston , North Dakota )
Dec 27, 2021

Char and family, I am so sorry for your loss. Love and prayers for all.

Mavis Olson (Minot, ND)
Dec 27, 2021

Duane was a classmate at good old Noonan high school. Sorry for your loss Carol and Gary.

Bev and Bernie Dokken (Crosby, ND)
Dec 27, 2021

Hugs and prayers to the family.

Janice Mischke Moody (Powers Lake, North Dakota)
Dec 27, 2021

My Thoughts and Prayers are with you Char and Family at this time. My Deepest Sympathy to you all. Janice

Gloria Espeseth (San Diego, CA)
Dec 27, 2021

65 years ago, Duane, Ellen Fagerland, and I were in 1st grade at country school…lots of good memories! Blessings to Duane’s family and friends!

Jim and Joan Ronholdt (Mandan, ND)
Dec 28, 2021

We had so many memories and good times together. We grew up with Duane. I was on a farm a couple miles from him also we both went to school in Wahpeton and Noonan.

Mary
Dec 28, 2021

Comforting prayers to Duane's family and friends.

David and Janice Arnson (Williston, ND)
Dec 28, 2021

Sabrina and family, sorry for the loss of your Dad. I worked with him several times over the years in the oilfield, I always enjoyed running into him in the recent years at Horizon Resources and catching up. Thoughts and prayers to your family.

Kyle & Sabrina Pippenger (Williston)
Dec 28, 2021

You will be missed.
Kyle, Sabrina, Filicity and Anna Pippenger

Shirley Pederson
Dec 28, 2021

Sabrina, Kade, Carol, Gary & Sandy, Bryon, Susan, Shelley,
I am so sorry for your loss. Your Father, Grandfather , brother, Uncle, cousin will be forever in your hearts, as he is in mine, my friend. God speed Duane.

Terry Boyd (Quitman, Texas)
Dec 28, 2021

I worked with Duane for many years. He was great Man and I learned a lot from Duane. Duane rest in peace.

Doug Schmidt (Bismarck, North Dakota)
Dec 28, 2021

I am sorry for your loss. I worked many years with him in the oil patch. He became a good friend and I have many great memories of him. He was so dedicated to his work. Rest in peace Duane

Bill Hanson (WILLISTON, North Dakota)
Dec 28, 2021

Sorry for your loss

Curt Dahl & Candess Grindeland (Williston, ND)
Dec 29, 2021

We are so sorry for the loss of Duane and the struggles he went through. We will always remember the days with him at Bomac Grace and Nabors

Marilyn Gravos (Minot, ND)
Dec 29, 2021

I am so sorry to hear of Duane’s passing. I worked with him at Bomac for several years. He was a dear friend to me. My thoughts and prayers are with his family during this difficult time.

Michael Mccarty (Williston, North dakota)
Dec 29, 2021

Char, May all of your memories not be part of the past but pieces for the future. I am sorry to hear about his passing, the heart will heal, we are here if you need anything. We are thinking of you.

Marilee Nelson (Noonan, ND)
Dec 30, 2021

Sincere sympathy to Carol & Gary & all of Duane's family. I went to school with him in Noonan. & he was the nicest guy with the best smile. He always was very friendly & liked to chat if you ran into him. He will be missed. RIP Duane.

Gary & Holly Stefonowicz (Williston, ND)
Dec 30, 2021

Rest In Peace Duane. Always had a smile when we met him and fun to talk to, always learned something in our visits.

Thomas Kostelecky (DICKINSON, ND)
Dec 30, 2021

Will be missed always, rest in peace Duane.

Lester Ronholdt & Family (Williston , North Dakota )
Dec 30, 2021

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Duane’s family and friends. I worked for and with him numerous times over the years. He always had a smile except when we were pushing a rig out in the red desert north of Wamsutter Wyoming in the middle of a very frigid winter. Between the rig and the roughnecks and the cold it was almost too much to take. Rest In Peace Duane.

Rodney Ledahl (Williston , ND)
Dec 30, 2021

I have many great memories of Duane and learned a lot from him…for the longest time I thought he never slept! He really did do his damndest! Lol RIP Duane

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