Harriet E. Dosmann

Harriet Dosmann, age 89 died at her home on November 1, 2025 after a brief illness.

Harriet Elaine Eickenbrock was born August 22, 1936 to Joseph and Jessie (Helgeson) Eickenbrock on the family farm near Wales, ND. She attended Minto Consolidated School and graduated from high school at Wales in 1954. Harriet attended Aaker’s Business College in Grand Forks, ND following high school, then worked as a legal secretary for the States Attorney’s Office. She married Lyle Dosmann on October 14, 1957. The lived in Grand Forks until moving to Grafton in 1972 to start their own auto body shop, D&E Auto Repair. Harriet and Lyle enjoyed fishing and lake life at Rocky Point on Lake of the Woods. They spent summers at the lake until Lyle’s passing in 1998. They were members of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Grafton.

Harriet is survived by her three daughters: Tammy Johnson, Bemidji, MN; Julie (Terry) Demester and Alane Dosmann both of Grafton, ND; her sister, Connie Tupa, Thompson, ND; grandchildren: Jessie (Ryann) Engholm Johnson, Bethany Johnson, Joe (Kelsey) Demester, Emilie Demester, Jacob (Joelle) Schmuck, Katelyn (Fei Liu) Schmuck and Lisa Jo (Tristan Lopez) Schmuck; her great grandchildren: Lincoln & Holden Schmuck, Henry Demester and Koda Lopez. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Lyle, sister, Shirley McCracken; brothers-in law: John Tupa, Bill McCraken, Kenny Dosmann and Glen Schneider; sisters-in-law: Alyce Schneider and Janet Dosmann; her nephew, Daniel Dosmann.

Mass of Christian Burial will be Thursday, November 7, 2025 at 10:30 AM at the St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church of Grafton, ND. Visitation will be Thursday for one hour prior to the service at the church. Inurnment will be at St. John’s Catholic Cemetery. The service will be live streamed on the Tollefson Funeral home website.

In lieu of flowers the family would prefer donations to the Grafton Food Pantry or HIA Hospice.

The Tollefson Funeral Home of Grafton is in charge of the arrangements.