DuWayne "Dukes" Pochant Sr., age 77 of rural Coleharbor, ND died Dec. 5, 2009 at St.Alexius Medical Center in Bismarck, ND due to complications following surgery.

Services will be held 11:00 AM Thurs. Dec. 10, 2009 at Augustana Lutheran Church in Underwood, ND with Pastor Joel Sherer, officiating. His cremains will be interred at Coleharbor Cemetery.

DuWayne was born Nov. 4, 1932 in Underwood, ND to Harry L. and Esther (Kalk) Pochant. He was educated in the Coleharbor schools. DuWayne entered the US Army in 1953 during the Korean Conflict and was stationed in Japan. He was honorably discharged from active duty in 1955. DuWayne married Joan E.R. Robinson in 1959. They made Coleharbor their home in 1962. They had three children, Kurth, Tanya, and Shannon. Joan passed away in 1985. His adventures as a young man included: working on the construction of the Garrison Dam; digging potatoes in Florida; harvesting crops in Canada; working at missile sites in ND and working at power plants in MN and ND. DuWayne also spent time in Fairbanks, AK. These are the edited versions of his adventures. He had welded for many years as a pipefitter and as a dragline maintenance welder at Falkirk Mining Co., south of Underwood.

DuWayne married Sallie A. Moore in 1986. They lived in Coleharbor until 1994 when they bought a farm near Riverdale. Together they loved polishing an old farm to make it new and their own. They had two children, Mandee and DuWayne.
After his retirement from Falkirk Mine, he continued to farm until his death.

He loved farming, hunting deer and pheasants (with his loyal dog Ruby), fishing (if the lines weren't tangled), playing pinochle, and most of all spending time with family.

He is survived by his wife, Sallie Pochant of Coleharbor; three daughters, Tanya (Mike) Stebbins of Coleharbor, Shannon Pochant of Belcourt, & Mandee Pochant of Coleharbor; one son, DuWayne Pochant Jr. of Bottineau; three brothers, Harry "Jr." (Virginia) Pochant of Coleharbor, Robert "Skinny" (Pat) Pochant of Pick City, Alden (Florence) Pochant of Bismarck; two sisters, Marlene (Ron) Molzahn of Minot & Lois Hummel of Lewiston, ID; brothers-in-law, Joseph (Jan) Moore of Hastings, MN, & Clarence Hummel of Clarkston, WA; sisters-in-law, Susan Moore of Underwood, Ruth Pochant of Bismarck, Melba Moore of Mandan; 8 grandchildren, Kelly, Lisa, Spring, Tricia, Eric, Megan, Shaina, and Carlee; 8 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild; aunts & uncles, Eldora Brothen, Alice Seney, Myron Seney, & Roy Seney.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Joan (Robinson) Pochant; his son, Kurth Pochant; his father, Harry L. Pochant Sr.; mothers, Esther (Kalk) Pochant, Ilora (Seney) Pochant, & one brother, Henry "Hank" Pochant.