
She was born Bernice Catherine Vosen on November 14th, 1932 to her parents Hubert and Johanna Vosen, in Pierz, MN. She grew up with her four brothers and her sister in Little Falls, MN, which is also where she was educated. Later on, she was employed at the Little Falls bakery. It was during this time that she met and began dating her future husband, Murile (Duke) LeDoux, who had just returned from military service in Europe. Soon after their marriage in 1953, Duke was offered, and he accepted, a job with the Fargo Fire Dept. It is in Fargo where they would take root and raise a family of 6 children together.