1950
Raymond
2014
Raymond Hoff
January 24, 1950 — October 12, 2014
Raymond “Ray” P. Hoff, 64, Flasher, passed away October 12, 2014 at Sanford Health in Bismarck.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 am on Friday, October 17, 2014 at St. Lawrence Catholic Church, Flasher, ND with Rev. Dennis Schafer as celebrant. Burial will be at St. Lawrence Catholic Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Thursday, October 16, 2014 from 4:00-9:00 pm at St. Lawrence Catholic Church, Flasher, ND with a Rosary/Parish Vigil at 7:00 pm. Visitation will continue at the church one hour prior to the service on Friday.
Ray was born at home during a blizzard on January 24, 1950 to Joseph and Margaret (Zins) Hoff. He was raised and educated in the Flasher area, graduating from Flasher High School. He married Janice Nelson on June 26, 1971 in Flasher. They raised their children on their farm and worked hard as farmers and ranchers.
Ray loved the outdoors and nature. His greatest pleasure besides his family was going for a ride along the country side whether it was riding one of his horses or driving his prized team of percheron horses and wagon. He was also a long - time member and current president of the West River Teamsters Wagon Train. Ray was a talented welder and mechanic. If anything could be fixed or built he could do it. He had a special talent when it came to working with metal he could design and build any type of trailer. He enjoyed many things about the ranching life including calving, hauling hay in his semi- truck or working cattle with his neighbors and friends. He loved driving the Ranger to the pasture to check the cattle or to the field to look at the crops.
He always had a smile on his face and was a kind and generous man who was willing to lend a hand to any neighbor that needed help. He would enjoy visiting with all his friends over a “quick cup of coffee”. As good humored and generous as Ray was his family came first no matter what. He loved his family beyond measure.
Ray will be deeply missed by his devoted wife of 43 years, Janice; daughters, Kristine (Tim) Leshovsky and children, Larissa, Danielle, Tristin, Jakob, Taryn and Avarie, New Ulm, Mn and Kary (Jr. Magilke) Hoff and daughter, Alexis, Mandan, ND; son, Brian (Lisa Roth) Hoff and children, Audriana, Trevor and Jade, Mandan, ND; sisters, JoAnn (Jim) Kokales, Aberdeen, SD, Evelyn Miller, Kent, Wa, Phyllis Pasicznyk, Kennewick, Wa, Bernice (Tim) Thomas, Mandan, ND, Joyce (John) Miller, Flasher, ND, Charlotte Krebs, Rochester, Mn, Jean (Marty) Babel, Phoenix, Az and Jacquelyn Brandt, Bismarck, ND; brothers, Leander Hoff, Flasher, ND, Lawrence (Mavis) Hoff, Flasher, ND, Leo (Susan) Hoff, Bismarck, ND and John (Pam) Hoff, Flasher, ND along with many nieces, nephews and friends whose hearts and lives he touched.
Ray was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph & Margaret; infant sister, Loretta and 2 brothers-in-law, Ray Miller and Marvin Pasicznyk.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 am on Friday, October 17, 2014 at St. Lawrence Catholic Church, Flasher, ND with Rev. Dennis Schafer as celebrant. Burial will be at St. Lawrence Catholic Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Thursday, October 16, 2014 from 4:00-9:00 pm at St. Lawrence Catholic Church, Flasher, ND with a Rosary/Parish Vigil at 7:00 pm. Visitation will continue at the church one hour prior to the service on Friday.
Ray was born at home during a blizzard on January 24, 1950 to Joseph and Margaret (Zins) Hoff. He was raised and educated in the Flasher area, graduating from Flasher High School. He married Janice Nelson on June 26, 1971 in Flasher. They raised their children on their farm and worked hard as farmers and ranchers.
Ray loved the outdoors and nature. His greatest pleasure besides his family was going for a ride along the country side whether it was riding one of his horses or driving his prized team of percheron horses and wagon. He was also a long - time member and current president of the West River Teamsters Wagon Train. Ray was a talented welder and mechanic. If anything could be fixed or built he could do it. He had a special talent when it came to working with metal he could design and build any type of trailer. He enjoyed many things about the ranching life including calving, hauling hay in his semi- truck or working cattle with his neighbors and friends. He loved driving the Ranger to the pasture to check the cattle or to the field to look at the crops.
He always had a smile on his face and was a kind and generous man who was willing to lend a hand to any neighbor that needed help. He would enjoy visiting with all his friends over a “quick cup of coffee”. As good humored and generous as Ray was his family came first no matter what. He loved his family beyond measure.
Ray will be deeply missed by his devoted wife of 43 years, Janice; daughters, Kristine (Tim) Leshovsky and children, Larissa, Danielle, Tristin, Jakob, Taryn and Avarie, New Ulm, Mn and Kary (Jr. Magilke) Hoff and daughter, Alexis, Mandan, ND; son, Brian (Lisa Roth) Hoff and children, Audriana, Trevor and Jade, Mandan, ND; sisters, JoAnn (Jim) Kokales, Aberdeen, SD, Evelyn Miller, Kent, Wa, Phyllis Pasicznyk, Kennewick, Wa, Bernice (Tim) Thomas, Mandan, ND, Joyce (John) Miller, Flasher, ND, Charlotte Krebs, Rochester, Mn, Jean (Marty) Babel, Phoenix, Az and Jacquelyn Brandt, Bismarck, ND; brothers, Leander Hoff, Flasher, ND, Lawrence (Mavis) Hoff, Flasher, ND, Leo (Susan) Hoff, Bismarck, ND and John (Pam) Hoff, Flasher, ND along with many nieces, nephews and friends whose hearts and lives he touched.
Ray was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph & Margaret; infant sister, Loretta and 2 brothers-in-law, Ray Miller and Marvin Pasicznyk.
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