Raziye Hoeven

Minot, passed away

Thursday, August 17,

2017, in her home.

Raziye Yusuf was born

December 16, 1930, the

daughter of Kemal and

Halida Yusuf, in Tokyo,

Japan. She was raised in

Tokyo, where she attend-

ed school, spoke Japanese

and modeled. Raziye

moved to the United

States in 1956, and made

her home in Los Angeles,

where she became a hair-

stylist. Always draped

in chic designer clothing,

Raziye was a bonafide

fashion plate who in-

spired many with her na-

tural sense of style and

fashion.

Raziye married John H.

“Jack” Hoeven, Jr. in June

of 1984, in Minot, ND.

She was a devoted wife,

sister, aunt, and friend to

all who knew and loved

her. In addition, she was

an extraordinary gar-

dener, a fabulous cook

and a gifted painter. She

loved her family dearly

and enjoyed spending

time going to aerobics and

having coffee with her

many friends.

Raziye cherished Sun-

day dinners with her

mother, “Ani,” older

brother Ayaz, and her

youngest sister, Hatice,

along with their children,

an important family tradi-

tion shared together,

every weekend and holi-

days in Los Angeles for 30

years.

Raziye’s desire to be-

come a Christian was real-

ized when she was in-

spired by Pope Francis

while he was visiting the

United States in Sep-

tember of 2015. After

watching the Pope speak

during one of his appear-

ances in Pennsylvania,

God provided her perfect

clarity to seek baptism in

order to become a practic-ing Christian. We are so

grateful to serve such a

loving and mighty God.

Her loving family in-

cludes: husband of 33

years, John H. “Jack” Hoe-

ven, Jr., (who recently

passed into eternity on

August 19, 2017); step-

daughters, Becky Elder,

Minot, ND, and Marjorie

Sarah Hoeven, Westmin-

ster, CA; stepson and

daughter-in-law, Senator

John H. Hoeven III and

his wife, Mikey, of

Bismarck, ND; step-

grandchildren, Matt Elder

and Alesha (Chris) Bailey;

Austin (Carole) Duffis,

and Adam Duffis; and

Marcela (Matthew) Sam-

son, and Jack (Kelly) Hoe-

ven; step-great-grand-

children, Torin Elder,

Kira and Deacon Bailey,

and Crew, Jax, Nash and

Kip Samson; sisters, Ha-

tice Blanda, Los Angeles,

California, and Naciye

Arayici, Istanbul, Turkey;

nephews and nieces, Erol,

Erish, Yasmin Yusuf, all

of San Francisco, CA,

Kurt Yusuf, Orange, CA,

Lida (Dave) Wuichet, and

their sons, Luis and Jules,

all of San Francisco, CA;

Justine (Ken) Wengrod

and their children, Alexa,

Jaime, and Jordan, all of

West Los Angeles, CA; Jon

Blanda and his son,

Drake, both of Malibu,

CA; and Turgut, Barbaros,

Dilara, Berk, Merih Aray-

ici, all of Istanbul, Turkey.

Raziye was preceded in

death by her parents,

Kemal and Halida Yusuf;

brothers, Osman, Omar,

and Ayaz Yusuf;

brother-in-law, Joseph

Blanda; and nephew,

Claude Yusuf.

Mass of Christian Buri-

al: Wednesday, August

23, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. at

St. John the Apostle

Catholic Church, Minot.

Interment: Rosehill

Memorial Park, Minot,

ND.

Visitation: Tuesday

from 4 to 5 p.m. at St.

John the ApostleCathol-

icChurch, Minot.

Vigil Prayer Service:

Tuesday at 5 p.m. at St.

John the Apostle Catholic

Church, Minot.

Memorials: are pre-

ferred to Bishop Ryan

Catholic School.

Those wishing to sign

the online register and

share memories may ac-

cess the online obituaries

section at (www.

thompsonlarson.com).