Irene Hoff
June 24, 1936-Aug. 19, 2019
Irene Hoff, 83, Minot,
passed away on Monday,
August 19, 2019 in a
Minot hospital.
Irene Viola Mason was
born on June 24, 1936, a
daughter of Niels and Ber-
tha (Weisz) Mason in Can-
do, ND. She was raised
and educated in Cando,
where she graduated in
1954. Irene furthered her
education by attending
the Minot State Teachers
College.
On September 6, 1955,
Irene was united in mar-
riage to Dwaine Hoff,
whom she had met on a
blind date. They made
their home on the Har-
rington Ranch near Bur-
lington until moving to
Gilby, ND in 1966. Irene
worked as a farm laborer
working in the beet and
wild oat fields, along with
the Gilby Cafe. She began
working at the Gilby Post
Office, prior to being
transferred to the Grand
Forks Air Force Base Post
Office in Grand Forks,
ND. In 1984, the family
moved to Minot, where
she worked at the Minot
Post Office until her re-
tirement in 1996.
Irene served as a Sun-
day School teacher for
many years. She also en-
joyed quilting, gardening,
fishing, going to the casi-
no, and spending time
with her family. Irene was
a loving wife, mother,
grandmother, sister and
friend who will be missed
by all that knew her.
She is survived by:
Husband of 63 years,
Dwaine, Minot; Children:
Gary (Svitlana) Hoff,
Minot, Cherry (Richard)
Kennedy, Hiram, Maine,
Patricia (David) Helgeson,
Minot, ND, Dale (Tammy)
Hoff, Coleharbor, ND,
Deann (Ronald) Yelton,
Louisville, KY, Ricky
(Shannon) Hoff, Minot;
Twenty grandchildren:
seventeen
great-grandchildren: Sis-
ter: Sharron
Smeltzer-Darling, Leeds,
ND; Numerous nieces,
nephews and cousins also
survive.
Irene was preceded in
death by: her father,
Niels, mother and stepfa-
ther Bertha and Joe, broth-
er Larry, and two sisters,
Judy Severtson and Geral-
dine Lang.
Visitation: Sunday, Au-
gust 25, 2019 from 2 until
4 pm at Thompson-Larson
Funeral Home, Minot
Funeral Service: Mon-
day, August 26, 2019 at 10
am at St. Marks Lutheran
Church, Minot
Burial: Sunset Memori-al Gardens, Minot.