ALICE M DEHOFF

Alice Marie (Rahlf) DeHoff was born at her parent’s farm August 9, 1937 in Foster County, South of Glenfield, she lived there until April of 1942 then moved to the family farm in Griggs County, Rural Binford. She attended school until the 8th grade. Alice was baptized on October 3, 1937 at Zion and confirmed on March 29, 1953 in Redeemer Grand Forks, ND.

Chuck and Alice met in October of 1961 at the bowling alley in Cooperstown where Alice was a waitress. Chuck was stationed at the Air Force base in Finley. They married on March 24, 1962, at Grace Lutheran Church in Cooperstown, ND, combining their two families. Son’s Bobby, David, Charlie and daughter’s Laurie and Julie. They moved around a bit while Chuck was in the Air Force, living in such places as Finley, Cooperstown and Fortuna, ND and two years in Crete, Greece. In 1968 Chuck and Alice’s brother Bill bought the Michael D. Leininger Farm (Bill and Alice’s grandparents) and called that home. In 1970 Tina joined the family and in 1975 Angie made it seven children. Alice worked at various she jobs while she raised her family such as homemaker, caregiver, Woolworth cashier, waitress, lifeguard, EMT, Secretary and/or Treasurer for Lutheran Women’s Missionary League and AAL aka Thrivent, North Dakota Women’s Bowling Champion, various positions with DeHoff Farms/Dairy, president and treasurer DeHoff Trucking.

Alice loved to be with her family, wherever that might be. She loved camping, taking pictures, reading, watching game shows, doing laundry, dancing, gardening, visiting and playing cards. She was famous for her pies, potato salad and her generosity in helping anyone.

Alice Marie DeHoff is survived by her children; David, Moorhead, MN; Laurie (Steve) Fisher, Cooperstown, ND; Julie Keller, Cooperstown, ND; Tina (John) Rice, Alexandria, MN; and Angie (Chad) Sorensen, Larimore, ND. 17 grandchildren, and 31 great grandchildren with one on the way. Her siblings; Kay Bear, Glenfield, ND, Bill (Nikki) Rahlf, Sutton, ND, Jim Rahlf, Cooperstown, ND, Ronnie (Karen) Rahlf, Cooperstown and Danny Rahlf, Aneta, ND; along with numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

Alice was preceded in death by her husband Charles “Chuck” and her children Jane Marie, Bobby and Charlie, her parents Bill and Alice Rahlf; brothers Jerry, David and Tim Rahlf; sisters Dorothy Everson, Marilyn Roth and Patricia Rickford; in-laws Roy and Margaret DeHoff; brothers-in-law LeRoy DeHoff, Bob Everson, Bob Bear, Reynold Rickford, John White, Walter DeHoff, Harold Roth and sisters-in-law Rosalie White, Judy Rahlf; and nephews, nieces, and cousins.

Funeral Services will be Monday, November 2, 2026 at 11:00 am in the Zion Lutheran Church, rural Binford, ND. Visitation will be Sunday, November 1, 2026 from 5:00 pm till 7:00 pm in the Quam-Plaisted-Cushman Funeral Home in Cooperstown, ND with a Prayer Service at 7:00 pm. Interment will be in Zion Cemetery, rural Binford, ND.