Dr. Gunay M. Raghib
June 20, 1931 ~ December 7, 2023
Dr. Gunay M. Raghib peacefully passed away December 7th, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s at his home in West Fargo, North Dakota. He was 92. Gunay’s life stretched across three continents and ended in his beloved North Dakota. He was loved by all who knew him, worked with him, and had the privilege of being his patient.
Gunay was born June 20, 1931, in Inonu, Cyprus (now the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus) the eldest of 6 kids. He went to elementary and high school in his home village where he enjoyed soccer and boy scouts. Gunay knew from a very early age he wanted to care for children. He left home and went to college and medical school at the University of Istanbul. After medical school, he moved to the United States of America to pursue his dream of becoming a pediatrician. He arrived in Minneapolis, MN, where he completed a residency in Pediatrics followed by a fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology where he discovered Raghib Syndrome. It was there he met his first wife Diane (Eggl) and upon completion of his residency, they moved to Winnipeg, Canada. He worked in Winnipeg for two years . While there, Gunay and Diane welcomed their eldest children, Sevda and Metin . In 1970, they moved to Minot, ND where Ender, Aysun, and Timur were born. In Minot, he practiced at Medical Arts Clinic for the next 35 years until his retirement in 1995.
After the passing of his first wife, he married Kerry Krabseth. Together they made their home first in Minot before moving to Lake Sakakawea near Williston, ND. Their lake home brought him immense joy. His love for sitting on the deck, watching the sunset with reflections on the water, highlighting the bluffs of the rolling hills brought him peace in his retirement. Gunay and Kerry eventually moved to West Fargo, ND in 2021.
Gunay was a well-respected physician and leader in the medical community in Minot. In addition to being a strong advocate for children, he was instrumental in the establishing the Minot chapter of Head Start. He loved being outside, enjoying nature, gardening, and visiting his neighbors. Above all, he cherished, loved, and was devoted to his family.
He is preceded in death by his first wife of 26 years, E. Diane Eggl; his son, Metin; his parents, Mustafa and Zekiye; his brother, Ozhan; and his sisters, Omay and Turkan.
He is survived by his wife Kerry, daughters Sevda Raghib, Helena, MT; Aysun Raghib, Laguna Beach, CA; sons Ender Raghib, West Fargo, ND; Timur Raghib (Alicia) Phoenix, AZ, step-daughters Shannon (Courtney) Bushnell Minot, ND; Amber (Ryan) Ogaard, Rochester, MN and step-son Jeremy (Anna) Krabseth, West Fargo, ND; 13 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren, his sisters Sevil Erer, London, England; Emel (Mustafa) Dervish, Leeds, England; and numerous nieces and nephews.
The Celebration of Life Ceremony will be held on Sunday, December 10th in the Norse Room at the Grand Hotel in Minot, ND from 3pm to 7pm.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Minot Parks and Recreation
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Kerry, Sevda, and families – I’m so sorry for the loss of such a wonderful man. I will cherish our conversations and the always so subtle advice when I was a young mother and a young Admin Asst. He was such a kind, compassionate person. My prayers for peace and comfort.
Deepest sympathy to family. I will always treasure working with Dr Raghib in the nsy as well as his tender care of our sons.
Kerry, Sevda and families- I had the pleasure of working with and being friends with Gunay for over 30 years. He was blessed with 2 wonderful wives and great kids. He was also my kid’s pediatrician. Anyone that knew him was blessed. So many great memories of our Med Arts days. Rest in peace💕
I am so sorry for your loss Kerry. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
You were our daughter’s Pediatrician . You were a fine Dr. and person.
Sorry for your loss. Thoughts and prayers to you and your family.
So sorry for your great loss.
My prayers are with you and your family.
Gunay, words cannot describe the kind of man you were. I feel so very blessed to have been able to know you. It was a blessing and privilege to have helped care for you the last months of your life. I will forever remember the funny title you gave to me: “chubby Turkish woman!” I will remember you forever. I promise to always look after Kerry for you. I loved meeting your children and grandchildren. You left quite the legacy. Rest in eternal peace my friend.
Dr. Raghib was a terrific, kind and loving person. He was always there when we needed him for our daughters. We were so Blessed to have known him. He always welcomed us with a smile and he was so knowledgeable. Our sympathy is with all of his family and friends!
I am so very sorry for your loss Kerry. May the Lord give you strength face the days ahead. 💛💛🐝💛💛
I am so very sorry for your loss Kerry. May the Lord give you strength face the days ahead. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and the family! 💛💛🐝💛💛
Dr. Raghib was a wonderful man and the kindest pediatrician that I had the pleasure of working with at St Joseph’s Hospital. I learned so much from him ,his kind, gentle manner with children was so amazing and his knowledge was off the charts. I remember him diagnosing something that nobody was able to figure out and all he did was walk in the room and look at this little boy and said I know exactly what he has and that is what it was. I had so much respect for him. I chose him to be both of my children’s pediatrician as well.
I also had the pleasure of knowing Diane who was a beautiful person as well. I don’t know his children well but I did know Metin because he wrestled for my husband for a short period of time, and my heart is sad that he left this earth far too soon. God bless you all in this time of sadness hold onto the memories that I’m sure you all have of the wonderful times you spent together as a family.
We offer our condolences to Dr Gunay’s family on both sides of the Ocean and send our Fatiha to his soul. Our connection with his parental family goes back to the Colonial days. He left the colony “…where the sun never set”, to the land “… hope and opportunity”.
Yet, Dr Gunay was a humanist who kept his family tradition. Our condolences are founded on the belief that the world is a staging post to place better, where we show the best endeavour to earn passage to.
Our condolences are for the comfort of the family united on both sides of the divide, now so insignificant, before the significance of Dr Gunay’s earthly qualities, well-placeing him for appreciation in the next.
I refer to Dr Gunay’s youngest surviving sister my kindergarten friend and sister-in-law and to Sevilay( abla) known all my life in total confidence that Dr Gunay was a blessed person and as his name suggested sought the good sincerely.
It is with a heavy heart thatI write to you all expressing my condolences for the passing of your husband/father/grandfather/stepfather/great grandfather and father in law.
He was my uncle, brother to my mother, but most of all a wonderful, kind human being who had a great sense of humour and made me laugh.
When we visited the USA Uncle Gunay and Aunty Kerry always made us feel welcome and comfortable, running around us like we were royalty! Our holidays there are some of my favourite memories and are now even more precious.
Thank you for being my Uncle.
Thank you Aunty Kerry for looking after him, for loving him, for being his constant companion, I’m so glad you had each other.
To my wonderful cousins; my heart breaks for you, you are suffering a tremendous loss, we are united in grief .
As the late Queen said when she lost Prince Philip “Grief is the price you pay for love”, and so it must be.
I’m glad Uncle passed away peacefully in the knowledge that he was surrounded by so much love and respect.
Goodnight my sweet King, may you find peace and happiness.
Dr. Raghib saw our family through many a childhood illness and emergency through the years. He was always so kind, gentle, and knowledgeable. I am so very sorry for your family’s loss. Our Voeller family will be saying prayers for your comfort and peace. We are so thankful for his dedication to pediatric medicine and service to our community.
Our condolences to all of the family. Prayers for your peace and comfort.
Kerry and family;
I am so sorry to hear of Gunay’s passing although I know the past few years have not been easy and may he rest now in peace. Reunited with loved ones who gained their wings before him. Kerry, Sevda I hold you in my prayers as the days ahead will not be easy. I remember working with Dr. Raghib as a Nurse, as a CNM and as a parent. He will be missed by all. He made quite an impact in Minot’s pediatric world. My sympathy to all.
Kerry: Rita joins me in taking this method of paying honor to a great friend and colleague. His contributions to community, profession, and family were many and manifest.
Your care and devotion to Gunay and his well-being are examples of the best we have to offer. Godspeed. Ty
Thoughts & prayers are with all.
Bless you Kerry. You are a wonderful friend and wife. He was so loved. You are in my thoughts and prayers. 🙏🏼🙏🏼
We met a couple of times when Uncle came to the UK, he was full of such good humour and fun. He always had a twinkle in his eye when we would have our little chats.
I know it’s of probably very little comfort, but he led a life full of achievements surrounded by loved ones.
Condolences to the whole family.