Ted Selfors

Ted Selfors, 85, Minot,

ND, passed away Satur-

day, October 24, 2020, at

Sanford Health in Fargo,

ND.

Ted was born July 16,

1935, the son of Nels and

Signy (Berg) Selfors, in

Minot, ND. Ted was

raised and educated in

Minot, ND attending

Minot High School.

Ted married Shirley Bo-

gar on September 23,

1953 and they lived in

Minot. Shirley passed

away on November 24,

1977.

Ted enlisted in the Un-

ited States Army on

March 11, 1959. He

proudly served his coun-

try in Germany. He was

honorably discharged on

March 10, 1965.

Ted started working the

Great Northern Railway as

an machine operator

when he was young. He

retired from the Burling-

ton Northern Santa Fe

Railroad in 1996.

Ted married Alyce Ath-

erton Hanson on De-

cember 22, 1983. They

resided in Minot for 38

years.

Alyce died on May 21,

2020 and he continued to

live in Minot.

Ted was a member of

Bethany Lutheran

Church, Minot.

Ted enjoyed riding

horses and hunting when

he was younger. His big-

gest joy in life was his

family.

Surviving family in-

cludes:

Daughter, Linda “Lynn”

Johnson of Tucson, AZ;

Three grandchildren, Jen-

nifer (Anthony) Jensen,

Brian (Amy) Johnson and

Jeffrey (Christa) Johnson;

Seven

great-grandchildren, Alex,

Arianna and Gabe Jensen,

Mya Martinez, Delaina

DeLeon, Landon and Ad-

disyn Johnson; Sister: Lor-

raine Alfstad; Brother:

Rodney Selfors; and

numerous nieces,

nephews; stepchildren,

stepgrandchildren and

stepgreat-grandchildren.

Ted was preceded in

death by: his parents;

wives, Shirley and Alyce,

five brothers and five sis-

ters.

Celebrating the Life of

Ted Selfors:

Due to the Coronavirus

Pandemic, a funeral for

family and his railroad

colleagues will be held

Thursday, October 29,

2020, at 2:00 pm at

Bethany Lutheran Church

in Minot, ND. Due to the

Coronavirus Pandemic,

please observe social dis-

tancing.

Final Resting Place:

Rosehill Memorial Park,

Minot, ND. Due to the

Coronavirus Pandemic,

please observe social dis-

tancing.

Visitation: Wednesday,

October 28, 2020 from 3

p.m. until 5 p.m. at

Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral Home, Minot. Due to

the Coronavirus Pandem-

ic, please wear masks and

observe social distancing.

The service will be

livestreamed for the pub-

lic to view and can be ac-

cessed by going to

www.bethanylutheran.tv.

Those wishing to sign

the online register and

share memories may ac-

cess the online obituaries

section at www.thompson

larson.com.