Selma Linrud Hopkins
July 7, 1927-Nov. 30, 2020
Selma Linrud Hopkins,
93, died Monday, No-
vember 30th, 2020, at a
Minot assisted living
center.
Selma Beatrice Haugen
was born in Ryder, North
Dakota on July 7, 1927, to
Rudolph and Lucinda
(Pollert) Haugen. She was
raised in Ryder and gra-
duated from Ryder High
School.
Selma married
Lawrence Linrud on Sep-
tember 1, 1946, in Minot.
They farmed and raised
their family north of Vel-
va.
Lawrence and Selma
were members of North
Prairie Lutheran Church
where she was organist,
taught Sunday School and
was a member of Ladies
Aid. She also belonged to
Velva Homemakers, was a
member of Order of the
Eastern Star, Music Moth-
ers and was a charter
member of the volunteers
at Souris Valley Care
Center, Velva. Lawrence
died on May 21, 1979.
Selma married Kenneth
Hopkins on October 16,
1982, and they lived in
Minot, where Selma was
an active volunteer for
Trinity Auxillary.
Faith and family were
very important to Selma.
She is survived by: hus-
band, Ken; sons, Larry
(Gail) Linrud and Lyle
(Bobbie) Linrud, all of
Velva; daughter, Sue
(Rod) Wilson of Minot; 7
grandchildren; 10
great-grandchildren and
several nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded in
death by: her parents, sis-
ter, Bernice; brother,
Wendell; and husband,
Lawrence.
A Public Graveside Ser-
vice will be held on Fri-
day, December 4, 2020, at
2:00 pm at North Prairie
Lutheran Cemetery, rural
Simcoe, ND.
Visitation: Thursday
from 4 to 6 pm at
Thompson-Larson Fun-
eral Home, Minot.
The service will be
video recorded for the
public to view and can be
accessed by going to
https://www.youtube.com/
channel/UCkw5wBH7W_I
UwKUcuLvhgOw.
Those wishing to sign
the online register and
share memories may ac-
cess the online obituaries
section at (www.thomson-larson.com