Selma Carolina Holden, 105 of Winner, SD passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at the Winner Regional Long Term Care Facility.  Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 14, at 11:00AM at the Christ Lutheran Church in Winner.  Burial will follow in the Colome City Cemetery.  A visitation will be held one hour prior to funeral service on Saturday.

Selma Carolina (Norland) Holden was born on July 5, 1911 to Ingeborg Annetta (Bjoe) and Peder Norland, immigrants from Norway who had homesteaded in Tripp, and Gregory counties.  They settled in Tripp County, and Selma grew up on the farm.  Selma graduated from Winner High School in 1930, then attended Normal Teaching College in Aberdeen, SD.  She also attended summer school in Spearfish, and Springfield, SD to renew her teaching certificate.

Selma married Thomas Henry Holden and to this union four children were born.  Donna (Derold) Shippy of Winner, Merle (Gloria) Holden of Colome, Duane (Rita) Holden of Clearfield, and Roger (Nadine) Holden of Evanston, WY.

Selma taught at several country schools in Tripp County and in the Colome and Winner schools.  She taught for nearly 40 years.  Selma loved her pupils and really enjoyed teaching.  She had many stories to tell of her experiences.  She was a member of the Retired Teachers Association and the Extension Club.

Selma and Tom farmed in Tripp County where she was known for her good meals, especially her pies and buns.  They enjoyed raising a garden and gifting the produce to relatives and friends.

Selma was preceded in death by her husband Thomas, parents Peder and Ingeborg Norland, brothers; Perry and Arthur, sisters; Inger (Harlan) Henneman and Helen (Horace) Thomas.

Those surviving her are Donna (Derold) Shippy, Merle (Gloria) Holden, Duane (Rita) Holden, Roger (Dee) Holden, five grandchildren: Debra (Brad) Assman of Winner, Darla (Jeff) DeKraai of Sturgis, Anji Wiley of Rapid City, Kristi (Andrew Perodeau) Holden of Orange, OH, Donovan (Sherry) Holden of Germany.  Seven great grandchildren: Jeremiah Assman of Casper, WY, Jacob DeKraai of Alaska, Chloe DeKraai of Moorehead, MN, Vivian Holden  of Rapid City, John Sixsmith of Rapid City, Holden Perodeau and Layla Perodeau of Orange, OH, one great-great grandchild, Zander Ellsworth of Rapid City, and one sister Mildred (Paul) Schurger of Rapid City and many nieces and nephews