Kristin Kay (Ehnbom) Hopkins , 62, passed away peacefully at her home in Kimball on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2007, following a nearly three year long battle with a malignant brain tumor. Kristin was born December 5, 1944 in Wadena, MN to the late Rudolph E. and Juanita L. Ehnbom, then of New York Mills, MN. Her family moved to Hurley, WI in 1954. Both of her parents taught in the Ironwood school system. Kristin attended J.E. Murphy High School, graduating in 1962. She attended Macalester College in St. Paul, MN for one year and then Gogebic Community College for a year. She was married to Larry Michael Hopkins on August 8, 1964. The couple lived in San Diego, CA, Bremerton, WA, and Hayama, Japan while Larry was on active duty in the Navy. In 1970 they moved to East Lansing, MI where Kristin worked to help put her husband through graduate school. They then came back to the Gogebic Range in 1972 when Larry was offered a teaching job at Gogebic Community College. Kristin returned to Michigan State University in 1974 and completed the last two years of her degree in barely over a year. She was awarded a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Studio Art Practice with highest honors. Kristin was an adjunct faculty member of Gogebic Community College where she taught ceramics, and had worked for The Craft Lady Gift Shop and as an optical assistant to Dr. Richard Miller. She was volunteer in Theatre North, and a Stampin Up Instructor. She was also a spinner and raised sheep and llamas and turned their wool into yarn. She was active for many years as a 4-H leader and as a youth leader at Zion Lutheran Church. She volunteered at the Dove Women's Shelter and was honored as Dove's Volunteer of the Year. She was also a volunteer for the Southeast Llama Rescue Organization and was the Moderator of the International Shetland Internet List. Kristin is survived by her husband, Larry; her brothers, Daniel, of Charlottesville, VA, and John (Jill), of Brooklawn, NJ; her mother-in-law, Mildred Hopkins, of Ironwood; by the daughter of her heart, Joy (Lantta) Roberts, of Longmont, CO; two nieces, a nephew, two great-nephews, a great-niece, and many friends. She loved animals, and two cats and two dogs were constant and beloved companions during her illness. In accordance with Kristin's wishes, cremation has taken place, and her remains will be interred privately. Memorial services will be held at Zion Lutheran Church in Ironwood at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 8, with the Rev. Francis Strong officiating. A luncheon reception will follow in the church fellowship hall. Friends may call at the church from 9:30 a.m. until service time on Thursday. Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to the Hope Animal Shelter, 510 Easy St., Ironwood, MI 49938, or the Southeast Llama Rescue Organization (SELR), 678 Mill Creek Rd., Luray, VA 22835. To view Kristin's obituary online, sign the guestbook and express condolences, visit mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are entrusted to McKevitt-Patrick and Engstrom Funeral and Cremation Services of Ironwood and Hurley.