RASMUSSEN, John Henry 1912-1999

RASMUSSEN

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 1/5/2011 at 16:05:02

JOHN HENRY RASMUSSEN

ST. ANSGAR, IOWA - John Henry Rasmussen, 86, of St. Ansgar, died Wednesday (Oct. 20, 1999) at the Good Samaritan Center in St. Ansgar.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the First Lutheran Church in St. Ansgar, with the Rev. Robert Porisch officiating. Burial will be in the Woodbury Cemetery, rural Lyle, Minnesota.

Visitation will begin after 9 a.m. Saturday at the church.

John Rasmussen was born on November 9, 1912, to Peter and Ida (White) Rasmussen in Deer Creek Township, Worth County.

John was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith on Sept. 8, 1929, by the Rev. Olaf Langhough. He received his education at the Deer Creek No. 6 country school in Worth County.

On Dec. 31, 1935, he was united in marriage to Evelyn Foss in Albert Lea, Minn. To this union one daughter, Ramona, was born. John and Evelyn farmed near London, Minn., until retirement in 1975. They then moved to St. Ansgar, where John enjoyed helping his son-in-law, Craig Patterson, with planting and harvesting. Being a kid at heart, John also enjoyed watching his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, nine sisters, three brothers and a grandson in infancy.

Survivors include his wife, Evelyn; his daughter, Ramona and her husband, Craig Patterson, of St. Ansgar; two granddaughters, Julie and husband, Chris Paulson, of St. Ansgar, and Kim and husband, Kent Karschnik, of Mountain Lake, Minn.; four great-grandchildren, Autumn, Bryce, Ashley and Andre; one sister, Emma Skjeveland, of St. Ansgar; and many nieces, nephews and a host of friends.Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, 207 S. School St., St. Ansgar, is in charge of arrangements.

Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, (515) 736-4920.

Globe Gazette, Oct. 22, 1999