Peter Rasmussen died at his home one-half mile north of Washington at 4 o’clock this morning of a complication of diseases with kidney trouble. Not time has been set for the funeral as we go to press. He was born in Denmark and was 69 years of age. He was twice married and leaves two children by his first wife and six of the second. He leaves also one brother, Martin Rasmussen of this city.

Born Horn, Denmark. Parents - Rasmus Christensen and Laursine Pedersdatter. Married Karen Laursen 4/3/1883 - Ane Knudsen 1895

#2 Danskeren (Neenah, Wis.), December 18, 1918

(English translation follows)

Washington, Nebr.

I Lørdags var, der Begravelse herude i Countyet, en Milsvej Nordøst for Byen Washington. Det var en af de danske Nybyggere, Peter Rasmussen, der var død. Han var født i Horn, Danmark, 8. Sept. 1849. For ca. 40 Aar siden, udvandrede han til Amerika og nedsatte sig kort efter sin Ankomst her til Landet paa det Sted, hvor han boede til sin Død, den 11 Dec. 1918.

Peter Rasmussens første Hustru døde 1889 og efterlod ham en Søn, Rasmus Rasmussen, og en Datter, nu gift med Chr. Hansen og bor i Washington Co. I 1895 ægtede han Anne Knudsen, hvem han efterlader med fire Døtre. (Maria, Anna. May og Petra) og to Sønner (Knud og Peter). Alle 8 Børn med Enken var til Stede ved Begravelsen.

Da der for Tiden ingen dansk Præst er i Kennard, forrettede Dsk.s Redaktør efter Anmodning Begravelsen, der foregik fra Hjemmet. Han talte ud fra Joh. 5, 24. Et amerikansk Sangkor fra Washington sang tre Numre for os i Huset.

Peter Rasmussen var en agtet og afholdt og tjenestevillig Mand, hvorom den store Sørgeskare bl. a. gav Vidnesbyrd. Gud trøste dem. som sørger over Tabet af en kærlig Ægtemand og Fader!

On Saturday there was a funeral out here in the County, one mile northeast of the city of Washington. It was one of the Danish settlers, Peter Rasmussen, who died. He was born in Horn, Denmark, Sept. 8, 1849. About 40 years ago, he emigrated to America and settled shortly after his arrival in this country at the place where he lived until his death, Dec. 11, 1918.

Peter Rasmussen's first wife died in 1889 and left him a son, Rasmus Rasmussen, and a daughter, now married to Chr. Hansen and living in Washington Co. In 1895 he married Anne Knudsen, whom he leaves with four daughters. (Maria, Anna. May and Petra) and two sons (Knud and Peter). All 8 children with the widow were present at the funeral.

As there is currently no Danish priest in Kennard, the Editor of the Danish Christian Journal conducted the funeral at the request of the family. He spoke from John 5:24. An American choir from Washington sang three numbers for us in the house.

Peter Rasmussen was a respected and beloved man, and a man willing to serve, to whom the large crowd of mourners gave testimony. May God comfort those who mourn the loss of a loving husband and father!

~~~Obituaries courtesy of the Washington Genealogical Society. Newspaper clipping on file at the Blair Public Library.~~~

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