MYRTIE RASMUSSEN, 96

Former Herman resident Myrtie Rasmussen, 96, of Blair died Monday, May 5, 2003, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Blair.

Funeral services were 10 a.m. Thursday, May 8, at the First Christian Church in Blair, with interment in the Herman Cemetery.

Myrtie Rasmussen was born April 10, 1907, on a farm south of Tekamah to Harry and Maggie (Harrison) Cooper. She spent most of her childhood on farms in and around Herman and Tekamah, where she also attended school.

On Dec. 27, 1926, she married Willie “Bill” Rasmussen of Audubon, Iowa. The couple lived in Herman for 59 years.

Mrs. Rasmussen had lived at Parkview Manor and at Carter House in Blair for the past 20 years.

She is survived by a daughter, Jean Rasmussen Pace of Blair, and a son and daughter-in-law, Keith and Lie Lany Rasmussen of Wisner; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; sister and brother-in-law, Donald and Jaccie Brinley of Romaland, Calif.; sister-in-law, Velma Cooper of Tekamah; sisters-in-law, Lulu Miller and Ethel Rasmussen, both of Audubon, Iowa; many nieces, nephews and close friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Bill; sisters Thelma Earlywine of Herman and Nettie Mae Bradley of LaMesa, Calif.; a brother, Phillip Cooper of Tekamah; and a son-in-law, Roy Pace of Blair.

# 2 - - from the Omaha World-Herald, May 7, 2003

RASMUSSEN - - Myrtie, 96 yrs., Blair. Survived by daughter, Jean Pace, Blair; son, Keith Rasmussen, Wisner, NE; 5 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren.

FUNERAL SERVICE 10 AM Thurs., First Christian Church, Blair, NE. Burial Herman Cemetery.

CAMPBELL-AMAN FUNERAL HOME, Blair, NE 4020426-2191

#3 Funeral Leaflet

In Loving Memory of Myrtie G. Rasmussen

Born April 10, 1907 Tekamah, Nebraska ~ Entered Into Rest May 5, 2003 Blair, Nebraska

Funeral Service 10:00 A.M. Thursday, May 8, 2003 First Christian Church Blair, Nebraska. Officiating: Pastor David Ludwick. Music Provided By: Cindy Nabity. Musical Selections: “In The Garden”, “How Great Thou Art”. Casketbearers: Bob LaChapelle, Lee Cooper, Brad Pace, Kyle LaChapelle, Tim Ortmeier, Greg Rasmussen

Graveside Services: Herman Cemetery, Herman, Nebraska

Arrangements by Campbell-Aman Funeral Home

~~~Obituaries and funeral leaflet courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings and leaflets on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library~~~

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