Obituary Record

Steven R. Rasmussen
Died on 1/3/2010

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published in The Enterprise, January 8, 2010

STEVEN R. RASMUSSEN, 62

Steven R. Rasmussen, 62, of Spiker, died Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010, at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.

Services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Arlington. Military honors will be conducted by VFW Post 8332 and American Legion Post 71 of Arlington at the church, following services. Interment will be in the Arlington Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8, at Reckmeyer-Moser Funeral Home in Arlington, with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Visitation will also be held at the church on Saturday, one hour prior to services.

Steven R. Rasmussen was born June 10, 1947, in Fremont to Morgan and Irene (Stork) Rasmussen. He grew up near Spiker, where he attended grade school. He was active in 4-H as a youth, and the Future Farmers of American during high school.

He was a 1965 graduate of Hooper High School.

He served in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War from April 20, 1966, until April 19, 1968, and was a machine gunner. He was awarded three Purple Hearts. After his military service, he attended Universal Trade School in Omaha.

In May of 1969, he and his brother, Dan, started Rasmussen Brothers Automotive in Fremont. He returned to the farm near Spiker in 1975, and farmed and raised livestock. In 1993, he operated Steve Rasmussen Automotive at rural Spiker.

He enjoyed fishing and building and racing dragsters.

On March 25, 1971, he married Gene Lueke in Fremont. She survives him, as does a son, Douglas Rasmussen of Spiker; and two brothers and a sister-in-law, Dan and Linda Rasmussen of Oakland; and Roland Rasmussen of Blair; numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Delores Ruwe; and a brother, David Rasmussen.

Memorials are suggested to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, the Siena-Francis House in Omaha, or the donor’s choice.

# 2 – from the Omaha World-Herald, January 5, 2010

RASMUSSEN, STEVEN R., Age 62, Spiker, NE. Survived by wife, Jean; son Douglas, Spiker, NE; two brothers.

FUNERAL, 10:30 am Saturday, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Arlington, NE. VISITATION Friday, 2 – 8 pm with family receiving friends 6 – 8 pm at Funeral Home. VISITATION Saturday at Church 1 hour prior to Service. Burial Arlington Cemetery.

RECKMEYER-MOSER FUNERAL HOME, Arlington, NE 402-721-4490

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