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Ethel Louise Murray Rasmussen

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Birth	:	22 Jan 1923 Audubon County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	6 Feb 2019 Audubon, Audubon County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Maple Grove Cemetery, Audubon, Audubon County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.7289100, -94.9242700
Description	:	Ethel Louise Rasmussen, the second child of ten children born to William “Bill” Murray and Mina (Newell) Murray, was born January 22, 1923, on her parents’ farm in Lincoln Township, Audubon County, Iowa and died February 6, 2019, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 96 years and 14 days. Ethel was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church. She attended rural Audubon County schools. Ethel enjoyed playing basketball in high school graduating from the Viola High School with the Class of 1940. On June 2, 1940, she was united in marriage to Clarence... Read More	Ethel Louise Rasmussen, the second child of ten children born to William “Bill” Murray and Mina (Newell) Murray, was born January 22, 1923, on her parents’ farm in Lincoln Township, Audubon County, Iowa and died February 6, 2019, at the Friendship Home in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 96 years and 14 days. Ethel was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church. She attended rural Audubon County schools. Ethel enjoyed playing basketball in high school graduating from the Viola High School with the Class of 1940. On June 2, 1940, she was united in marriage to Clarence “Casey” Rasmussen in Maryville, Missouri. They were blessed with three daughters, Patricia, Gloria and Mary Lou. Ethel worked as a waitress at the Victory Café and candled eggs at the Parrott Produce. Later Ethel and Casey owned and operated the Montgomery Ward Store in Audubon, for over 10 years, until they sold the store. Ethel then worked in the kitchens of the Friendship Home and the Audubon Schools retiring after working for over 20 years, in 1995, at the age of 73 and following heart by-pass surgery. Casey died in 1993. Ethel enjoyed living in her home until she moved to the Friendship Home in July 2011. Ethel was a long time member of Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon, Iowa and a member of the V.F.W. Auxiliary. Ethel and Casey co-owned a boat with friends and went swimming and water-skiing at Lake View. They enjoyed going to the horse races in Omaha, Nebraska and vacations in the Ozarks. Ethel enjoyed playing golf and was an avid Tiger Woods fan. She also enjoyed bowling, playing cards and sewing. Her favorite project was sewing outfits for plastic pumpkins and ghost heads for Halloween. Ethel traveled on many “Ladies Only” trips with her daughters, her sisters, Lois and Dorie, and her special friend, Mary, to California, Branson, Missouri, Nashville, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. Preceding her in death was her husband, Casey Rasmussen; her son-in-law, Eugene Johansen; her great-grandson, Adam Berry, her parents; and her brothers and sisters, Roland and wife, Inga Murray, Russell “Snowball” Murray, “Tootie “ and husband, Mick Nissen, Merlin “Snooker” and wife, Roma Murray, and Louie Murray. Survivors include her daughters, Patricia and husband, Don, Gloria and husband, Paul, and Mary Lou; twelve grandchildren, Steven and wife, Darla, Jana and Payton, Todd, Julie and husband, Doug, Penny and husband, Dan, Lisa and husband, Mike, Brian and wife, Connie, Scott and wife, Kim, Kevin and wife, Angie, Casey and wife, Kathy, Chris and Jill and Rob and Sonia; 32 great-grandchildren; ten great-great-grandchildren; her brother and sisters, Robert and wife, Janet, Betty and husband, Lew, Lois and husband, Owen, and Dorie and husband, Dallas; her sisters-in-law, Marlene and husband, Kent, and Lorraine; her special friend, Mary, nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. The family will meet with friends on Saturday, February 9, 2019, from 12:00 noon until the time of the service at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon, Iowa. Funeral services will be conducted by Pastor Ben Unseth on Saturday afternoon, February 9, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon, Iowa. Interment will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon, Iowa.

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Ethel Louise Murray Rasmussen's memorial is located at: Maple Grove Cemetery, Audubon, Audubon County, USA.
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Ethel Louise Murray Rasmussen death on 6 Feb 2019 in Audubon, Audubon County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.7289100
Longitude: -94.9242700

Family Members:

Parent

William Ward Murray

(1898 - 1977)

Mina May Newell Murray

(1901 - 1987)

Spouse

Clarence "Casey" Rasmussen

(1920 - 1993)

Siblings

Rolland Ward “Jack” Murray

(1921 - 1990)

Russel Raymond “Snowball” Murray

(1925 - 1997)

Merlon Dean “Snooker” Murray

(1929 - 1991)

Lyle L. “Louie” Murray

(1939 - 1988)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Maple Grove Cemetery
Audubon, Audubon County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7289100, -94.9242700

2. Arlington Heights Cemetery
Audubon, Audubon County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7270000, -94.9240000

3. Saint Patricks Cemetery
Audubon, Audubon County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7033005, -94.9242020

4. County Farm Cemetery
Audubon County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6953120, -94.9233120

5. Luccocks Grove Cemetery
Audubon County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7619019, -94.8653030

6. Hamlin Lutheran Cemetery
Hamlin, Audubon County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6685000, -94.8995000

7. Ebenezer Cemetery
Audubon, Audubon County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7175000, -95.0159000

8. Douglas Township Cemetery
Audubon County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7611008, -95.0282974

9. Melville Township Cemetery
Audubon County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7439003, -94.8013992

10. Cameron Cemetery
Audubon County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8236008, -94.9167023

11. Lincoln Township Cemetery
Gray, Audubon County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8198130, -95.0154970

12. Adventist Cemetery
Exira, Audubon County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6164017, -94.9697037

13. Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
Kimballton, Audubon County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6524410, -95.0530670

14. Gray Cemetery
Gray, Audubon County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8414001, -94.9946976

15. Viola Center Cemetery
Viola Center, Audubon County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8236008, -94.8016968

16. Poplar Cemetery
Poplar, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6895000, -95.0942000

17. Saint John's Cemetery
Exira, Audubon County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5914670, -94.9547750

18. Exira Cemetery
Exira, Audubon County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5953636, -94.8654785

19. Merrills Grove Cemetery
Fiscus, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7057991, -95.1128006

20. Holy Trinity Cemetery
Exira, Audubon County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5905991, -94.8641968

21. Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
Kimballton, Audubon County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6306000, -95.0832977

22. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
North Branch, Guthrie County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6603012, -94.7236023

23. Oakfield Baptist Cemetery
Oakfield, Audubon County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5774994, -95.0168991

24. Michaelsen Cemetery
Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7124000, -95.1463500