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Jens J. Rasmussen

Birth	:	6 Aug 1894 Denmark
Death	:	2 Dec 1986 Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington, USA
Burial	:	St. John the Baptist Churchyard, South Carlton, West Lindsey District, England
Coordinate	:	53.2785000, -0.5754000
Description	:	ITEM: Jens J. Rasmussen, 92, of 604 No. Kittitas St., died Tuesday at Kittitas Valley community Hospital. Funeral services are pending at Cotton Chapel. A complete obituary will be published later. Ellensburg Daily Record, Dec. 2, 1986, p. 12 ----------------- OBIT: Jens J. Rasmussen, 92, of Ellensburg, died Tuesday at Kittitas Valley Community Hospital. He was born Aug. 6, 1894 on the family farm in Denmark, one of eight children of Christian and Christinia Rasmussen. He came to the United States in 1911, settling first in Connecticut, where he lived with an uncle and worked as a clock and watch maker. In 1913, he came to... Read More	ITEM: Jens J. Rasmussen, 92, of 604 No. Kittitas St., died Tuesday at Kittitas Valley community Hospital. Funeral services are pending at Cotton Chapel. A complete obituary will be published later. Ellensburg Daily Record, Dec. 2, 1986, p. 12 ----------------- OBIT: Jens J. Rasmussen, 92, of Ellensburg, died Tuesday at Kittitas Valley Community Hospital. He was born Aug. 6, 1894 on the family farm in Denmark, one of eight children of Christian and Christinia Rasmussen. He came to the United States in 1911, settling first in Connecticut, where he lived with an uncle and worked as a clock and watch maker. In 1913, he came to Kittitas to visit a brother and worked briefly in the valley for various ranchers, including Henry Clerf. An industrious and adventurous immigrant, Mr. Rasmussen explored a number of occupations. He worked as a logger in the Grays Harbor area, on construction of Northern Pacific railroad tunnels in Snoqualmie pass, at a smelter in Tacoma and as a streetcar operator in Seattle. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I and following discharge returned to the Kittitas Valley where he and Ida Page were married in 1923. They had three daughters and one son. His wife died Nov. 1, 1934. On Aug. 10, 1937, he and Effie Davidson were married in Seattle. They lived in the Kittitas Valley, where they owned and operated three different ranches. His main agricultural interest was cattle and he especially enjoyed the local cattle sales. Upon retirement in 1977, they moved to town and he continued his many hobbies and avocations, including gardening, playing cards, hunting and fishing and attending high school and college sporting events. Mr. Rasmussen was a member of the First Lutheran Church, Kittitas County Farm Bureau, Kittitas County Cattlemen's Association, the Masonic Lodge, American Legion and World War I Vetrs. Survivors incloude his wife, Effie, of Ellensburg; three daughters, Gertrude Thornton, of Moscow, Idaho, Helen Renfrow, of Lake Oswego, Ore., and Margaret Streamer, of Walla Walla; four grandchildren, three great grandchildren and two sisters, Frida Hansen and Louisa Rasmussen, both in Denmark. He was preceded in death by two sons, Frank, in 1942, and Morris, in 1954. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at First Lutheran Church with Pastor Rollin Swanson officiating. Burial will follow at Thorp Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to First Lutheran or charities of donors' choices. Ellensburg Daily Record, Dec. 3, 1986, p. 20

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Where is Jens J. Rasmussen's memorial?
Jens J. Rasmussen's memorial is located at: St. John the Baptist Churchyard, South Carlton, West Lindsey District, England.
When did Jens J. Rasmussen death?
Jens J. Rasmussen death on 2 Dec 1986 in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Jens J. Rasmussen's memorial?
Latitude: 53.2785000
Longitude: -0.5754000

Family Members:

Spouse

Effie Deana Davidson Rasmussen

(1912 - 1993)

Ida Page Rasmussen

(1902 - 1934)

Children

Frankie J. Rasmussen

(1931 - 1942)

Morris Rasmussen

(1939 - 1954)

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