Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Daniel Rasmussen ~ Pioneer of the Month ~ November 2017



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Daniel Rasmussen 


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The above is taken from "Saga of the Sanpitch" Vol. 7

Obituary:


Birth: Feb. 25, 1876
Mount Pleasant
Sanpete County
Utah, USA
Death: Jun. 29, 1959
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake County
Utah, USA

Daniel Rasmussen, 83, former Mt. Pleasant mayor, died Monday of a heart attack at home of a son in Salt Lake City.
Born Feb. 25, 1876, Mt. Pleasant, to Morten and Karen Marie Christensen Rasmussen. Married Annie Jane Jorgensen July 20, 1902, Manti Temple, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Retired school teacher and principal. Served four terms on City Council. Former city recorder. Past president Sanpete Cattlemens Assn., Birch Creek and North Creek Irrigation companies. Active church worker.
Survivors, widow; sons, daughters, Dr. L. Paul, Salt Lake City; Dr. J. Howard, Brigham City; Dr. D. Irvin, Ogden; Mrs. W. W. (Mary) Rice, St. George; Mrs. Thomas (Esther) Christensen, Mt. Pleasant, 13 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren.

Salt Lake Tribune July 1, 1959 


Parents:

Morten RASMUSSENKaren Maria Or Marie CHRISTIANSEN

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 Wife:

Annie Jane Jorgensen Rasmussen

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Children: 


 Son Dr James Howard Rasmussen Daughter Esther Christensen Daughter Mary Rice Son Dr L Paul Rasmussen Son Dr Daniel Irvin Rasmussen

2 comments:

lee r christensen said...


"Elegy Written in a Country Courtyard" was written to honor men like Daniel
Rasmussen. lee

lee r christensen said...

THomas Gray's poem "Elegy Written in a Country Courtyard" had men like Daniel Rasmussen in mind. lee