Hans Rasmussen died at his home in Dexterville at 2:30 yesterday morning of hardening of the arteries, he being past 76 years of age. The funeral will be held at the house at 2 o’clock tomorrow, Thursday, and at the Danish church at Orum at 1:30, Rev. M. Halverson, of Omaha, officiating. Deceased was born in Findland, Denmark, Oct. 7th, 1841, and came to America in 1866. He settled first in Omaha, coming later to the farm in Lincoln township that was his home until 21 years ago when he moved to this city. He was married to Martha Christensen 46 years ago and two sons, Rasmus and Chris, both of the Orum neighborhood, were born to them. Also four daughters, Mrs. Chris and Mrs. Richard Nielsen, of Orum; Mrs. Carl Jensen of Denver, who has been here for the past week; and Laura who lived with her father. Mrs. Rasmussen died November 20th, last year.

#2-Published in the Tribune December 13, 1917

Hans Rasmussen was born in Finland, Denmark, Oct. 7, 1841, and died in Blair, Dec. 11, 1917, and 76 years. Mr. Rasmussen came to America in the year 1866, settled in Lincoln Township and was married to Miss Martha Christensen forty-six years ago. The faithful wife died Nov. 20, 1916. They were residents of Blair for twenty-one years. Ten children came to bless their home four dying in infancy and six are left to mourn the departure of a kind and loving father.

They are Rasmus and Chris of Orum, Mesdames Richard and Chris Nelson also of Orum, Mrs. Carl Jensen of Denver, Col., and Miss Laura who lived at home with her father. All were at his bedside when the end came.

The funeral was held from the residence in Dexterville at one o’clock Wednesday and services conducted by Rev. M. Halversen, Pastor of the St. Paul’s Danish Lutheran Church of Omaha. Burial was in the St. Paul yard at Orum. Old friends and neighbors acted as pallbearers and a number attended the services in Danish at the Orum Church later in the afternoon to show their respect for a good neighbor and one of the sterling pioneers of Lincoln Township.

Find a Grave Memorial # 116055243

Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file at the Blair Public Library.