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Edith “Grandma Goose” <I>Kunz</I> Rasmussen

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Edith “Grandma Goose” Kunz Rasmussen

Birth
Montpelier, Bear Lake County, Idaho, USA
Death
27 Feb 2013 (aged 88)
Montpelier, Bear Lake County, Idaho, USA
Burial
Montpelier, Bear Lake County, Idaho, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 1C, Lot 43, Sp 2
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Edith Kunz Rasmussen is the Daughter of Oneal Rudger Kunz and Eliza Aseneth Bacon. She married Robert Dean Rasmussen 29 May 1941 in Soda Springs Idaho.Edith & Bob was blessed with six Children which 4 are still living and two passed away Terry Dean Rasmussen and Lesa Kay Rasmusssen. They made their home in Montpelier all their lives and and operated the Silver Grill until they required the Virday Cafe and Cypress Dinning room. After retirement they spent seventeen years as snow birds going south. Edith was bless with many talents which she shared with family and frieds in every way . She was a member of the LDS Church where she held many callings. At the time of he passing she had 20 grandchildren, 48 Great Granchilren and 14 Great-Great grandchildren She was preceed in death by Her husband,Son Terry Dean and Daughter Lesa Kay and father and mother and 2 brothers, Vernal DeOrr & Melvin Farrell and one Sister Oma Kunz Northup , and a great grand son Jaxson Wilson Interment was at the Montpelier Cemetery. on 4 March, 2013Edith Rasmussen
Friday, March 1, 2013
Edith K. Rasmussen, 88, passed away peacefully Feb. 27, 2013 at the Bear Lake Memorial Hospital. Edith was born on Nov. 16, 1924, in Bern, Idaho to O'Neal Rudger Kunz and Eliza Aseneth Bacon. She married the love of her life, Robert Dean Rasmussen, May 29, 1941 in Soda Springs, Idaho. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Logan LDS Temple Feb. 15, 1946. Edith and Bob were blessed with six children, Judy Ann, Terry Dean, Christie, Lannie Jean, Robert Craig, and Lesa Kay.

They made their home in Montpelier. Edith and Bob acquired the Silver Grill in 1956 and operated it together until they acquired the Virday Café and Cypress Dining Room, which they operated from 1963 to 1989.

After retirement they spent seventeen years as snow birds going south for the winter. For them, these were special times in which they took life at a slower pace and enjoyed new friendships.

Edith was blessed with many talents which she shared with family and friends in every way; she enjoyed making and sharing all types of hand works and crafts. She also enjoyed sharing and teaching these skills to others, especially her grandchildren. In the latter part of her life, she spent many hours with her sisters, daughters, and nieces making quilts for family and friends in the valley.

She was a member of the LDS church where she held many callings. She enjoyed serving and helping others. For many years, she faithfully attended the temple on a weekly basis. Her love for her family, the gospel, and serving were the loves of her life.

Edith was a kind, loving person and will be missed by all who knew her. She is survived by three daughters, Judy (Glenn) Grunig, Christie (Mike) Ochsenbein, both of Montpelier, Lannie (Robert) Bloom of Pocatello, and one son Robert Craig (Julie) Rasmussen of Boise, 20 grandchildren; 48 great-grandchildren; 14 great-great-grandchildren, and three sisters, Elva K. (Kenneth) Nield and Virginia Price, both of Montpelier, Karen Phelps of Blackfoot, one brother, Wayne Kunz of Ogden, brother in-law, Dale Northup, of Montpelier, and sister in-law Joann (Blake) Williams of Blackfoot. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert Dean, son Terry Dean, daughter Lesa Kay Rasmussen, great-grandson Jaxson Wilson, her parents O'Neal Rudger and Eliza Aseneth Bacon, and by her siblings Vernal Kunz, Melvin Kunz, and Oma Kunz Northup.

Friends and family will gather in her honor Monday, March 4 for funeral services at noon in the Montpelier South Stake Center located at 485 S. 7th Street in Montpelier. The funeral services will be conducted by Bishop Loring Cammack of Montpelier 1st ward.

A viewing will be held Monday morning from 10 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. prior to the services.
Edith Kunz Rasmussen is the Daughter of Oneal Rudger Kunz and Eliza Aseneth Bacon. She married Robert Dean Rasmussen 29 May 1941 in Soda Springs Idaho.Edith & Bob was blessed with six Children which 4 are still living and two passed away Terry Dean Rasmussen and Lesa Kay Rasmusssen. They made their home in Montpelier all their lives and and operated the Silver Grill until they required the Virday Cafe and Cypress Dinning room. After retirement they spent seventeen years as snow birds going south. Edith was bless with many talents which she shared with family and frieds in every way . She was a member of the LDS Church where she held many callings. At the time of he passing she had 20 grandchildren, 48 Great Granchilren and 14 Great-Great grandchildren She was preceed in death by Her husband,Son Terry Dean and Daughter Lesa Kay and father and mother and 2 brothers, Vernal DeOrr & Melvin Farrell and one Sister Oma Kunz Northup , and a great grand son Jaxson Wilson Interment was at the Montpelier Cemetery. on 4 March, 2013Edith Rasmussen
Friday, March 1, 2013
Edith K. Rasmussen, 88, passed away peacefully Feb. 27, 2013 at the Bear Lake Memorial Hospital. Edith was born on Nov. 16, 1924, in Bern, Idaho to O'Neal Rudger Kunz and Eliza Aseneth Bacon. She married the love of her life, Robert Dean Rasmussen, May 29, 1941 in Soda Springs, Idaho. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Logan LDS Temple Feb. 15, 1946. Edith and Bob were blessed with six children, Judy Ann, Terry Dean, Christie, Lannie Jean, Robert Craig, and Lesa Kay.

They made their home in Montpelier. Edith and Bob acquired the Silver Grill in 1956 and operated it together until they acquired the Virday Café and Cypress Dining Room, which they operated from 1963 to 1989.

After retirement they spent seventeen years as snow birds going south for the winter. For them, these were special times in which they took life at a slower pace and enjoyed new friendships.

Edith was blessed with many talents which she shared with family and friends in every way; she enjoyed making and sharing all types of hand works and crafts. She also enjoyed sharing and teaching these skills to others, especially her grandchildren. In the latter part of her life, she spent many hours with her sisters, daughters, and nieces making quilts for family and friends in the valley.

She was a member of the LDS church where she held many callings. She enjoyed serving and helping others. For many years, she faithfully attended the temple on a weekly basis. Her love for her family, the gospel, and serving were the loves of her life.

Edith was a kind, loving person and will be missed by all who knew her. She is survived by three daughters, Judy (Glenn) Grunig, Christie (Mike) Ochsenbein, both of Montpelier, Lannie (Robert) Bloom of Pocatello, and one son Robert Craig (Julie) Rasmussen of Boise, 20 grandchildren; 48 great-grandchildren; 14 great-great-grandchildren, and three sisters, Elva K. (Kenneth) Nield and Virginia Price, both of Montpelier, Karen Phelps of Blackfoot, one brother, Wayne Kunz of Ogden, brother in-law, Dale Northup, of Montpelier, and sister in-law Joann (Blake) Williams of Blackfoot. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert Dean, son Terry Dean, daughter Lesa Kay Rasmussen, great-grandson Jaxson Wilson, her parents O'Neal Rudger and Eliza Aseneth Bacon, and by her siblings Vernal Kunz, Melvin Kunz, and Oma Kunz Northup.

Friends and family will gather in her honor Monday, March 4 for funeral services at noon in the Montpelier South Stake Center located at 485 S. 7th Street in Montpelier. The funeral services will be conducted by Bishop Loring Cammack of Montpelier 1st ward.

A viewing will be held Monday morning from 10 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. prior to the services.


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