Jimmie Dean Rasmussen
Jimmie (Jim) Dean Rasmussen entered his heavenly home on September 27, 2022, at Tabitha Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in Lincoln after a fierce battle with Lewy Body dementia.
Services were held Friday, September 30, at the United Methodist Church in Ravenna.
Pastor Chuck Squier officiated.
Burial was in Highland Park Cemetery in Ravenna. Online condolences can be directed to www.rasmussenfh.com Jim was born December 29, 1943, in St. Paul, to Earl and Frieda (Nielsen) Rasmussen.
He was raised on farms near Dannevirke and Cotesfield.
Upon graduation from Elba High School he attended Kearney State College, then transferred to University of Nebraska-Lincoln earning a degree in civil engineering.
Upon graduation, Jim was able to purchase his first Red GTO and was united in marriage to Faye Liebers, of Kearney, in March of 1967.
Jim’s professional career began with Boeing in Wichita, Kansas, then to Everett, Washington, where Jim’s claim to fame was designing the ash tray for the Boeing’s 747.
Shortly after his time with Boeing, Jim returned to Nebraska, where he started a 25 year career working with Peter Kiewit and Sons Construction.
It was at this time that Jim and Faye welcomed a daughter, Julie, into their lives. A short-time later Kiewit sent the family north of the border to St. John New Brunswick, where they welcomed a son, Robert, into the family. Jim’s career with Kiewit led the family to time in Montreal, James Bay, and Edmonton before the call to come back to Nebraska in the mid-1980’s. Jim continued his career with Kiewit chasing projects throughout North America and Denmark until his “retirement” that was then followed by a short stint as a consultant in Malaysia and Taiwan where he was able to share his engineering expertise.
In 1994, Jim’s desire and passion to return to his roots in Central Nebraska called Jim and Faye to set up a home in Ravenna, and he took up his second career as a farmer.
It was during this time that Jim was able to fully share his sense of community and servant philosophy. Locally, Jim was heavily involved within the community by sharing his time and treasure with organizations such as the Ravenna Lions Club, city council, Ravenna United Methodist Church, and Seneca Sunrise Assisted Living, University of Nebraska.
He will be forever missed and remembered by his wife, Faye; daughter, Julie (Scott) Arndt, of Tuscumbia, Alabama; son, Robert (Charla) Rasmussen, of St. Paul; grandchildren, Nick (Harley) Arndt and Zach Arndt, of Tuscumbia, Alabama, Lauren (fiancée-David) and Celia Knox, of Chicago, Illinois, and Kenzie and Allie Rasmussen, of St. Paul; great-grandson, Asher Arndt, of Tuscumbia, Alabama; sister and brother-inlaw, Jo and Terry Manolidis, of Phillips; sister-in law, Sharon Dennis, of Kearney; numerous nieces and nephews; and good longtime friend, Ken Zeller, of Fort Calhoun.
He was preceded in death by his parents; an infant brother, Gary; his in-laws, Elliott and Marian Liebers; brothers-inlaw, Bill Liebers and Jerry Dennis; and many aunts, uncles, and cousins.