Carol Ann Rasmussen

Carol A. Rasmussen, age 80, Watertown, the wife of Dick Rasmussen, died at her home on Monday evening, February 21, 2022 with family at her side, after a brief, reoccurring battle of cancer.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 26, 2022 at 2PM in the Furness Funeral Home Chapel at Clark with visitation one hour prior.  Pastor Hank Roso will officiate.  Honorary casket bearers will be the staff of Prairie Lakes Hospice.  The active casket bearers will be Cody Cavanaugh, Christopher Rohde, Kyle Rohde, George Cavanaugh, Allan Payne, and Blake Hornig.  Burial will follow in the Calvary Lutheran Cemetery near Bradley.  A light lunch will be severed following the burial in the Bradley Community Center.

Carol Ann Rasmussen was born on December 12 ^th , 1941 to Florence Laura (Meier) and Oscar Hoefke in LaCrosse, WI.

Carol worked at Harold's Department Store in Uptown Minneapolis in accounts receivable and then later as a switchboard operator. During this time, she met her husband Dick through mutual friends and they spent many nights talking on the phone together while dating and then were united in marriage on August 9 ^th , 1964 in Crocker, SD. A few years later, in 1967 they welcomed their 1 ^st child, Tim, and then 5 years later in 1972 they welcomed their 2 ^nd child Cindy.   Carol loved being a mom and cherished time with family.

In 1973 they moved from Minneapolis to the Helen Meyer farm in Crocker, SD where Dick farmed on his family farm.  Carol worked as a Home Health Aid for Prairie Lakes Hospital and at Country View Assisted Living Center in Florence, SD.  In 2004 they moved to Watertown and Carol worked as a lunch aid at the Watertown Schools and she loved being around all the children.

Carol has made a huge imprint in so many lives!  She was such a hard worker who took pride in keeping her house clean and enjoyed camping, gardening and canning.  She was a wonderful cook and was famous for the best hotdishes!  She hosted many family get-togethers. Carol loved animals and will always be remembered by her family as "The Treat Lady" because she had a soft spot for all our family dogs and always had a bag of treats in her hand when the dogs showed up at her home.

Carol was a member of the Crocker Lutheran Church.  She taught Sunday School for many years and was involved in Ladies Aid and helped at many different church events.

Survivors who are grateful for having shared in her life are her husband, Richard Rasmussen; a son, Tim (Nan) Rasmussen of Watertown, SD and grandchildren Christopher (Lindsey) Rohde and Kyle (Darcy) Rohde; a daughter, Cindy (George) Cavanaugh of DeSmet, SD and grandchildren Cari Jo (Blake) Hornig and Cody Cavanaugh; Great Grandchildren Greyson and Jameson Rohde, Elliot Weber and Easton Rohde; Siblings – Ken (Carol) Hoefke of LaCrosse, WI and Shirley Johnson of Milwaukee, WI; Brother-in-law Alan (Shelley) Rasmussen of Sheridan, WY, Sisters-in-law, Mary Jeanne (Shorty) Benson of Apple Valley, MN and Vicki (Dale) Petersen of Rosemount, MN; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Florence & Oscar Hoefke, her sister Nancy Hoefke and her mother and father-in-law Vernon & Cora Rasmussen.

The Furness Funeral Home of Clark is serving the family where there is an on-line registry at www.furnessfuneralhome.com