Ruth Eleanor Rasmussen

December 17, 1912 - March 16, 2018

Ruth Eleanor (Binning) Rasmussen, 105, passed away March 16, 2018 at Pratt Rehabilitation & Residence Center, Pratt. She was born December 17, 1912 at Foster, NE, the daughter of Earl Augustus and Viola Fern (Rodgers) Binning. Ruth, together with her husband, Lowell, served for more than 45 years as pastors in the Friends church in Colorado, Wisconsin, Iowa and Kansas. She was a member of the Pratt Friends Church and T.O.P.S. On June 16, 1933, she married Lowell Wilson Rasmussen in Yankton, SD. He preceded her in death on January 15, 2013. Other survivors include: son, Denis L. Rasmussen and wife Verlene of Pratt; daughter-in-law, Marguerite Rasmussen of Benton, Kan.; seven grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by son, Wayne E. Rasmussen; and two brothers, Lyle and Clare Binning. Visitation will be Thursday and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. with family receiving friends Friday from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at Larrison Mortuary, 300 Country Club Road, Pratt. Funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 24, 2018 at the Pratt Friends Church with Pastor Mike Neifert and Reverend John Havens presiding. Burial will be at Greenlawn Cemetery, Pratt. Memorials may be made to the Pratt Friends Church or Barclay College in Haviland in care of the mortuary.