Alyce Thorson Rasmusson
July 31, 1923-Dec. 2, 2021
Alyce A. Rasmusson,
age 98, died in Longview,
WA on December 2, 2021,
and passed into the loving
arms of her savior, Jesus
Christ.
Alyce was born in
Towner, North Dakota,
raised on the family farm,
and graduated from high
school with honors in
1941. After attending
Dakota Business College
at Fargo, she enrolled in
the WW2 United States
Army Cadet Nurse Corp.,
graduating as a registered
nurse from Fairview Hos-
pital School of Nursing,
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
She met the love of her
life, Alan Rasmusson, in
1944 and married him in
1947. They were happily
married for 72 years be-
fore her “honeylamb” died
18 months ago. The pro-
found love they had for
each other carried them
through good and hard
times, setting a shining
example of what God in-
tends for a relationship.
They had three children
while living in Town-
er–Ann, Kevin, and
Reid. They also lived in
Rugby, No. Dakota for 42
years and in Longview,
WA until present day.
Alyce was employed at
the Good Samaritan Hos-
pital in Rugby as a private
duty and night staff nurse
for many years, and then
became Director of
Rugby’s City-County
Heart of America Library.
She was extremely active
in her churches (Zion
Lutheran, Bethany Luth-
eran, and Trinity Luth-
eran) and in the commun-
ities, volunteering for
Hospice and tutoring chil-
dren.
Alyce’s family and
friends were very dear to
her. She loved classical
music, traditional hymns,
and WORDS. Grammar
was important. Poetry had
been memorized since
childhood, and she even
recited her favorites while
herding cows with her
two sisters along the
prairie roadside. She was
always so thankful for her
many blessings–knowing
her Heavenly Father was
watching over her with
the promise of Eternal
Life.
Our dear, sweet mother
touched more lives than
grains of sand. Her
tremendous faith in her
Lord gave her a gentle,
loving spirit that min-
istered to all who knew
her. People were drawn to
her spirit, and she picked
up lifelong friends every-
where she went. She was
almost completely blind
for the last 30 years, yet
her faith never wavered.
Even on her deathbed, she
was sharing God’s power-
ful promise in Jeremiah
29:11 with a young nurse.
She is preceded in
death by her husband and
her parents, Olga and An-
drew Thorson, her broth-
er, Raymond Thorson,
and her sister, Yvonne
Butler. She is survived by
her sister, Doris Lund, her
three children, Ann,
Kevin, and Reid, her three
grandchildren, Steven
Johnson, Dana Mohoric,
Jenna Johnson, six
great-grandchildren–Nikolas,
Zakary, Chase, Makenna,
Lia, and Brynn–and
many nieces and
nephews.
We miss your voice,
smile, wonderful laugh,
and remember those mo-
ments when your love
and prayers made all the
difference. We are so hap-
py you are finally with
your honeylamb, but most
of all, with Jesus.
Proverbs 31:26 “She
opens her mouth with
wisdom; and the teaching
of kindness is on her
tongue.”
In short, a life
well-lived.
We extend a heartfelt
thankyou to all staff at the
Community Care Hospice
Center for their incredible
professional and loving
care for Alyce.
Please join us for a
celebration on January
19th at 3PM at Stuffy’s II
Restaurant, Longview. Re-
freshments will be provid-
ed.
Niewoehner Funeral
Home – Rugby
www.niewoehnerfh.
com