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Imagefile	People\Rasmussen_FrederikEmil.jpg
Name	Rasmussen, Frederik Emil
Other Name	Emil, F. E.
Birth Date	03/19/1924
Birthplace	La Crosse, Wisconsin
Deceased	06/07/2010
Place of Death	Canby, Oregon
Mother	Emilie Abelone (Geertsen) Rasmussen
Father	Albert Andrew Rasmussen
Spouse	Marjorie Ann (Sheldon) Rasmussen
Children	Carl Andrew Rasmussen Jo Anne (Rasmussen) Edwards
Occupation	Project Engineer
Education	Bachelor of Scince in Mechanical Engineering-University of Wyoming Graduated from Logan High School in 1942 Attended La Crosse Vocational School immediately after high school
Places of Residence	La Crosse, Wisconsin Laramie, Wyoming St. Paul, Minnesota Wheaton, Illinois LeSueur, Minnesota Beaver Dam, Wisconsin Louisville, Kentucky Salem, Oregon Connell, Washington Molalla, Oregon Canby, Oregon
Notes	(His birth and death certificates list his name as "Emil Rasmussen" and everyone called him "Emil." He signed all of his documents as "F. E. Rasmussen.") Emil's grandparents arrived from Denmark and settled in Cedar Falls/Waterloo area of Iowa. His father, Albert and uncle, Emil, started the La Crosse Foundry which went bankrupt. Frederik grew up on the north side of La Crosse on Rose Street, the youngest of three brothers. He played trumpet in the Logan High School band. He did not serve in the military during WWII because he was 4F (physically unfit). Instead, he worked at Camp McCoy during the war. After marrying Marge (1945), they moved to Wyoming for college. He worked as a mechanical engineer for severl companies including Greyhound Post House, Green Giant, and Lamb-Weston. He enjoyed traveling and visitred almost all South Dakota state, Canada, & Mexico. After the death of Marge in 1996 he moved to Molalla, Oregon. He and his father were very involved with Masonic organizations starting witht he Masonic Temple in La Crosse. (Written by his daughter, Jo Edwards, 01/25/2021)
Image Caption	2021.006.03, Frederik Rasmussen

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