Submitted by: Dan Rich

John W. Rasmussen

April 18, 1915 - Oct. 25, 2002

South Bend Tribune 10/29/2002

John W. Rasmussen, 87, of South Bend, Ind., passed away of natural causes on Friday, Oct. 25, in Memorial Hospital, South Bend. He was born April 18, 1915, in South Bend, to Ole and Adel (Whittman) Rasmussen.

On Nov. 15, 1947, he married his wife of 54 years, Beatrice, who survives. He is also survived by his son, John W. "Jack" Rasmussen (Susan) of Columbus, Ohio; along with several nieces and nephews. John worked the bulk of his life in the retail clothing business at the former Rasmussen Men's Shop, a store his father Ole started in 1931 at 106 S. Main St. He attended the former Colfax and Central High School and graduated in 1937 from the School of Business Administration, Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind.

That same year his brother Bill and he entered the men's wear business. John was inducted into the Army in 1943, and after receiving his OCS training at Camp Lee, Va., he was sent to England where he remained until the end of the War. Mr. Rasmussen was a life member of the B.P.O.E. #235, Indiana University Club, South Bend, South Bend Lodge 294 F&AM, Scottish Rite Valley of South Bend, the Morris Park Country Club, the former Indiana Club and the University Club.

A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, in the Welsheimer Funeral Home, 521 N. William Street. Entombment will be at Highland Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.

Editor: His wife was Beatrice Laskowski.