HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. - Evelyn Maxine Rasmussen of Highland Park passed away Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009.

She was born June 25, 1917, in Viola. She lived most of her adult life in Glencoe and Highland Park. She was a taxicab dispatcher in Glencoe for 25 years, she babysat for many children, and she was very active in the order of the Eastern Star.
She is survived by her children, John (Marilyn) of Williamsburg, Va., Anna May (Louis) Babbini and William of Highland Park; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Lewis and Gertie Henry; her husband of 56 years, Eilif "Skinny" Rasmussen, in 1994; and her sisters, Geraldine DeGarmo Bown and Ruth Henry.
A memorial visitation will be held Monday, Feb. 2, from 5 p.m. until the time of the Eastern Star service at 7 p.m. at Kelley & Spalding Funeral Home, 1787 Deerfield Road, Highland Park, IL 60035. Memorial services and burial will be in Viola in the spring.
Donations may be made to Shriners Children's Hospital, 2900 Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, FL 33607.
Lacrosse Tribune, Sun, Feb 1, 2009