----Source: Thorp Courier (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 09/26/1918

Rasmussen, Bertha (27 Mar 1872 - 17 Sep 1918)

As announced last week, Mrs. J. O. Rasmussen died on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 1918, aged 46 years, 5 months and 23 days. Bertha Banderob was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Banderob, both deceased, and was born at New Holstein, Wis., on March 27, 1872. In 1882 she came to Thorp, Clark County, Wis. with her parents and has since resided here. In 1891 she was united in marriage to Mr. Rasmussen. For a number of eyars past she has been ill with Bright's disease and at times was a severe sufferer from the malady. All was done by the family and physicians to bring about relief, but of no avail. She leaves to mourn, her husband, son Arthur G., and daughter Anna Rasmussen, four sisters, Mrs. Wm. Sattler, Mrs. Herman Friess, Mrs. John Kuhn and Miss Anna Banderob, and two brothers, Louis and George Banderob. The funeral took place on Thursday last from the M. E. Church, Rev. Laabs of Withee, officiating, interment following in the Thorp Village Cemetery. The following served as pallbearers: Ephraim Lindquist, R. H. Tolford, George Zillmann, Herman Stracker, H. M. Leibole and O. E. Johnson.