SMITHFIELD, Utah - Donald Rulon Rasmussen, 83, surrounded by loved ones died quietly Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008, at his home in Smithfield of causes incident to age. Don was born on Nov. 22, 1924, to Mary Ann Norton and Rulon Howell Rasmussen in Lapoint, Utah. He was the oldest of 12 brothers and sisters. They worked and homesteaded the family farm while learning the value of love and hard work. Don and Betty passed these values on to their own family. Don lived through the Great Depression and served his country in the armed forces during WWII as a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne. He married Betty Adeline Christensen of Whiterocks, Utah, on Aug. 13, 1947, in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple. He leaves behind numerous relatives and friends who will miss him dearly: his wife, Betty; daughters, Glenna (Howard) Trotter, Denise (Doyle) Gentzler and Julie (Glen) Hansen; sons, Nile (Sandy) Rasmussen and Mark (Vicky) Rasmussen; 25 grandchildren; and 42 great-grandchildren. Surviving siblings are Elvin and Sherrie; Andrew and Clara; Douglas and Glee; Ray and Carol; and Doyle and Dianne Rasmussen; sisters, Oral and Acel Haslem; Melda and Lawrence Morrill; Marian and Ervin Young and Vella and Morgan Glines. He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Sarah Delora (Dola); and a daughter, Janet Dee. A special note of gratitude and thanks to Hospice for Utah, especially to Tammy and Dana for their loving care of our husband, dad and grandpa. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 26, 2008, in the Smithfield 10th Ward Chapel, 481 S. 250 East. A viewing will be held on Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Allen-Hall Mortuary, 34 E. Center Street in Logan, and at the church prior to services on Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Interment will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Lapoint, Utah Cemetery. Military honors are by American Legion Post #124 and Post #11. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.allenmortuaries.net.