Douglas Scott Rasmussen

1957 - 2025

Douglas Scott Rasmussen

September 24, 1957 - June 22, 2025

Douglas Scott Rasmussen of North Bend, Nebraska, passed away on June 22, 2025, at Methodist Hospital in Omaha in the company of his wife and daughter. He was born Sept. 24, 1957, in St. Paul, Nebraska, to Don and E. Marie (Keep) Rasmussen.

Doug grew up in St. Paul, Genoa, Akron, Colorado, Chadron and Hastings, following his father's work with the Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Company. He was a 1976 graduate of Hastings High School, where he made three life-long friends who will miss him dearly, Bram, Colt and Ed.

Doug became a locomotive engineer for Burlington Northern at the age of 19 and operated trains for nearly 10 years. He then began attending the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as a student worker and took a position at landscape services. He studied physics and computer engineering. At landscape services, he became an expert climber and had a passion for tree work.

In 2001, he and his wife moved to North Bend to raise their children, and Doug spent 18 years operating the road grader for the Cotterell Township. From 2020-24, Doug worked in facilities maintenance at Lincoln Premium Poultry in Fremont and retired last October. He became well-known at LPP for his kindness and friendliness.

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Doug was a member of the Masonic Lodge 119 and the United Presbyterian Church in North Bend. He served as the Master of the lodge for two consecutive years and was commended at the state level for his community outreach activities. As his children were growing up, he coached MatCats wrestling, baseball and was a Cub Scouts leader. Doug was an avid outdoorsman and loved hunting, fishing and camping. His two favorite activities were fly fishing for trout and hunting geese with his homemade taxidermy decoys. He often went on trips across the state to hunt and fish with his three high school friends. Doug also enjoyed watching the annual sandhill crane migration and feeding the local flock of pheasants. At home, he found joy in raising chickens and was endlessly entertained by their tactics.

Doug is survived by his wife, Renee; son, Nicholas Rasmussen of Albuquerque, New Mexico; daughter, Elsa Rasmussen of North Bend; his parents; sister, Dara (Gary) Richter; brother, Mike (Sally) Rasmussen; many nieces and nephews.

Doug deeded his body to the Nebraska Anatomical Board for medical research and will later be cremated.

A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, November 29, 2025 at the United Presbyterian Church in North Bend, Nebraska, beginning with a Masonic Service led by Lodge 119.

Donations in Doug's name can be sent to the Blessings Food Pantry at the United Presbyterian Church or the Masonic Lodge 119 of North Bend.

Online condolences may be left at: www.mosermemorialchapels.com.

Moser Memorial Chapel, 1040 N. Main, North Bend, Nebraska 68649, 402-652-8159.