Betty Marie Lyman Rasmussen was born July 1, 1922 in Salt Lake City, UT. She died January 31, 2018, in Puyallup, WA. A funeral service will be held at the LDS Chapel at 820 South Buntin Street, Kennewick, WA, on Friday, February 9 at 2 p.m. Burial to be in Millville, UT. Betty's parents were Hugh Marion Lyman and Fern Welker. Her husband, Milton Joseph Rasmussen predeceased her. She has 5 siblings: Bonnie Edwards, James Lyman, Hugh Lyman, Fern Brown (deceased) and Barbara Rowley. Betty and Milton are the parents of 7 children: David L. Rasmussen (Susan Rear) Salt Lake City, UT; James L. Rasmussen (Gail Allen) Albuquerque, NM; Marie (Carl Franklin) Kennewick, WA; Jo Lyn (Kevin Cornelsen) Puyallup, WA; Eric L. Rasmussen (Marilyn Munns) Brigham City, UT; Lars L. Rasmussen (Riki Jo Tuckett) Fillmore, UT; Dan L. Rasmussen (Tracy Russell) Kennewick, WA. They have been blessed with 36 grandchildren and 81 great-grandchildren, with more on the way. When Betty was born her father was earning an engineering degree at the University of Utah. His career took the family to numerous places, including Utah, Tennessee, Kentucky, New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. Betty graduated from Northpoint High School, Northpoint, NY in 1940. The yearbook reported: Betty Lyman, charming Betty, Laugh so lovely, smile so pretty, Does all things with graceful ease--- She's mastered the piano keys. She attended Brigham Young University in Provo, UT for her freshman year continuing her piano and art studies. Then she worked for a time in Salt Lake City before returning to her parents' home in Westport, CT. It was in Westport that she and Milton met. They married on Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1943; but not until after she had returned to Brigham Young University intent on resuming her education, and then received a marriage proposal by telephone. As newlyweds they lived in Chicago while Milt worked as part of the Manhattan Project at the University of Chicago. They relocated to Richland, WA in 1944. Betty and Milt lived and raised children in four small homes in Richland until her birthday on July 1, 1957, when they moved into a new and still unfinished house in Kennewick, WA. That new house was the result of three years of labor by Milt and Betty, and was occupied by them for almost 50 years. They turned that house into a home through many hours and months and years of work, largely with Betty working inside and Milt working outside. They created a large garden, small orchard, and a modest pasture, from which they provided well for their growing family. Her children have many memories of their mother in the kitchen, preparing, cooking, canning and preserving anything and everything that her husband and children brought in from the garden, in addition to the fish and wild game that they brought home from the mountains. As the children became independent, Betty found time to renew her own creative interests. She took oil painting lessons and produced a number of paintings that now hang in her children's homes. Later, she turned to cross-stitch, creating many complex and beautiful pieces that are a testament to her persistent attention to detail. Throughout her life Betty devotedly and loyally served her husband, her family, and her Church. She was strong in her faith in Jesus Christ, and unfailing in her efforts to conduct herself as His disciple. In her later years she found comfort and strength in reading the scriptures. She especially enjoyed reading the Sermon on the Mount, particularly its account as given in the Book of Mormon.