Beth Rasmussen
Beth Rasmussen, a daughter, sister, niece, aunt, wife, mother, grandma and friend passed away peacefully at home in Soda Springs on Saturday November 30, 2024 after four years of battling cancer. Beth was born on September 9, 1955 in Soda Springs to Arline “Artie” and Gene Rasmussen. She was the little sister to Karen and then a few years later the big sister to Grant.
They lived in Soda Springs for 10 years on Court Street where they made many lifelong friends and memories. The family then moved to Thatcher/Lago to help on the family farm. This is where the fun really started. Beth loved growing up on the farm riding horses and exploring. She learned how to work hard alongside her family moving pipe and hauling hay.
She proudly graduated from Grace High School as a “Red Devil" in 1973 where she was involved in dance, drama, FHA and many other school activities. A few years later she married a handsome young man from Niter, Idaho, Kirk Young.
Once, when being introduced by her nephew Lucas, he said “this is my Uncle Kirk and Uncle Beth” getting confused with the titles. Since then the nieces and nephews always called her “Uncle Beth" and this has continued throughout the years.
Beth and Kirk had two beautiful daughters Holly and Cassi. This is where Beth figured out her first favorite job was being a mom. She loved to be home with the girls and watch them grow up. They also had many happy adventures as a family out to the Blackfoot Reservoir on the weekends and summer vacations. They were later divorced but continued to remain friends and active in both the girls' lives.
Beth was hired on with the FSA and NRCS programs in 2004 where she made many great friends and learned so much from all those “old cowboys.” She loved her work family and all the new friends she made in the many projects she was involved with.
Beth loved reading a good book or positive quotes and listening to good music. She was always looking for a new author or uplifting songs and loved to share them. She read so much she would leave a small mark on page 99 or 100 of all the books she read so she knew if she had read it already.
Beth's very favorite thing of all time was being a Grandma. After raising two daughters, she wasn’t quite sure (in her words) “what the hell to do with boys,” as she soon lovingly received six grandsons. She quickly changed the Barbie houses into hunting cabins and replaced the dolls with slingshots. She also taught her grandsons to shoot the rock chucks and ground squirrels around her house with the BB gun. Many four wheeler rides were taken up the mountain behind her house for picnics or for a quick swim. She followed all the boys’ schedules and seldom missed any of their events whether it was a school activity, football, wrestling, or basketball games, you could always find or hear “Grandma Beth” in the stands. She also adopted many of the grandson's friends as her own grandkids and would always offer praise and encouragement to them as well.
Her contagious smile, kind giving heart and listening ear will be dearly missed by all those that knew her. She will be reunited with her parents, brother, brother-in-law, many other loved ones and friends as they will celebrate their reunion and continue to watch over us here.
She is survived by her Aunt Helen Horsley, Uncle Donald Grant, her sister Karen Beckstead and sister-in-law Cathy Rasmussen, many nieces,nephews and cousins; her daughters Holly (Mike) Allen; Cassi (Aaron) Cook; and six handsome grandsons Kye, Kacey, Kord, and Kash Allen; Carson and Aidon Cook; so many great friends.
Per Beth’s wishes there will be no funeral service at this time. A celebration of life and graveside memorial will be held later in the spring or summer. She had a wonderful life filled with laughter and joy. She loved and valued her family and friends and wished to say “I Love You All”.
Please celebrate her life in the manner of your choice and hold your memories of her close to your heart. In lieu of flowers, Beth asked that you instead donate to the local libraries as reading was one of her favorite pastimes.
