Obituary: Rock County, Wisconsin: John RAMUSSEN

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Submitted by Ruth Ann Montgomery, <rmontgomery@cishome.com> April 2008

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Tired of Life

John Rasmussen, a well-to-do resident of this section, committed suicide
Friday afternoon by hanging himself. With his family he resided on one of
his farms near the Owen's mill, and for years was a driver on the milk
route from that section to the creamery here. His daily appearance upon our
streets made of him a familiar figure to many. Robust and a heathy nature,
he would not be selected as a person likely to commit the deed he did.

The day preceding his death he fell from his wagon, injuring him somewhat,
but not serious. On the above day while alone in the house he secured a
rope, tied it to the bed post, slipped a noose around his neck, then knelt
on the floor and by his own weight strangled himself. The cause of the rash
act can not be ascertained.

He leaves a wife and four children--two by a former wife and two by his
present wife. Mrs. Rasmussen was visiting a daughter in Chicago, but was
summoned home by the news. A married daughter was operating the farm and
the aged couple resided with them.

He was sixty-six years of age, and funeral services held Tuesday afternoon.
Interment in Maple Hill Cemetery.

August 30, 1906, Evansville Review, p. 1, Evansville, Wisconsin

Suicide

Mr. John Rasmussen, aged 63 years, committeed suicide, Saturday, Aug 25,
1906, by hanging himself to his bed post.

The deceased has ben one of the most familiar objects upon our streets for
many years, as a constant, faithful deliverer of milk to the creamery in
this city, always as regular as the sun rising every morning, with one of
the largest loads delivered here, until an accident happened to him upon
the road, Thursday, where he was found in an unconscious condition, having
fallen from his wagon, supposed to be caused from the intense heat, while
his team had preceeded upon its way home upon the Albany road, about four
miles southwest of this city. He was also taken to his home. Dr. Spencer
was called, and supposed him under a fair way of recovery, as no serious
injury was apparant, until called again Saturday evening, when the
unfortunate man's son had returned home and found his father hanging to the
bed-post, having secured a rope from the clothes line, doubled it, and made
a slip loop, placed his head through it and lay his weight upon it in such
a manner as to cause death. No reasonable cause can be assigned for the
rash act, only that the heat with his fall must have deranged his mind, and
he took advantage of the absence of his family while they were in this
city, doing some trading, to take his own life in this manner. His wife and
daughter were in Milwaukee.

As we have stated, the deceased was a familiar object to us all, and
considered one of our most highly esteemed, well to do thrifty farmers, who
leaves a good property to his wife and her two children, as well as his own
two children, this being the second marriage of each.

Undertaker W. F. Biglow was called and informs us that the funeral will be
held at the M. E. church in this ctiy at 2:30 o'clock today, Tuesday, with
Rev. James Churm officiating clergyman.

August 31, 1906, p. 3, col. 7, Enterprise, Evansville, Wisconsin