Washington, Utah – Martha Brown Rasmussen, 88, passed away December 21, 2017. She was born April 3, 1929 in Chihuahua, Mexico to Delbert B. and Irene Whetten Brown.

Martha grew up in Chihuahua until she was 16 when her family moved to the United States. She attended three different high schools and graduated in 1946. The family then settled in Provo, Utah. She attended BYU where she met and married Leland Richard "Dick" Lamoreaux in the Salt Lake Temple. They moved to Henderson, Nevada where they lived until 1953 when Dick was killed in a deer hunting accident in Pentura, Utah (near St. George).

Martha and her three year old daughter, Charlotte, moved back to Provo with family. She worked as a secretary for an architectural firm. Later she met Donald H. Rasmussen. They were married on June 20, 1958.

With this union there was yours and my children, Sharon and D. Alan Rasmussen. Two and three years later Martha and Don added two more sons, Dean B. and Donald J. Rasmussen. Then was there was yours, mine and ours.

Shortly after the marriage Martha retired to stay home and be a homemaker. She loved to sing and in high school she sang with a dance band. Later she sang with "The Singing Mothers". Martha also loved to bake and decorate cakes. Many of her grandkids were privileged with her beautiful, specialty cakes. She was a devoted wife, mother and totally dedicated to her family.

She is survived by her sister, Nila Miler of Orem; brother, Leslie Dean (Karen) Brown of Provo; children: Charlotte Evans of St. George, Dean B. (Alisa) Rasmussen of Kaysville, Donald J. (Kara) of Spanish Fork, Sharon (Joel) Murphy of Pleasant Grove and D. Alan (Margarett) Rasmussen of Provo. She is also survived by 15 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, a brother, and two husbands.

Graveside services will be held Friday, December 29, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. at the Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah. Visitations will be held at Sunberg-Olpin Funeral Home, 495 South State Street, Orem, Utah on Thursday evening from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and on Friday, prior to services, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

The family wishes to thank all the wonderful staff and management at Autumn Park in Washington, Utah for their kindnesses and special care given to Martha. They truly loved and cared for Martha.