GARY LEE RASMUSSEN, 79, of Exira died Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at Des Moines VA Medical Center.  Funeral services for GARY LEE RASMUSSEN will be held on Monday, December 13, 2021 at 10:30 am at the Kessler Funeral Home in Exira.
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Friends may call at the Kessler Funeral Home in Exira, with FAMILY VISITATION Monday from 9:00 am until service time at the Kessler Funeral Home in Exira.

Burial in the Exira Cemetery.

GARY LEE RASMUSSEN is survived by:

Children:  Joyce Rasmussen of Exira (fiancé Jay Dee Petty of Holt Summit, MO) and Gary E. Rasmussen of Exira.

Sister:  Ruth Riness of Des Moines

Brothers-in-law and Sisters-in-law:  Lloyd M. Baird, Jr. of Omaha; Mary Ann Kennedy and Marsha McClean both of Dallas, Texas; Jack Baird of Jefferson; Ronald Baird of Des Moines; Charles Baird of Ames; Linda McGaugh of Izoro, Texas; Julius Baird and Michael Baird both of Trenton, Missouri

nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends