Carolyn M Rasmussen

Carolyn Marie Rasmussen, 84, of Essex MD went to be with our God September 25, 2025 in her home with family surrounding her with love. Carolyn was born on 7/14/1941 at her childhood home in Essex. She was the daughter of William Albert and Dorothy Catherine York. She was the 4th of eight children. Carolyn attended school in Essex, MD. Carolyn was united in marriage to Carl Frederick Rasmussen on 5/14/1960 in Essex, MD. She was reunited with him on 9/25/2025 on his birthday in heaven. She worked at Commercial Credit with her sister right out of high school. Once her first daughter was born she became a stay at home Mom raising all three of her daughters. She also was a caregiver for many nieces, nephews and neighborhood children during this time. Once she lost her husband she went back to work as a cable assembler for Resco and Brimrose Corporate of America. The last few years she worked at Kellner's Farm Produce Stand where she made many new friends. She loved helping them with their purchases and getting to know them. She was looking forward to another year there when she became ill. Carolyn was preceded in death by her husband Carl Frederick Rasmussen, her parents William Albert and Dorothy Catherine York and sister Dorothy Johnson. Survivors include her daughter Karen and husband Ron, daughter Donna and husband Joe and daughter Carla and husband Mike. Grandchildren Ryan and his wife Courtney Griffin, Ashley Golden, Amanda and Nicholas Green. Siblings William and late wife Linda York Jr, Donald and late wife Margie York, Sandra and husband Rick Rinker, Doug and wife Hedy York, David York and Bruce and wife Tammy York and many nieces, nephews, cousins, family and friends. Visitation will be held at Bruzdzinski's Funeral home on Tuesday, September 30th two to four and six to eight. Funeral mass will be held Wednesday, October 1st at 10 am at Our Lady Queen of Peace in Middle River. Interment will be at Gardens of Faith Cemetery. Carolyn loved talking with her family and friends. You could often see her out talking with her neighbors. She made sure they felt welcomed to the neighborhood. Her pride and joy was her fur-baby Misty. Where you saw Carolyn you would see Misty. Misty is so spoiled she wouldn't eat out of her dog bowl. She had to have her food on a cloth on the couch next to Carolyn. She even got to go for a ride everyday when Carolyn got home from work. Carolyn was always ready to jump in a vehicle and go someplace. You would call her and say do you want to and the answer was an immediate yes. She didn't even know where she agreed to go. But she didn't care where it was. It could have been shopping, apple picking, a trip to PA or just a meal at the restaurant. Carolyn spend many hours doing her search a word puzzles. She loved her adult coloring books and we would be honored to share some of her beautiful pages with you. She also loved her bingo twice a week, where she met some amazing friends and was pretty lucky at it. She will be greatly missed by many.