BOUNTIFUL--<! > Joseph Scott Rasmussen, 71, died November 27, 2000, at his residence in Bountiful.
He was born July 7, 1929, in Logan, Utah, the son of Gilbert Hughes and Dorma Lu Christensen Rasmussen.
Scott lived in Tremonton through 6th grade and then the family moved to Los Angeles for a time. After returning to Tremonton, Scott graduated from Bear River High School and Utah State University in Logan, Utah, with a degree in engineering.
He served in the Utah National Guard during the Korean War.
He had worked as a tool engineer and engineering consultant for Boeing Aircraft in Seattle, Thiokol Chemical Corporation at Pro-montory, UT, and Pocatello, ID, Grey's Harbor Paper Manufacturing in Aberdeen, WA, Ken-way Engineering in Bountiful, GEMS Consulting in Salt Lake and Hill Air Force Base.
He was a member of the Bountiful First Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were he was serving in the extraction program. He was a member of the Elks Lodge for 35 years.
He is survived by his sister, Betty Lou Didericksen of Grantsville; his nieces and nephews, Sherry Allred, Tremonton; Jonette (Geo-rge) Brulotte, Chehalis, WA; Rick (Paula) Didericksen, Lindon, UT; Shane Didericksen, Grantsville, UT; Shannon (Clark) Ellis, Tremonton, UT; and many grand nieces and nephews. His father, mother and stepfather Regi-nald "R.J." Brough preceded him in death.
Graveside services will be held Friday, December 1, 2000, 12 noon at the Morgan South Cemetery. Funeral arrangements under the direction of Rogers and Taylor Funeral Home, 111 North 100 East, Tremonton.