Marsha Knight Rasmussen

Marsha Knight Rasmussen, 78, of Springville passed away November 9, 2026. Marsha was a generous caring woman and it showed in all aspects of her life.

She was born on September 16, 1948 in Chico, California to Leland and Irene Knight. She lived in various parts of Northern California including Bell Springs and Chico. She graduated from Chico High School as the Class of 1966. The following summer, she moved to Utah with her family. She then attended and graduated from beauty school. Marsha enjoyed working as a hair stylist in a senior citizens home.

She married Phillip Clayton Rasmussen on August 23, 1968 in the Manti Utah Temple. Shortly after they were married, Phill joined the Air Force. Over the next two and a half years they lived on bases in North Dakota and Taiwan. They returned to Utah with two little boys, Matt and Jon. They settled in Springville, living in Phill’s grandfather’s home. It was there they continued to grow their family having 3 more boys, Jeremy, Zane and Nathan, and a daughter, Heather.

Marsha volunteered for Springville City as an EMT and teacher of the first aid portion of the CERT course for 10 years. Marsha worked at Sage Creek Elementary teaching in the math lab and art class. Then she found her true calling as a school librarian. She thoroughly enjoyed sharing her love for reading with the students. She inspired the kids through creative activities such as, puppets/marionettes, acting in plays, different seasonal themes like rocks, the olympics and kites.

She also held various service positions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Springville including Cub Scout Leader, Relief Society President, Primary Teacher, Activity Committee member and as a Provo City Center Temple worker. After retiring, she and Phill served a mission for the Church at the Provo MTC welcoming and assisting the foreign missionaries.

Marsha is survived by her six children: Matthew (Colleen), Jonathan (Lisa), Jeremy (Kathy), Zane (Sara), Nathan (Sarah), Heather (Russell) Fawcett; 16 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren, siblings Barbara (Rex) Hassard, Lorna (Gary) Cox, Alan (Diane) Knight, and Audrey (Kent) Mason. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, her sister (Wendy Ottria), and granddaughter (Sabrina Rasmussen).

There will be a viewing for family and friends on Thursday, November 19, from 6:00 - 8:00 pm at Wheeler Mortuary, 211 E 200 S, Springville. On Friday, November 20, there will be a second viewing from 9:30-10:30 am followed by the funeral service at 11:00 am at the Hobble Creek West Stake Center, 555 S Averett Avenue, Springville. Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery in Springville.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests you make a donation to your local public library or elementary school library. The family would like to thank the Renew hospice team for their care of Marsha over the last year and the kind staff at Heritage Gardens assisted living.