James Rasmussen

HORSESHOE BEND | James Duane Leazer Rasmussen was born Oct. 18, 1976, in Twin Falls to Kenneth and Sharla Owens Leazer. He passed to the next life on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014, in Boise.

James and his brother, Cody, followed their mother, Sharla, into the Rasmussen family in 1988. After attending school in Jerome, he married Stephanie Walker and they had two children, Dylan and Karolina. They resided in Boise for several years while James attended ITT Tech for drafting. They separated in 2010. James met and was engaged to Courtney Sullivan, the mother of Madelynne, Pierce and Analiese. To this couple was born James’s third child, Statham Edward Rasmussen. They made their home in Horseshoe Bend until the time of his death.

James is survived by his fiance, Courtney; his mother, Sharla, and his father, Rocky; two brothers, Jason and Cody; and six children. He is preceded in death by his father, Kenneth Leazer.

A memorial service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at Life Church of Magic Valley, 25 E. 100 S. in Jerome, and again at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12, at the Horseshoe Bend American Legion Hall, 120 W. Boise St. in Horseshoe Bend, Idaho. James’s family suggests that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made in his name to the charity of your choice. Arrangements are under the care of Farnsworth Mortuary of Jerome.