Helene (Shawnee) Rasmussen was born on August 11, 1957 in Clinton, OK to Wilfred and Amelia Ruby (Bates) Shawnee. Helene passed away on May 26, 2023 in Oklahoma City, OK at the age of 65. Helene grew up in Geary and graduated from Geary High School. She worked as an Advanced Certified Medication Aide in several places but at Baptist Retirement Center in OKC for most of her career and was a workaholic. Helene loved to cook, could make a mean porkchop, liked to travel, loved to bead and tie shawls, and loved puzzles. Most of all, she loved her family and spending time with them, with her daughter Amelia, all her siblings and extended family. She will be greatly missed by all those who loved her.

Survivors Include: her daughter, Amelia Shawnee of Yukon, OK, her grandchildren, Shyla Sanders of OKC, OK, Ross Shawnee of Yukon, OK, and Rayne LeFlore of Yukon, OK, her siblings, Ioleta Shawnee Davis of OKC, OK, Jewell Shawnee of Geary, OK, Johnny Shawnee of Geary, OK, and companion Thurman (D.C.) Ross of Geary, OK, a host of nieces and nephews, other relatives, and friends.

Helene was preceded in death by her parents, Wilfred and Amelia Ruby Shawnee, her husband, Robert Rasmussen, her siblings, Susan Shawnee, Henry Shawnee, Willia Shawnee, and Francis Lipton Shawnee, Sr, her niece, Mary Shawnee, and her nephew, Francis Lipton Shawnee, Jr.

Wake: Geary Cheyenne Arapaho ERC Building, Thursday, 7:00 PM-10:00 PM, June 1, 2023, Geary, OK

Services: First Baptist Church, Friday, 2:00 PM, June 2, 2023, Geary, OK

Officiating: Rev. Waylan Upchego

Burial: Sunset Cemetery, Geary, OK

Services  under the direction of Turner Funeral Home, Hinton, Oklahoma. Condolences may be sent to the family at turnerfuneralhomes@gmail.com, or you can find us on facebook.com (Turner Funeral Homes).