Ollie Mae Asmussen , 80, passed away on November 18, 2009. She was born on November 13, 1929 in Dexter, KS to Lester Frank and Ruth Frances (Davis) Waymire. She became a Christian at age 10 during a church revival at the First Baptist Church in Dexter, KS.

She worked for Southwestern Bell in Winfield, KS until she married Marlin "Jack" Asmussen on December 23, 1949. She enjoyed crossword puzzles, oil painting, embroidery, reading, fishing, camping, and cooking (but not the cleaning up afterwards). Ollie loved to sit in the back yard with Jack, just before dusk, talking and listening to the nature sounds and watching the rabbits.

She was preceded in death by her parents; five siblings: Marion Waymire, Albert Waymire, Amy Waymire-Rhodd-Burley, Bill Waymire and Earl Waymire.

Survivors include her loving husband of almost 60 years, Marlin "Jack;" daughters, Marlene Asmussen and Arlene Belicek; grandchildren: Matthew Belicek and wife, April; Jennifer Rogers and husband, Lance; Megan, Marissa and Micah Dickson; great-grandchildren: Chisholm, Cheyenne and Sadie Belicek; Alyssa and Mason Rogers; Colton and Mea Carey.

Ollie requested any donations be made to the following organizations: First Baptist Church of Nicoma Park; First Baptist Church of Dexter, KS; the American Lung Association; or the American Cancer Society.

A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, November 23, 2009, at the First Baptist Church of Nicoma Park. Interment will be held at 4:00 p.m. at Dexter Cemetery, Dexter, Kansas.