504 West 27th Street Yankton
SD
“Flags Only” Visitation/Celebration of Life
October 25 & 26, 2024
Yankton, SD
The family of Dean A. Thomsen has requested the Patriot Guard Riders to honor Dean with a flag line showing our appreciation and respect for his service to our great Nation. In August 1967 Dean was drafted into the U.S. Army. Being fortunate enough to not have to go to Vietnam, he served overseas in Korea during the time of seizure of the USS Pueblo. As a non-officer, Dean was the leading instructor in the headquarter offices of the Army CBR School and helped compile that training manual. Dean attained the rank of SP5 and was honorably discharged in 1969.
Visitations will be 5:00 to 7:00 pm, Friday, October 25, 2024, at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Onsite Crematory, Yankton, SD. A Celebration of Life will be 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm, Saturday, October 26, 2024, at the Yankton Elks Lodge, Yankton, SD. A private family committal service will be at the South Dakota Veterans Cemetery in Sioux Falls at a later date. The Visitation and the Celebration of Life will be “flags only”.
Ride Captain: Dave Abbott, R.C
605-661-6233
2abbotts99@gmail.com
The private family committal service will be attended by the Patriot Guard Riders as a showing of support for one of our own. Dean was an older brother of our past Assistant State Captain, Dale Thomsen. There will be a follow up mission posted and sent out when a date and time is known.