Yankton
SD
SHORT NOTICE Funeral Mission
September 17 & 18, 2026
Yankton, SD
The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited by the family of Howard William Bresaw to show our appreciation and respect to Howard with a flag line in honor of his service to his and our great country. Paul graduated from Holstein Community High School in Iowa and then entered the United States Army. He served a total of six years in active and active reserve service, attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant. He was proud of his military service during the Vietnam era and was trained as an artillery surveyor and ballistics weatherman. Paul was an airborne ranger with 101st Airborne Division, acting as a Colonel’s aid.
Visitation for the public will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 PM, on September 17, 2026 at the Wintz & Ray Funeral Home in Yankton. A vigil service will also be held for the public that evening at 7:00 PM at the Wintz & Ray Funeral Home. A private family service will take place and private burial will be in the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Yankton with military honors provided by the Ernest-Bowyer VFW Post No. 791 and the SD Army National Guard Funeral Honors.
This “short notice mission” will be “flags only”.
Ride Captain: Dave Abbott, R.C
605-661-6233
2abbotts99@gmail.com