Thysen, Bruce Allan (1959 - 2020)

THYSEN, WAD, SWENSEN, GESSERT, KILLIAN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 1/19/2020 at 18:10:16

Name of deceased: Bruce Allan Thysen

Aged: 60 yrs, 8 mo, 2 days

Residence: Elk Horn, Shelby County, IA

Born: May 8, 1959; Audubon County Memorial Hospital, Audubon, Audubon County, IA

Died: Jan. 10, 2020; rural Elk Horn, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Friday, Jan. 17, 2020; Elk Horn Lutheran Church, Elk Horn, IA; inurnment to be at a later date.

Survived by: Mother, Mary Ann Thysen of Elk Horn, IA; siblings, Shelli (spouse, Curtis) Swensen of rural Audubon, IA, Jay (spouse, Karen) Thysen of Atlantic, IA, and Renee (spouse, Shawn) Gessert of Harlan, IA; nieces and nephews, Brittney Swensen of Eugene, OR, Megan Swensen of Fort Collins, CO, Krystina (spouse, Michael) Killian and their children Dahlia, Owen, and Olivia, all of Atlantic, IA, Justice Gessert of Indianola, IA, and Thysen Gessert of Harlan, IA; cousins, Jeffery Wad of Nashua, IA, Terry Wad of the Twin Cities, MN, and Gale Wad of Kimballton, IA; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Father, Gary A. Thysen; paternal grandparents, Clarence and Daisy Thysen; maternal grandparents, Thorvald and Mabel Wad

Education: Attended the Elk Horn (IA) Community Schools, and graduated with the Class of 1977

Religious affiliation: Baptized at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, Kimballton, IA and confirmed at Elk Horn Lutheran Church, Elk Horn, IA

Military service: no information provided

Marriage: no information provided

Employment: After his high school graduation, Bruce worked for Elk Horn (IA) Construction, which built highways and bridges. After several years, he next drove truck for Atlantic Carrier and hauled grain throughout the Midwest. Bruce also drove for Smithway Trucking, hauling goods across the country. After several years, he purchased his own truck and leased it to Smithway for a while. He later became an independent driver and drove his own rig for several years. In the early 2000s, Bruce started his own business, Bruce Thysen Construction, and did general land improvement with his excavator, trencher, and bulldozer as well as continuing to tile and improve many fields in the area.

Hobbies/Interests: Travel, first on his motorcycle, then in a (safer) car

Sources: kjan.com; knodfm.com; kesslerfuneralhomes.com