Boysen, Dwight Lee (1946 - 2025)

BOYSEN, MONSON, HEYDERHOFF, BABBITT, NELSON, THYGESEN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 7/19/2025 at 15:10:54

Name of deceased: Dwight Lee Boysen

Aged: 79 yrs, 3 mo, 20 days

Residence: Custer, SD

Born: March 9, 1946, Atlantic, Cass County, IA

Died: June 29, 2025; Custer, Custer County, SD

Funeral services: Monday, July 7, 2025; Harlan First Church, Harlan, IA

Survived by: Children, Lesley (spouse, Todd) Monson of Minburn, IA, Doug (spouse, Kerry) Boysen of Corvallis, OR, Jennifer Boysen of Dillon, MT, and Zac (spouse, Heather) Boysen of Rapid City, SD; grandchildren, Bailey Boysen, Tate Boysen, Gavin Monson, Madeline Monson, Tanner Monson, Clare Boysen, Benjamin Boysen; siblings, Byron (spouse, Diana) Boysen of Argyle, WI, Glenda (spouse, Robert) Heyderhoff of Slater, IA, Lonnie Boysen of Harlan, IA; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Clifford H. Boysen (deceased Oct. 21, 1994) and Velma (nee Babbitt) Boysen (deceased July 14, 2014); wife, Teresa (deceased April 4, 2018; cancer)

Education: Graduated from Elk Horn High School, Elk Horn, IA., Class of 1964; graduated from Iowa State University with a degree in Veterinary Medicine in 1971

Religious affiliation: Baptized and confirmed at Monroe Chapel Global Methodist Church, Walnut, IA; was a very active member of Mountain View Baptist Church in Custer, SD and was re-baptized in 2024.

Military service: no information provided

Marriages: (1) Raedell Ann Nelson; June 4, 1965; location not provided; they later divorced (2) Teresa Ann Thygesen; May 7, 1988; at the Little Brown Church, Nashua, IA.

Employment: When he first began practicing veterinary medicine, he helped build a successful veterinary clinic in Audubon, IA. After his second marriage, he and Teresa lived in Howells, NE where he had his own veterinary practice until 1989 when they sold the business. After this, Dwight worked as a distributor representative and sold veterinary medical supplies for several different companies. During this time he was an active member of several veterinary medicine supply associations. In 2004 he was given the honor of NVMA commercial representative of the year. In 2007 he was the top sales performer of the year for PVPL. He was interviewed for an article published in Veterinary Advantage Magazine, depicting him as a unique and successful distributor representative. He retired on May 1, 2015.

Hobbies/Interests: Loved the cowboy life; was an avid sportsman and loved the great outdoors. Was a hard worker, both on and off the job, and took pride in his acreage. In his last year of life, he went on 2 guided quail hunts in Arizona and Kansas, took a fishing trip with friends in Missouri, and went on a boar hunt in Texas with his son, Zac. He also helped a few local ranches by rounding up cattle and repairing fence.

Sources: pauleyjones.com