Dean Leonard Bissen
December 10, 1959 — March 22, 2019
Dean Leonard Bissen, son of Francis and Marceline (Schmitz) Bissen, was born on December 10, 1959 in Denison, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance, Iowa and attended school at the Manilla Community Schools in Manilla, Iowa where he graduated with the class of 1978.
Dean worked at Farmland and then later at the Iowa Beef Processors both in Denison, Iowa. He enjoyed grilling and smoking meat for his friends and family at special events and always kept a huge vegetable garden that he loved sharing from. He had an extremely close group of friends that not only would do anything for him but that he would do anything for them as well. His love of the outdoors led him to countless days of fishing even on many frozen lakes and ponds in the winter.
After aggressively fighting cancer for almost eight months, Dean died on March 22, 2019 at the Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan, Iowa having attained the age of fifty-nine years, three months and twelve days. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister Denice Wurr.
Dean is survived by his siblings: Don Bissen of Fremont, Nebraska; Darrell Bissen and his wife Brenda of Buck Grove, Iowa; DyAnn and her husband Doug Muff of Westminster, Colorado and Delbert Bissen and his wife Jill of Defiance; his brother-in-law, Don Wurr of Colorado Springs, Colorado; nieces and nephews; other relatives and many friends.
Dean worked at Farmland and then later at the Iowa Beef Processors both in Denison, Iowa. He enjoyed grilling and smoking meat for his friends and family at special events and always kept a huge vegetable garden that he loved sharing from. He had an extremely close group of friends that not only would do anything for him but that he would do anything for them as well. His love of the outdoors led him to countless days of fishing even on many frozen lakes and ponds in the winter.
After aggressively fighting cancer for almost eight months, Dean died on March 22, 2019 at the Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan, Iowa having attained the age of fifty-nine years, three months and twelve days. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister Denice Wurr.
Dean is survived by his siblings: Don Bissen of Fremont, Nebraska; Darrell Bissen and his wife Brenda of Buck Grove, Iowa; DyAnn and her husband Doug Muff of Westminster, Colorado and Delbert Bissen and his wife Jill of Defiance; his brother-in-law, Don Wurr of Colorado Springs, Colorado; nieces and nephews; other relatives and many friends.
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