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Dean D. Thatcher

Creston

By Powers Funeral Home
Dean Thatcher, 77, of Creston, died May 19, 2026, at his home.

Dean Thatcher, 77, of Creston, died May 19, 2026, at his home. (Contributed )

Dean Thatcher, 77, of Creston, died Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at his home in Creston. Celebration of Life Memorial Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 26, at Powers Funeral Home in Creston. Services will be livestreamed. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery. Pastor Mary O’Riley will officiate. Open visitation, with family receiving friends, will be 9:30 to 11 a.m. on Tuesday.

Memorials are to the family to be established later. Online condolences may be made at www.powersfh.com.

Dean Thomas Thatcher was born May 27, 1948, to CWO Carl V. Thatcher and Vera (Adams-Jackson) Thatcher in Denver, Colorado. He attended Creston High School and graduated with the class of 1968. He then attended Southwestern Community College and earned his associate’s degree.

On June 14, 1970, Dean was united in marriage to Myrna H. Bjorland at the Creston Reorganized Latter Day Saint’s Church. From this union came three children – Douglas, Dayna and Daniel.

Dean worked at Boyd’s Appliance, GET Plastics, returned to Boyd’s then worked at Midwestern Diskette. He later managed the apartment complex of Green Valley Apartments. There were few things that Dean couldn’t fix. He loved the challenge of different work, next working at Amusement Mgt. repairing games in Atlantic, and at the Creston Plaza Apartments. The last endeavors that Dean put his hands and mind to were Southwestern Community College, Gits Manufacturing, Bunn-O-Matic and Fareway. He enjoyed his work, and collected antique radios, pinball machines, juke boxes and electrical test equipment. But he loved and cared for his family the most.

Survivors include his wife Myrna Thatcher of Creston; children: Doug (Michele) Thatcher of Creston, Dayna Thatcher of Johnston and Daniel (Gail) Thatcher of Afton; brothers: Carl Thatcher Jr. of Creston, Hyvis Thatcher of Creston, Curtis (Pam) Jackson and George (Kim) Thatcher of Tucson, Arizona; sisters: Angela (Sixto) Mendes, Cheryon (Herb) Unruh, Rebecca “Becky” (David) Jimenez, Judi (Kevin) Maurer and Stella (Mike) Burchett; stepmom Mary Walling; his eight grandchildren: McKenna Thatcher of Iowa City, Kolton (Liza) Thatcher of Austin, Texas; Bridgette (Jesse) Johnson of Creston, Daniel (Jarely) Altman of Johnston, Brooks (Lily) Altman, Cody (Tracy) Schaffer of Creston, Jaime (Jordan) Nelson of Creston and Rochelle Means (Dylan Hudson) of Afton; 14 great-grandchildren: Elle, Kylie, Gavin, Daniel Jr., Irelia (due May 21), Brooks Jr., Gabriel, Elijah Schaffer, Jaxson Schaffer, Grayson Nelson, Hudson Nelson, Benson Nelson, Von Hudson and Maeva Hudson.

He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Gregg Thatcher, and Bobbie.