Dean John TePoel

Dean John TePoel

Dean TePoel Obituary

Published by Legacy on Aug. 11, 2025.
Our free-spirited brother has left this world for his next chapter. Dean left our home in Cloverland WI. and spent most of his adult life in St. Thomas, USVI living his dream. He was a pilot, a boat captain and a scuba diver. He did more traveling around this world of ours than most of us can imagine.

Dean was wonderfully funny, adventurous, kind, a hardworking business owner, generous and loving. He leaves his son Riley, 25, who was the center of his world, his mother Helvie, 5 siblings and many nieces and nephews to remember the wonderful memories we created with him.

We will miss him, the world has lost a really good one!

Dean's final wish was that some of his family take his remains to St. Thomas to leave him where he loved the most.

If you would like to honor his passing, please make a contribution to:

Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

105 Garfield Ave., RM HSS 248

Eau Claire, WI 54701

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