Wanda M. Thomsen

Wanda (Litle) Thomsen was born in Dunnegan, Missouri September 16, 1936. She celebrated her 86^th birthday in September. She was the only daughter of four children born to Sebert and Dora Litle. The family settled in Plattsmouth NE when Wanda was very young. Times were difficult, so Wanda started working for a local family washing dishes and cleaning. While in high school she worked as a “Soda Jerk” and became addicted to coke and peanuts! She had many happy adventures with best friends Dot Menges and Marceline Hamling, including a trip to Australia.

Wanda graduated from Plattsmouth High School and then put herself through business school. She began working at Cook’s Paint as a bookkeeper.  This is where she met her future husband, Don Thomsen. Wanda continued to work until she was 72 in data entry (key punch) beginning at Mutual of Omaha, then for Northern Natural Gas, and ending her career at Automation Incorporated.

Wanda and Don had two children, Rhonda Thomsen Leffler and Keith Thomsen. She spent her life loving and doing for her family.