Cover photo for David John Veglahn's Obituary
David John Veglahn Profile Photo
1949 David 2023

David John Veglahn

January 13, 1949 — April 9, 2023

David John Veglahn, 74, of La Crescent, MN., died on Sunday, April 9, 2023 at Gundersen Health System, La Crosse. He was born in La Crosse on January 13, 1949 to Burton and Evelyn (Zemlo) Veglahn.

On May 6, 1972, he married Jeanine Marie Isler. David was a member of the Plumbers and Steamfitters Union, Local 434 for forty-two years.

David spent time fishing in his early retirement days. He owned a Piper Cherokee 140 airplane and enjoyed taking day trips with Jeanine. He loved to garden and was a musician at heart. He also enjoyed watching boxing and football.

David is survived by his wife, Jeanine; his children, Sara Veglahn, Dan (Nicole) Veglahn, grandchildren, John Veglahn and Katherine "Katie" Veglahn; and his brother, Burton "Bud" Veglahn.

Visitation will be held from 5 until 7 P.M. on Friday, April 21, 2023 at Schumacher-Kish Funeral and Cremation Services La Crescent chapel; 111 S. Oak St.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.

To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of David John Veglahn, please visit our flower store.

Service Schedule

Past Services

Visitation

Friday, April 21, 2023

5:00 - 7:00 pm

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Guestbook

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Plant A Tree

Plant A Tree