Vernon E Raehsler

Vernon Raehsler, 85, of River Falls, Wisconsin, died Tuesday, January 13, 2025 at Comforts of Home in River Falls.

Visitation for Vernon will be on Saturday, January 17, 2025, from 10 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at Keehr Funeral Home, Spring Valley.

Memorial service will follow visitation on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home.

Burial will be in Gilman Lutheran Cemetery, Spring Valley.

Vern was born June 8, 1940, to Francis and Edna (Herum) Raehsler in Newport, Minnesota.

He grew up and attended Spring Valley Schools, graduating with the Class of 1958,  He entered the U. S. Army in 1958 and served in Alaska and was later stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.  While in the service, Vernon married Sharon Krizan at the Presbyterian Church in Baldwin.  They were blessed with children Karen and Ernest.

He lived in Baldwin for about 15 years and then moved to the cities where he started his business  Vern's Welding and Repair.  He was a self-taught Master Welder.  He lived in Bagley, Minnesota for several years and more recently moved to River Falls.

He loved fishing in Canada in the spring, gardening, specializing in tomatoes, cucumbers and cabbage and made homemade sauerkraut.

Vern was preceded in death by his parents; son Ernest, brother Marvin, and sister Ellen (Duane) Hall.

He is survived by his daughter Karen (Robin) McCoy, grandchildren: Ellie (Nathan) Phillips, Tiffany, Laura Raehsler, Brianna, Meghan, and Ernest Raehsler Jr.;  great grandson Lincoln Phillips; along with other great grandchildren,  relatives and friends.

Visitation for Vernon will be on Saturday, January 17, 2026, from 10 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at Keehr Funeral Home, Spring Valley.

Memorial service will follow visitation on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home.

Military Honors will be performed by Rickerd-Danielson American Legion Post 227 of Spring Valley.

Burial will be in Gilman Lutheran Cemetery, Spring Valley.