David August Wegner

David August Wegner, 90, passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Meridian from injuries he sustained from a fall. His daughter and son-in-law were by his side. David was born in Port Townsend, WA on May 29, 1928, the eldest boy of twelve children of Clarence and Elenore Wegner. As the son of an Army Chief Warrant Officer, David had many fond memories of living in Panama, Fort Douglas in Utah and the Presidio of San Francisco. David graduated from Galileo High School in San Francisco. He spent 3 years in the Army and was stationed in Korea. After his military service, David worked as a driver for the United Parcel Service and he retired from Sea-Land Service as a manager in 1986. He enjoyed a long career that took him to Vietnam, Japan and back to Oakland, CA. After retirement, David worked part-time as a security officer. David and Betty Lou Nelson met in Palo Alto and they were married March 4, 1951. Dave and Betty made their first home in Cupertino, CA. Together they had two children, Don Wegner and Shirley Wegner Koch and soon moved to Sunnyvale, CA. Their next move took the family to Kobe, Japan for 2.5 years. Pleasanton, CA was their next home for 24 years before moving to the Sun City retirement community in Roseville, CA where they enjoyed 14 years of “resort like” retire­ment living. In 2009, they moved to Touchmark, a retirement com­munity in Meridian, Idaho. Dave and Betty have many fond memories of traveling internationally and to numerous places across the United States in their motor home. David led an amazing life and was loved by everyone who met him. He enjoyed telling jokes, playing his harmonica and making people laugh. He also loved to make smoked salmon and beef jerky for his friends and loved ones. David will be greatly missed by many. David is survived by his daugh­ter, Shirley (Fred) Koch of Boise; three grand­children; 5 great-grandchildren; sister, Edie Bushnell of WA; plus many nieces and nephews. David was pre­ceded in death by his wife Betty of 64 years; his son, Don and ten brothers and sisters. A Service will be held at 11:00am on Friday, September 21, 2018 at the Covenant Presbyterian Church in Boise. A Celebration of Life will be held at noon on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at Touchmark at Meadow Lake Village in Meridian. An inurnment with Military Honors will be held 11:30am Friday, October 26, 2018 at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery in Dixon, CA.