Vernon LeRoy Hagen, DC

Memorial services celebrating the life of Vernon Hagen DC, 93, of Bettendorf, and formerly of Evansville, WI, will be held at 3pm on Sunday, October 15, 2023, at the Halligan-McCabe-DeVries Funeral Home, Davenport.  Inurnment will be in National Cemetery, Rock Island.  Visitation will be from 1pm until time of services on Sunday at the funeral home.Halligan

Dr. Hagen passed away Sunday, August 20, 2023, at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf.

Vernon LeRoy Hagen was born November 8, 1929, in Elbow Lake, MN, a son of Oscar and Agnes (Mikkelson) Hagen.  He was united in marriage to Marilyn Carpenter in 1957 in Davenport.

Vernon earned his Doctor of Chiropractic from Palmer College in Davenport and was involved in chiropractic for the rest of his life.  He practiced in Evansville, WI from 1956 to 1976. He eventually returned to Palmer as a professor and taught countless students over the years, in class and through seminars. Dr. Hagen started his private practice, Hagen Chiropractic Clinic, in Bettendorf in 1976 and remained active into his 80’s.  His son Chad continues the practice to this day. 

Those left to honor his memory include his wife Marilyn; Trent (Martha Carter) Hagen DC, Galena, IL, Lisa (Bill) Anderson, Trinity, FL, Todd (Candy) Hagen, Dallas, TX, Troy (Trish) Hagen DC, Tuscaloosa, AL, Chad Hagen DC, Davenport; grandchildren Ryan, Jeremy, Josh, Nash, Marin, Justin, Brandon, Cole, Ella; and great grandson Leif.

He was preceded in death by his parents, sister Helen Berg, and brother Agner.

Online remembrances may be expressed at www.hmdfuneralhome.com.