Dennis Zidlicky, 74
Fri, 03/31/2023 - 2:38pm
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Feb. 11, 1949 —
March 26, 2023
DECORAH - Dennis Lee Zidlicky, age 74, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Sunday, March 26, 2023, at Gundersen Health Systems in La Crosse, Wis.
Funeral Services will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at Washington Prairie Lutheran Church in rural Decorah, with Rev. Jennifer Edinger presiding. Visitation will be from 3-7 p.m. on Friday, March 31, 2023, at Washington Prairie Lutheran Church and also after 10 a.m. on Saturday morning.
Dennis Lee Zidlicky was born on Feb. 11, 1949, to Arthur and Gatriel (Thompson) Zidlicky in Nevada, Iowa. He later graduated from Crestwood (Cresco, Iowa) High School in 1967.
In 1970, he married the love of his life, Donna (Moe) Zidlicky. To this union, two sons were born, Dean and Don. In his early years, Dennis worked for Camcar and Marigold, but his true passion was farming.
The couple went on to farm together for 35 years near Ridgeway, Waukon and Highlandville. He also worked for Holden Farms in their hog buildings.
Dennis liked to keep busy, so after his farming years, he worked for Winneshiek Medical Center as a janitor, Gemini, Oneota Eye Clinic as a janitor, and most recently, people remember him as the Thrifty White Pharmacy delivery man. Many of his delivery spots could count on him to include a few chocolates along with whatever he was dropping off.
Dennis will be remembered as a kind and gentle soul. He would go the extra mile to make someone smile and loved to “give people a hard time” with his humor and would just take “a minute” of your time to tell you a good story. He could talk about his flowers and gardens for hours and enjoyed puttering around the house with projects, housekeeping, cooking and watching the Iowa State Cyclones.
Dennis loved supporting his boys and grandchildren at all their activities. He loved his family very much, and they loved him more. He will be greatly missed by the many family, friends,and community members whose lives he touched.
Dennis is survived by his wife of 53 years, Donna (Moe) Zidlicky; sons, Dean (Casey) Zidlicky of Minnesota City, Minn. and Don (Karrie) Zidlicky of Lansing, Iowa; grandchildren, Colin Zidlicky (fiancé, Jeff Holt), Cody Zidlicky (fiancé, Cassey Urell) and Carter Zidlicky (girlfriend, Jaydon Snitker); special family, Kevin Anderson of Festina, Iowa and Alyssa (Brent) Troyer of Columbus, Ohio; siblings, Mary (Ron) Oyloe of Decorah, Gary (Marla) Zidlicky of Decorah, Dave (Bonnie) Zidlicky of Ridgeway, Iowa, John (Joan) Zidlicky of Spillville, Iowa and Alan (Bill) Zidlicky of Iron River, Wis.; brothers and sisters-in-law, Marilyn Sensor, of Decorah, JoAn Headington of Waverly, Iowa, Sharon Cook, Waterloo, Iowa, Dale (Joan) Moe of Eau Claire, Wis. and Arlyn Moe (Pam Pahl) of Decorah; along with many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur and Gatriel Zidlicky; father and mother-in-law, Earl and Marjorie (Bakkum) Moe; brothers-in-law, Chuck Sensor and Bill Cook; and nephew, Matthew Oyloe.
