Dennis Lee Zidlicky

Dennis Lee Zidlicky, age 74, of Decorah, IA, died on Sunday, March 26, 2023, at Gundersen Health Systems in La Crosse, WI. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 1, 2023, at the Washington Prairie Lutheran Church, 1725 Washington Prairie Rd. In rural Decorah with Rev. Jennifer Edinger presiding. Visitation will be from 3:00 – 7:00 p.m., Friday, March 31, 2023, at Washington Prairie Lutheran Church and also after 10:00 a.m. Saturday morning. The service can be watched at the following link: https://www.facebook.com/washingtonprairie Dennis Lee Zidlicky was born on February 11th, 1949, to Arthur and Gatriel (Thompson) Zidlicky in Nevada, Iowa. He later graduated from Cresco 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. Dennis and Donna 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. Dennis 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. His two sons; Dean (Casey) Zidlicky of Minnesota City, MN, and Don (Karrie) Zidlicky of Lansing, IA. Grandchildren: Colin Zidlicky (fiancé Jeff Holt), Cody Zidlicky (fiancé Cassey Urell), Carter Zidlicky (Girlfriend Jaydon Snitker). Special family; Kevin Anderson of Festina, IA and Alyssa (Brent) Troyer of Columbus, OH. Siblings: Mary (Ron) Oyloe Decorah, IA, Gary (Marla) Zidlicky of Decorah, IA; Dave (Bonnie) Zidlicky of Ridgeway, IA; John (Joan) Zidlicky of Spillville, IA and Alan (Bill) Zidlicky of Iron River, WI. Brothers and sisters-in-law: Marilyn Sensor, Decorah, IA; JoAn Headington, Waverly, IA; Sharon Cook, Waterloo, IA; Dale (Joan) Moe, Eau Claire, WI and Arlyn Moe (Pam Pahl), Decorah, IA. Along with many nieces and nephews. Dennis is 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. Nephew Matthew Oyloe.