Michael Zenner

1962 - 2026

Michael Allen Zenner, 63, of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin (formerly of Waterloo, Iowa) passed away Monday, January 26, 2026 at Crossing Rivers Hospital in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. Due to Michael's wishes, no services will be held.

Michael was born in August of 1962 to Richard and Kathleen Zenner in Sioux City, Iowa. They later moved to Waterloo where Mike attended and graduated from East Waterloo High School class of 1980. Mike later on joined the United States Air Force where he honorably served for nearly 10 years.

During his time in the Air Force, Mike came back to Waterloo on leave and met Linda Brown. They were joined in marriage in May of 1987. With his career they moved to Oklahoma where they welcomed their first daughter, Brandy. After his separation from the Air Force they moved back to Waterloo where they welcomed their second daughter, Lindsay.

Mike was dedicated to his career in the National Weather Service, serving many different stations and showing his family different parts of the country. Mike worked for the National Weather Service until 2019 when he retired with more then 30 years of experience.

Mike loved to be outdoors with hunting and fishing every chance he got to include making trips back to Montana to do so. He also enjoyed woodworking that he had been passed down from his father and was always working on something new or fixing the old. Mike always went out of his way to help those he loved or those he knew needed the help.

Michael is survived by his wife, Linda. His daughters, Brandy Zenner and Lindsay (Cody) Mosher and his grandson, Kayce Mosher. He is also survived by his brothers Christopher Zenner and Rodney (Nancy) Zenner.

Mike is preceded in death by his parents, Richard and Kathleen Zenner, mother-in-law, Madonna Junker and brother-in-law, Frederick Brown.