Richard "Dick" Dean Zrucky – Byron

Richard "Dick" Dean Zrucky, 81, of Byron Mn. passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Nov. 26th, 2015 at Golden Living West in Rochester, Mn. He had lost his battle from recurrence of colon cancer.

Richard Zrucky was born Nov. 14th, 1934 in Austin, Mn. He graduated from Austin High School and married LaVonne Anderson of Austin, Mn. They were married on June 19th, 1954 and had celebrated 61yrs of marriage last summer. He served in the Army from 1955 to 1958. He had worked for Coke Bottling Co. of Austin, Mn and IBM of Rochester, Mn. He retired from IBM in 1992. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, bingo, and traveling. He liked to watch the MN Twins and Nascar. He loved to cook and that's why Lavonne and he enjoyed entertaining family and friends. When he wasn't cooking, he also enjoyed helping out neighbors in any way possible.

He is survived by daughter Tracie (Dave) Fogelson of Byron, Mn; son, Todd Zrucky of Spring Lake Park, Mn; son-in-law, Glenn Exe of Pine Island, Mn; sister, Mary Rousselow of Monticello, Mn; brother, Paul Zrucky of Austin, Mn; brother-in-law, Delmer Anderson of Austin, Mn; brother-in-law, Francis House of Austin, Mn; Five grandchildren; Eight great-grandchildren; many cousins, nieces, and nephews.

He is preceded in death by loving wife, Lavonne; daughter, Terri (Glenn) Exe; parents, Joe and Mabel Zrucky; sister-in-law, Phyllis (Francis) House; and sister-in-law, Mary (Delmer) Anderson

He was a dedicated husband, father, grandfather, and brother. Visitation will be from 5:30pm – 7:30pm Friday Dec. 4th at Macken Funeral Home River Park Chapel, Rochester, Mn. The funeral services will be at 11am on Saturday, Dec. 5th at Macken Funeral Home River Park Chapel, Rochester, Mn. There will be a visitation one hour prior to the service.

Online condolences are welcome at www.mackenfuneralhome.com