David Lawrence Zishka, 40, of Leavenworth, KS, passed away, Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at his home in Leavenworth, KS.

Funeral Services will be 11:00 AM, Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home with Mark Armstrong, officiating. Burial will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery, Effingham, KS. Family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, Monday, at the funeral home. Memorial contributions in memory of David are suggested to assist with his children’s education or to the American Diabetes Association. Words of comfort and sympathy may be left online at www.beckerdyer.com.

David was born on July 12, 1976 in Atchison, the son of Lawrence and Barb (Funk) Zishka. David graduated from ACCHS in 1995 and then attended Fort Hays State College in Hays, KS for one year. David then completed two years of auto mechanic training, followed by a year and a half of electrician training, at the Northeast Kansas Area Vo-Tech in Atchison. David worked for almost eighteen years at MGP in Atchison as a warehouseman. David was a member of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local #74D of Atchison. David always had a project to complete from working on cars or just repairing items around the house. David loved spending time with his family and children, especially the times they spent swimming at the pool.

David and Rebecca ‘Becky’ (Webster) Zishka have been together for 21 years and were united in marriage on April 15, 2011 in Leavenworth.

Survivors include David’s wife, Becky, and their two children, Trevor and Chelsea, of the home; his parents, Lawrence and Barb Zishka of Atchison; two brothers, Clint Zishka, Everest, KS and Daryl (Theresa) Zishka, Atchison; and grandmother, Helen Weishaar, Effingham.