BELLEVILLE – William Zitzner, age 65, passed away at his home on Saturday, October 6, 2018.  He was born on October 29, 1952 the son of Erman and Rosemary (Bingham) Zitzner.  Bill graduated from Deforest High School and then continued his education at Southwest Technical College in Police Science.  He served in the United States Army National Guard.  Bill worked as a deputy sheriff and bailiff for the Green County Sheriff’s Department until retiring.  He was united in marriage to Beth Luetschwager in Las Vegas, NV.  William enjoyed auto racing and watching TV.  He also was a licensed pilot and flight instructor.  Bill was a member of Smith Lodge #31 in Monroe.

He is survived by his wife Beth, mother Rosemary, daughter Jennifer (Lee) Koepp, grandchildren Alex and Aspen.  He is further survived by his mother-in-law and father-in-law Sonja and Gerhard Luetschwager, brother-in-law Mark (Lisa Kostecki) Luetschwager, sister-in-law Laurie (Jayson) Anderson, niece Eva, nephew Gus, and canine and feline companions.

William was preceded in death by his father, brother Terry, friends John Kowalski, Rick Remus, and Mark Anderson, and faithful dog Lex.

Bill’s cremains will be interred in the family plot at Liberty Pole Cemetery outside Viroqua, WI.

The Becker-Beal Funeral Home of Belleville is assisting the family.

An online memorial with guestbook is available at www.bealfuneralhomes.com