With heavy hearts, we announce the unexpected passing of Zachary "Zac" Zeegers, age 34, of Appleton, on Friday, February 27, 2026, at his home.  Zac was born on September 3, 1991, to the late Andrew and Shelley (Ganzel) Zeegers.

Zac graduated from Xavier High School, Class of 2010, where he excelled in basketball, baseball and football.  Following high school graduation, he attended St. Norbert College.

Zac's career included time with Plexus and later with Guardian Life Insurance, where he was most recently employed.

Zac was a loving soul with a huge heart. His passions included discovering, writing and sharing new music or poetry, listening to his favorite Barstool Sports shows and personalities (specifically Brandon Walker), practicing his Spanish, and he cherished local game nights with his close friends on Thursday's. He was a bookworm; re-reading his favorites numerous times which included the Harry Potter series, Lord of the Rings, and anything written by Kurt Vonnegut. Zac had a booming laugh that inspired more laughter from all around him. He had a deep love for Wisconsin sports, the WNBA and winning round after round of Jeopardy! against his family.

Zac will be missed by his mother, Shelley Zeegers, of Appleton; brother Jeremy Zeegers, Kimberly; maternal grandmother, Carol Ganzel, Lakewood; aunts:  Kathy (Chuck) Spoehr, Nancy Wimberger, Sharie (Tim) Geske, Julie (Jim) Werth, and Jackie (Jeff) Montour; uncles:  Jeff (Erica) Zeegers, Matt (Lu) Zeegers, Jeff (Amy) Ganzel, Tom (Laura Lee) Hurley, Russ Berggren, and Leon Schabow.  He is further survived by many cousins.

He was preceded in death by his father Andrew Zeegers, paternal grandparents Joseph and Elaine Zeegers, maternal grandfather Robert Ganzel, uncles Bobby Zeegers, Mark Zeegers, and Cyril Wimberger, and aunts Linda Hurley, Jean Berggren, Chris Schabow, and Paula Mueller.

A memorial service will take place at 6:15 pm on Tuesday, March 10 at the Brettschneider Trettin-Nickel Funeral Chapel.  Friends may visit the funeral chapel before the service from 4 to 6 pm.  In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established for the Boys and Girls Club, where he had previously volunteered and felt inspired to lead and encourage youth.