CEDAR COUNTY, NEBRASKA - BURBACH Barbara Kay

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Barbara Kay Burbach, age 46, of Lincoln, Nebraska, passed away on Friday, 
March 27, 2009 at Bryan LGH West in Lincoln, Nebraska. 

Mass of Christian Burial will be on Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at 10:30 am 
at the Holy Family (Sacred Heart) Catholic Church in Wynot, Nebraska with 
Rev. Michael Keating and Rev. Don Doll officiating. Burial will be in the 
Sacred Heart Cemetery in Wynot. A Vigil Service will be on Monday at 7:00 
pm at St. Peters Catholic Church in Lincoln. Visitation will be on Tuesday 
from 5:00pm to 8:00 pm with a Vigil Service at 7:00 pm at the Holy Family 
(Sacred Heart) Catholic Church in Wynot. Visitation will begin one hour 
prior to services on Wednesday at the church in Wynot. Wintz Funeral Home 
in Hartington is handling the arrangements. Memorials can be sent to the 
St. Peters Catholic Church in Lincoln or the Holy Family (Sacred Heart) 
Catholic Church in Wynot. To send online condolences please visit 
www.wintzrayfuneralhome.com . 

Pallbearers will be Alex Heimes, Nathan Heimes, Christopher Burbach, Jesse 
Burbach, Vincent Burbach, and Mark Burbach. 

Barbara Burbach was born July 15th, 1962 in Yankton, South Dakota to Cyril 
and Irene (Kalkowski) Burbach. She attended Wynot Public School where she 
was very active in sports and school activities. She graduated from Wynot 
Public High School in 1980. Barbara attended Creighton University where she 
majored in communications and graduated with honors in 1984. She worked for 
Northwestern Bell for three years before attending law school at Yale 
University. She graduated from Yale University Law School in 1989 and was a 
member of the Nebraska and New York State Bar Associations. Following her 
graduation, she worked in New York City as an attorney at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, 
Wharton and Garrison. 

Barbara returned to Nebraska in 1995 and lived in south Lincoln. She was very 
active in researching and writing for various newspapers and publications. She 
belonged to St. Peters Catholic Parish and enjoyed singing in the choir. She 
loved to read and play with her many nieces and nephews. Barbara overcame many 
challenges after suffering a head injury in a car accident in 1990. She served 
as a great inspiration to many people. She went on to get a masters degree in 
journalism at the University of Nebraska and worked with the Nebraska State 
Legislature to interpret laws for several Nebraska newspapers. 

Barbara is survived by her mother Irene Burbach of Wynot, a sister Lisa Heimes 
and her husband Terry of Lincoln; four brothers and their wives, Larry and Ruth 
Burbach of Mission Viejo, California; Steve and Rhonda Burbach of Lincoln; Rick 
and Tammy Burbach of Wynot; and Rob and Karen Burbach of Omaha. She is also 
survived by her many nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. 

Barbara was preceded in death by her father, Cyril.