LeRoy A. Burbach

LeRoy Burbach, age 77 of Hartington, Nebraska died on Thursday, April 10, 2025 at Park View Haven Nursing Home in Coleridge, NE.

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, April 21, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Hartington with the Rev. Owen Korte officiating. Burial of his cremated remains will be at St. Michael's cemetery in Hartington. The family will receive friends and relatives from 9:00 a.m. until service time at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of the Wintz Funeral Home in Hartington.

Leroy Anthony was born May 14th 1947 to Gerald and Mary (Lammers) Burbach. Leroy graduated from Cedar Catholic High School in 1965. While in high school he worked at the Neu cheese factory in Hartington. He attended Wayne State College after graduation. Then he worked in Hartington and Yankton at various jobs. While in Yankton he married Terry Ann Erickson. Then they moved to Omaha and he worked for Wilson Foods Packing House. While in Omaha they had a daughter Heather Ann. After working in Omaha several years, LeRoy returned to Hartington and their married dissolved. He moved to Crofton and worked for his brother Al. Leroy met Sharon Guthmiller and were married in November of 1983. Soon after they moved to Loveland Colorado and Leroy worked for the school district. Leroy was a very avid motorcycle rider and unfortunately his love for riding caused him to be involved in a bad accident on July 6th 1991. He and Sharon soon after were divorced. Leroy moved back to Hartington and struggled for some time with his leg but in September of 1994 the leg was removed. He then worked for First National Bank of Omaha in Wayne until his retirement.

Leroy struggled for many years with phantom pain where he wasn’t able to do much as the pain from his missing limb was severe. During this time, he lived in his house in Coleridge with his birds which he loved. They became his friend’s and his favorite was a cockatiel bird named Clyde. Leroy moved to Parkview Haven in 11-30-2022 where he received good care and enjoyed his last days there.

Leroy is survived by his daughter Heather and (Crystal) Zimmerman of Yankton, SD; two Grandchildren Cebrina Kruse and Colby Clouse both of Yankton, SD; three brothers Bob of Vermillion, SD, Mike (Kathy) Burbach of Norfolk, Pat (Donna) Burbach of Hartington; one sister Geralyn (Rod) Flink of Lincoln: and many nieces and nephew.

Leroy was preceded in death by his parents Gerald 3-22-2007; Mary 4-1-2008; his brother Alfred 2-9-2015; and his best friend and companion for almost 20 years Clyde-a Cockatiel bird.