Patricia Diane Burton

Patricia Diane "Pat" Burton, age 79, of Omaha, passed away on May 25, 2019. Pat was born in Independence, KS, on July 19, 1939 to the late Gerald and Myrtle (Eades) Winebrenner She was preceded in death by her husband; Gerald O. "Jerry" Burton, parents, daughters; Debra Diane Comer and Vickie Sue Chval. Pat is survived by her son; Douglas J. Burton (Kellie), daughter; Lori A. Barnes (Ted), grandchildren; Kimm, Joanne, Eric, Lindsay, Mike, Kayleigh, Tyler, Logan, 12 great grandchildren, sisters; Dorothy Beck (Nine), Joyce Brown (Donald), Martha Burns (Terry), brothers; Jerry Winebrenner (Becky), Jimmie Winebrenner, Bobby Winebrenner (Sharon - deceased) and numerous loving and caring nieces, nephews, extended other family members and many friends. Memorial service: Friday, June 7, 2019 at 11 am at Braman Mortuary (72nd St Chapel) Pat and Jerry moved from Independence, Kansas, where the two of them were born, raised, married, and started their family of two girls; Debbie and Vickie. Jerry found work at Loziers. Their son Doug had arrived shortly before and now Lori completed their family and Omaha, Nebraska, was to be their new home. Pat was a stay at home mom and did various jobs including being a sales representative for Tupperware, a toy and kids company, and Raggety Ann and Andy diapers. When Lori started school, Pat went to work with Omaha Public Schools. She was a lunch aid and teachers helper at Lori’s school. She worked various positions in different departments within OPS. Pat then worked in transportation. She was one of the very first drivers to drive students to and from school as OPS started using mini vans mini buses when they were implementing this system into OPS. Pat loved it! She loved working with the children. As years went on, Pat decided to work inside transportation in the key department and just before her retirement, she returned to what she truly loved the most- transporting students to and from school- back to working with the children. Her heart was filled with joy and happiness with all she received from OPS, the experience of working with children, meeting a diversity of people, and making long lasting friendships. During her time at OPS, as social as Pat was, it comes with no surprise that she was your local Avon lady. She, Jerry, and Vickie would set up rented booths to sell Avon and Jerry’s woodworking crafts at the flea markets. Brownsville, Nebraska, was one of their favorite ones to set up at because Pat enjoyed all the people to meet and visit with. Pat took pride in being a part of her children’s lives. She was a Girl Scout leader, PTA president, helper for the paper boy’s paper route business with the Omaha World Herald, folding these papers was a major help for the paper boy. Let’s not forget driving him to deliver them on those raining or snowy days. Oh and most importantly, driving him for the Sunday edition because those were the heaviest and getting up to deliver by 5am could not be done on a boy’s bike. A mothers love and station wagon played a major roll. She would volunteer for various community activities too. She loved the outdoors, camping (there are a lot of stories to be told), fishing, yard games, she also loved board games, watch out though because this mother/grandmother was competitive! She passed this trait down to all her children especially her youngest. There were lots and lots of laughs, stomachs hurting from laughing so hard, disputes and arguments sometimes, but it always ended in fun and love. Pat absolutely loved Nebraska Husker Football! GO BIG RED! She enjoyed country music, gospel, Elvis, and other oldies. She would dance to anything, but the best is when she would dance with Jerry because she was smiling from ear to ear. The two of them made an awesome couple. Pat enjoyed the Burton family reunions, traveling to each relatives’ home for that year, and especially when they came to Omaha. She was excited to show her home state off with Boys Town, Omaha’s famous zoo, Gerald Ford’s birth place, UPS train station, and many more sites. Pat also looked forward to the vacations that always took them back home to Independence, Kansas, with family and longtime friends and places and memories they would never forget. Patricia Burton was a good woman who enjoyed being around her friends and others, but most of all, family is where she found true pleasure. Pat will be remembered by her laugh, smile, hugs, fun, and love she gave. Her loved ones and numerous friends will miss her dearly. We love you!