Ivan L. Burton

October 17, 1937 - November 7, 2019

Ivan L. Burton, 82, of Riverdale died Thursday, November 7, 2019 at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Memorial services will be Friday, November 15, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. at Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral Home in Kearney. Rev. Dean Pofahl will officiate. There will be no visitation. Burial of ashes will be at the Bingham Cemetery in Bingham, Nebraska. Memorials are suggested to River’s Edge Outdoorsmen 4-H Club, a group that he never missed an opportunity to watch and instruct. He was always excited to share his firearms with them. He also shared his passion for flint knapping and muzzleloaders. It made him proud to see them compete with his firearms. Please visit www.hlmkfuneral.com to leave a tribute, memory or condolence. Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral and Cremation Services in Kearney is in charge of arrangements. Ivan was born October 17, 1937 in Alliance, NE to William and Pearl (Jones) Burton. His youth was spent in Arkansas until the family moved to a ranch near Bingham Nebraska. After high school graduation he attended tech school to be a Dragline Operator in Oklahoma. He worked several years on the home ranch and for other ranchers in the area. He also worked as a lumberjack in the Chadron/Crawford, Nebraska area. From there he went to Casper Wyoming to work in the oil fields. After that he moved to Kearney, Nebraska and worked at Rockwell as a Machine Tool Operator and later a CNC programmer until Rockwell closed their doors. He then moved to Bradshaw NE to work at Sunstrand until his retirement in 1969. After retirement, Ivan made his home in Riverdale Nebraska. He was a member of the United Nebraska Muzzleloaders Association and a life member of the NRA. He enjoyed reading, attending auctions, having coffee with close friends and sharing his life experiences with others. He was a wealth of information on many topics. His knowledge of firearms and their history was extensive. He enjoyed sharing that with the 4-H members. He enjoyed attending the UNMLA conventions and rendezvous and connecting with friends. Surviving relatives include his sister-in-law, Vivian (Wayne) Burton of Wasilla Alaska, numerous nieces and nephews, cousins and great nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters Mary Burton of Riverdale, Gwendolyn Burton Darby of Pleasanton and brother Wayne Burton of Wasilla Alaska.