She was born on June 19, 1950 in Chariton, Iowa, and in December 2018 she published her memoir, “In The Springtime of my Life.” Her writing chronicled her childhood in small town Iowa. The book is full of fond memories, warmth, and joy; an appropriate culmination of a life marked by those very characteristics.
In 1972, Cindy earned her B.A. degree in Elementary Education from the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls and her Master’s of Education Degree in 1978 from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. For the next 46 years she worked as an educator throughout Lancaster County, in the Waverly Public Schools and then Lincoln Public Schools. She retired from regular classroom teaching in 2006, but continued touching many lives as a Language Arts Mentor for the Highly Gifted until the end of her life.
Cindy has two grown children Nicholas and Heidi Wiren Bartlett; both artists, just as she wanted. She survived by her sister Joyce Wiren Peak and brother Gary Wiren. She was preceded in death by her parents Leland and Twila Wiren.
Cindy will be celebrated through public visitation at Roper & Sons at 4300 O Street in Lincoln, NE 68510 on Friday, January 4 from 2 – 7 p.m. Her funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 5, at First-Plymouth with visitation an hour prior, 2000 D Street Lincoln, NE 68502. Attire should be casual and colorful.