Greeley, Colorado
Reuben Borgens
Reuben Borgens, 81, Greeley, died Thursday, March 2, at North Colorado Medical Center.
He was born March 5, 1907, to John and Anna (Bostrom) Borgens in Johnstown.
On Jan 26, 1930, he married Erma Vogel in Loveland.
Mr. Borgens farmed in the La Salle and Kersey areas. He moved to Greeley from Kersey in 1951, and was employed by Weld County Road and Bridge until his retirement.
He attended the First Baptist Church of La Salle.
Survivors are his wife, Emma of Greeley; two daughters, Mrs. Eugene (Shirley) Robb and Mrs. Dice (Charlene) McKnight, both of Greeley; nine sisters, Mrs. Katie Foos of Boulder, Mrs. Helen Stroh of Longmont, Mrs. Elda Lenhart of California, Mrs. Irline Gettman of Loveland, Mrs. Mildred Meyer of Denver, Mrs. Betty Olsen of Laporte, Mrs. Ruby Hunter of Arkansas, Mrs. Fredia Sitzman and Mrs. Madeline Wambolt, both of Greeley; three brothers, George of Idaho, Raymond of Windsor, and Ben of Manitou Springs; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Two sisters, Anna Miller and Rose Miller, and a brother, John, are deceased.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Macy Chapel. Interment will be in Linn Grove Cemetery.
Friends may visit from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Macy Chapel.
Contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church of La Salle in care of Macy Chapel.
Greeley, Colorado
Reuben Borgens
Reuben Borgens, 81, Greeley, died Thursday, March 2, at North Colorado Medical Center.
He was born March 5, 1907, to John and Anna (Bostrom) Borgens in Johnstown.
On Jan 26, 1930, he married Erma Vogel in Loveland.
Mr. Borgens farmed in the La Salle and Kersey areas. He moved to Greeley from Kersey in 1951, and was employed by Weld County Road and Bridge until his retirement.
He attended the First Baptist Church of La Salle.
Survivors are his wife, Emma of Greeley; two daughters, Mrs. Eugene (Shirley) Robb and Mrs. Dice (Charlene) McKnight, both of Greeley; nine sisters, Mrs. Katie Foos of Boulder, Mrs. Helen Stroh of Longmont, Mrs. Elda Lenhart of California, Mrs. Irline Gettman of Loveland, Mrs. Mildred Meyer of Denver, Mrs. Betty Olsen of Laporte, Mrs. Ruby Hunter of Arkansas, Mrs. Fredia Sitzman and Mrs. Madeline Wambolt, both of Greeley; three brothers, George of Idaho, Raymond of Windsor, and Ben of Manitou Springs; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Two sisters, Anna Miller and Rose Miller, and a brother, John, are deceased.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Macy Chapel. Interment will be in Linn Grove Cemetery.
Friends may visit from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Macy Chapel.
Contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church of La Salle in care of Macy Chapel.
Family Members
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Katherine Borgens Foos
1898–1990
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Anna Margaret Borgens Miller
1900–1959
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John J Borgens
1902–1962
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Frieda Borgens Sitzman
1904–2003
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Rose B. Borgens Miller
1906–1985
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Helen Borgens Stroh
1911–2015
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Ester Borgens
1911–1911
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Esther Borgens
1913–1913
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Karl Baley Borgens
1914–1914
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Benjamin Carl "Ben" Borgens Sr
1915–1993
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Irline Florence Borgens Gettman
1917–2007
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Elda Eunice Borgens Lenhart
1919–2011
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Raymond Borgens
1921–2009
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Madeline Eleanor Borgens Wambolt
1923–2016
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Mildred Imogene Borgens Meyer
1925–2016
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Betty Lou Borgens Olson
1926–2014
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Ruby Elsie Borgens Hunter
1928–2011
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George M. Borgens
1930–2012
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