Lester
Borning, 79
Redwood
Falls - Lester Borning, 79, formerly of Thief
River Falls, died on Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at
the Methodist Hospital in Redwood Falls.
Funeral
services were held on Saturday, April 26 at St.
John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. Interment was
in Redwood Falls Cemetery.
Lester
Myles Borning was born on December 20, 1923, the
son of Bernard and Bertha (Pruess) Borning, in
rural Echo. At the age of 13, he moved with his
family to Redwood Falls, where he attended school,
graduating from Redwood Falls High School in 1941.
After high school, Lester farmed with his father.
In 1945, he entered the United States Army, serving
until 1948. He then began as an intern with the
DNR.
On
December 12, 1948, he married Anna Lou Maasch in
Vesta. Lester was a DNR Conservation Officer in
Bemidji until 1953 when they moved to Slayton,
where they resided until 1963. In 1963, they moved
to Thief River Falls as Lester was promoted to area
supervisor. He retired in 1982, but continued to
live in Thief River Falls until 1987 when they
moved to Alexandria. In 2001, they moved to Redwood
Falls.
As a
member of St. John Lutheran Church in Thief River
Falls, he was active as an elder, treasurer,
trustee and served on the building committee. He
also was evangelism chairman while living in
Alexandria. Among his hobbies were hunting,
fishing, trapping, bird watching and carpentry.
During their various moves, Lester built seven
houses, each of which he designed and did the
plumbing, electrical and brick work. Lester was a
devoted family man. He enjoyed fixing things, a
trait he passed on to his sons.
Survivors
include his wife, Anna; two sons, Jeffrey (Elaine)
of Rosemount, and David (Joni) of Burnsville; two
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two
sisters, Caroline Feder of Carlsbad, Calif., and
Grace (Fred) Sather of New Ulm; and two brothers,
Bernard (Coralie) of Moscow, Idaho, and Glenn
(Elaine) of Echo.
Lester
was preceded in death by his parents, one brother
and one sister. A00003B2003AR30
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