Loren
Borsheim, 73
Thief
River Falls - Loren Borsheim, 73, died on
Wednesday, July 23, 2003 at the CNC unit of
Northwest Medical Center in Thief River
Falls.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, July 26 at
Johnson-Green Funeral Home in Thief River Falls
with the Rev. Tim Bauer officiating. Casketbearers
were the volunteer firemen. Interment was in
Greenwood Cemetery in Thief River Falls with
military honors accorded by the American Legion and
VFW.
Loren
Austin Borsheim was born in Barnesville on July 8,
1930, the son of Art B. and Dagney (Johnson)
Borsheim. He grew up in Barnesville and was
baptized and confirmed at Our Saviors Lutheran
Church in Barnesville. He moved with his family to
Thief River Falls, where he graduated from Lincoln
High School in 1948. He attended Dunwoody Business
College, where he took up printing. He entered the
United States Army on December 26, 1950 and
received his honorable discharge on September 15,
1951.
Loren
served as a volunteer fireman in Thief River Falls
for 20 years. He was the past commander of the
American Legion Post in Thief River Falls. He was
also the past president of the Eagles Aires, the
Pennington County Sportsman Club and the Jaycees.
He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Thief
River Falls.
In
May 1961, he married Gladys Elaine Fredrickson. He
and his brother, Milan, started Borsheim Printing
in 1960. Loren loved to hunt and fish and was a
great handyman and carpenter.
Survivors
include a daughter, Lynette Dennis of Proctor; a
son, Murray (Laurie) of Tucson, Ariz.; two
grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; brothers,
Milan (Elaine) of Bagley and Kenneth (Helen) of Eau
Claire, Wisc.; and a brother-in-law, Bruce Biddick
of Uvalde, Texas.
Loren
was preceded in death by his parents; one sister,
Vivian Biddick; and his step-father, Harry
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