Goldie Glenna Borg
April 1, 1925 — February 21, 2011
Goldie Glenna Borg
FOREST CITY - Goldie G. Borg, age 85, formerly of Forest City, presently residing in Decorah, died Monday, February 21, 2011 at the Aase Hauge Home in Decorah, Iowa.
Funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, February 26, 2011 at the First Baptist Church in Forest City with Pastor Doug Snyder officiating. Burial will be at Madison Township Cemetery in Forest City.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 PM on Friday, February 25, 2011 at Petersen Lund Funeral Home 505 N Clark Street in Forest City and will continue an hour prior to service at the church.
Goldie Glenna was born April 1, 1925 to Chester and Evelyn (Blank) Geddes. She resided on the family farm in Hayfield, Iowa with her parents until graduating from Hayfield High School in 1943. She then attended Waldorf College, graduating with a degree as a legal secretary in 1945. She met her future husband, Orville Borg, of Forest City, during the war and upon his return home they became engaged, marrying on September 22, 1946 at the Methodist Church in Hayfield.
After marrying, she and Orville carried on the traditions of the Borg family farm in rural Forest City until retiring from farming in 2002. They then moved into town, taking up residence in the former home of her parents. They enjoyed spending many winters in Florida as well as travelling throughout the United States and Europe.
Goldie served as the First Baptist Church secretary for 20 years from the mid-1960s through the mid-1980s. She enjoyed gardening, sewing, singing, researching family geneology and playing the organ and accordion.
She adored being a grandmother to her two grandchildren Ethan and Erica Bjelland and attended numerous school and church functions in support of their endeavors.
Goldie is survived by her daughter Sue Bjelland (Scott) and her two grandchildren, Ethan and Erica, all of Decorah; sister-in-law Mildred Ostrander of Titonka, brother-in-law Don Chodur of Kensett, and sister-in-law Arlys Hendrickson and her husband Nelson of Humboldt, as well as many cousins, nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband Orville and her parents.
Funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, February 26, 2011 at the First Baptist Church in Forest City with Pastor Doug Snyder officiating. Burial will be at Madison Township Cemetery in Forest City.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 PM on Friday, February 25, 2011 at Petersen Lund Funeral Home 505 N Clark Street in Forest City and will continue an hour prior to service at the church.
Goldie Glenna was born April 1, 1925 to Chester and Evelyn (Blank) Geddes. She resided on the family farm in Hayfield, Iowa with her parents until graduating from Hayfield High School in 1943. She then attended Waldorf College, graduating with a degree as a legal secretary in 1945. She met her future husband, Orville Borg, of Forest City, during the war and upon his return home they became engaged, marrying on September 22, 1946 at the Methodist Church in Hayfield.
After marrying, she and Orville carried on the traditions of the Borg family farm in rural Forest City until retiring from farming in 2002. They then moved into town, taking up residence in the former home of her parents. They enjoyed spending many winters in Florida as well as travelling throughout the United States and Europe.
Goldie served as the First Baptist Church secretary for 20 years from the mid-1960s through the mid-1980s. She enjoyed gardening, sewing, singing, researching family geneology and playing the organ and accordion.
She adored being a grandmother to her two grandchildren Ethan and Erica Bjelland and attended numerous school and church functions in support of their endeavors.
Goldie is survived by her daughter Sue Bjelland (Scott) and her two grandchildren, Ethan and Erica, all of Decorah; sister-in-law Mildred Ostrander of Titonka, brother-in-law Don Chodur of Kensett, and sister-in-law Arlys Hendrickson and her husband Nelson of Humboldt, as well as many cousins, nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband Orville and her parents.
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