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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Isabelle Borth
Isabelle
Borth
May 17, 1919 — Jul 9, 2008
Isabelle Borth's Obituary
MEADE – Isabelle Borth, age 89, died Wednesday afternoon, July 9, 2008, at her Meade, Kansas, residence.
She was born in 1919, at Pittsburg, Kansas, the daughter of Hugh Warder and Daisy (Belisle) Forman. As a young girl she attended the Pittsburg school system, graduating from Pittsburg High School in 1939. Upon her graduation, she attended the Pittsburg Teachers College, also in Pittsburg, graduating with her teaching degree.
She had a passion for music, having played her violin for USO during World War II, on the radio and was an announcer for the local radio station in Pittsburg.
On December 29, 1946, she married Dean Borth in Kansas City, Missouri. After their marriage, the couple made their home in Meade County. Isabelle was a teacher, having taught speech, English, music, and French. She spent her lifetime pursuing different educational avenues and was a civic oriented lady. She was active in various organizations including the organization of the Beam Senior Center; being involved in the Meade Public Library, serving on the Board of Trustees, the Friends of the Library, and was a state representative for the public library. She was a member of Saint Augustines Episcopal Church and attended the United Methodist Church, serving in various capacities including the church choir; and the Daughters of the American Revolution, Dodge City Chapter. She enjoyed playing her violin, singing, and cooking for friends and family.
She is survived by:
her husband, Dean Borth of Meade, Kansas
a daughter, Sandra Lee Clay of Junction City, Kansas
a son, Gregory Dean Borth of Meade, Kansas
two grandsons, Gabriel Clay and Nathaniel Clay
She is preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Hugh Warder Forman, Jr.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 14, 2008, at the United Methodist Church, Meade. Friends may call from 12:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Sunday at Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary, Meade. Interment will be in the Graceland Cemetery, Meade.
In lieu of flowers the family would welcome memorials to the Meade County Performing Arts or the Friends of the Library in care of the mortuary.
She was born in 1919, at Pittsburg, Kansas, the daughter of Hugh Warder and Daisy (Belisle) Forman. As a young girl she attended the Pittsburg school system, graduating from Pittsburg High School in 1939. Upon her graduation, she attended the Pittsburg Teachers College, also in Pittsburg, graduating with her teaching degree.
She had a passion for music, having played her violin for USO during World War II, on the radio and was an announcer for the local radio station in Pittsburg.
On December 29, 1946, she married Dean Borth in Kansas City, Missouri. After their marriage, the couple made their home in Meade County. Isabelle was a teacher, having taught speech, English, music, and French. She spent her lifetime pursuing different educational avenues and was a civic oriented lady. She was active in various organizations including the organization of the Beam Senior Center; being involved in the Meade Public Library, serving on the Board of Trustees, the Friends of the Library, and was a state representative for the public library. She was a member of Saint Augustines Episcopal Church and attended the United Methodist Church, serving in various capacities including the church choir; and the Daughters of the American Revolution, Dodge City Chapter. She enjoyed playing her violin, singing, and cooking for friends and family.
She is survived by:
her husband, Dean Borth of Meade, Kansas
a daughter, Sandra Lee Clay of Junction City, Kansas
a son, Gregory Dean Borth of Meade, Kansas
two grandsons, Gabriel Clay and Nathaniel Clay
She is preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Hugh Warder Forman, Jr.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 14, 2008, at the United Methodist Church, Meade. Friends may call from 12:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Sunday at Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary, Meade. Interment will be in the Graceland Cemetery, Meade.
In lieu of flowers the family would welcome memorials to the Meade County Performing Arts or the Friends of the Library in care of the mortuary.
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