OBITUARY: ALVY H.G. BORCHERDING, Worth County, Iowa 2 OBITUARIES ------------------------------------------------------------------- [ Mason City Globe Gazette online -- July 22, 2001 -- www.globegazette.com ] ALVY H.G. BORCHERDING NORTHWOOD - Alvy H.G. Borcherding, 92, of Northwood, died Friday (July 20, 2001) at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at First Lutheran Church, Northwood with the Rev. Paul Holmer officiating. Burial will be in Newburg Cemetery, Carpenter. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Schroeder and Sites Funeral Home, Northwood, (641) 324-1121. ============================================== [Northwood Anchor -- July 24, 2001 -- www.northwoodanchor.com ] Alvy Herman George Borcherding [1909-2001] Services held Monday Alvy Borcherding, 92 Alvy H. G. Borcherding, 92, Northwood, died on July 20, 2001, at the Lutheran Retirement Home, Northwood. Funeral services were held Monday at the First Lutheran Church, Northwood, with the Rev. Paul Holmer officiating. Burial was in the Newburg Cemetery, Carpenter. Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home of Northwood was in charge of the arrangements. Alvy Herman George Borcherding was born on Jan. 12, 1909 in Glidden, IA. He was the son of Herman and Anna (Berner) Borcherding. Alvy was baptized on Feb. 7, 1909 at St. John's Lutheran Grant Township Church in Lidderdale, IA and confirmed on June 1, 1924 at Peace Lutheran Church, Glidden. Alvy attended the public schools of Carroll County and worked with his father on the family farm. The family moved to their farm in Deer Creek Township, Worth County, in 1934. In 1942 he was drafted into the armed services to serve in World War II. He was stationed at Fort Knox, KY, where he served as a tank instructor. After returning from the service, he married Florence Johnson on June 13, 1946. To this union was born two children, Ronald and Ruth Ann. Alvy farmed for about 11 years and moved to Northwood in 1957. There he was employed by several businesses, the most recent being at Carroll George. Alvy was a member of the First Lutheran Church and remained a faithful member until the time of his death. Alvy was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. He will be greatly missed for his patience in times of stress and his love for family and friends. Alvy was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Florence; brother Richard; two sisters, Viola and Florence; brothers-in-law, Kenneth Johnson and LaVerne Schallock; nieces Susan and Janine Johnson; nephew Jon Olsen. He is survived by one son, Ronald and his wife Cathie of Waseca; daughter Ruth Ann Borcherding of Northwood; sister Marion Borcherding of St. Ansgar; brother Raymond and his wife Dallas of St. Ansgar; three grandchildren, Richard and his wife Kelly, Jonathan and Molly of Waseca; many nieces and nephews; great nieces and nephews; great-great nieces and nephews; brother-in-laws Maynard Johnson of Northwood, Dale Johnson and his wife Marge, Charles Johnson and his wife Betty, Harley Johnson and his wife Clarissa, Ivan Johnson and his wife Kathy all of Osage, Keith Johnson and his wife Jackie of Fort Dodge; sisters-in-law Eleanor Schallock, Margaret and her husband Lowell Olsen, Mildred and her husband Norman Sponheim, all of Osage, Carol and her husband Al McLaughlin of Belmond, Sharon and her husband James Boyce of Roseville, MN, Frances Johnson of Osage ************************************************************** Copyright (c) 2001 by Kermit Kittleson. This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. (Note: I am not necessarily related to the subject of the obituary.) ************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material,must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. **************************************************************