Obituary: Henry Borman, De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin

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Obituary:

Henry BORMAN
Note: Died February 2, 1920 in De Pere, Brown County, WI

Death claimed another old time resident of this vicinity on Monday,
Feb 2, when Henry Borman passed away at his home on a farm in the town
of De Pere, located on the Lane road.  He had been ill only a week.
He had been a sufferer from asthma for some time but he had been able
to conduct his farm as usual up to a week ago, when he was stricken
with the illness, which caused his death.  The funeral was held on
Wednesday morning from St. Francis church, Rev. George Dillon
officiating.  Interment was in the Allouez Catholic cemetery.  The
pallbearers were Frank Crabb, John Broekman, John Baeten, August
Baumgard, Henry Hendricks, Sr., and Albert Albers, members of Branch
46, Catholic Knights of Wisconsin with which Mr. Borman had been
affiliated for many years.

Ten children survive to mourn their father's loss, namely, Joseph of
Harris, Mich.; John E. of Kenosha; Victor J., of Green Bay; Constant
of Ashwaubenon; Emily (Mrs. Frank Hermsen) of De Pere; and Mary,
Victoria, Celia, William and Jennie, all at home.  Mrs. Borman died
six years ago.  Among those from outside who attended the funeral were
Eugene Hoth of Menominee, and Mrs. Victor Adams and Miss Jennie Morrow
of Green Bay.

Mr. Borman was born March 18, 1846, in Belgium, and had reached the
age of nearly 74 years at the time of his death.  He was the son of
Gregoire Borman, a successful farmer, who, concluding he could better
his circumstances by coming to America, left Belgium in 1857, sixty-
three years ago, and came to Allouez where he worked for two years in
a brickyard.  The family then came to De Pere, then only a small
village and made their home on a farm, which they rented from John
Lacey.  In the fall of 1866 the father both and removed upon the
present farm, which was then covered with a dense forest.  It was in
time cleared and made one of the best farms in this locality.  The
father died in 1883 and the mother eight years later, and the property
descended to the son, Henry.  Mr. Borman attended school in Belgium
and in Allouez and De Pere Township.  On June 21, 1873, he married
Miss Hortense Lhost, a native of Belgium, who came to this locality
with her parents in 1869.  Mr. Borman was one of the best-known
farmers in this locality, and was highly respected by all who knew
him.  He was identified with all the movements that promised to
benefit his township.  He had served as supervisor and treasurer of
the town of De Pere.  Mr. Borman was a staunch member of St. Francis
Church.