Adeline F Borgman

Celebration of Life Services for Adeline F. Borgman will be held on Saturday, November 21, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the Christian Church in Edison, Nebraska with Pastors Keith Theobald and Kirk Einspahr officiating.  Inurnment will be held at the Emerald Cemetery in Lancaster County, Nebraska near Emerald, Nebraska on Sunday, November 22, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. with Pastor Roger Fletcher officiating.

Adeline F. Borgman, 93 years of age, of Beaver City, Nebraska, passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at the Beaver City Manor.  Adeline was born on July 23, 1922 at Milford, Nebraska, the second of five children born to Samuel and Norma Adele (Bosma) Pennington.  She was baptized at the First Christian Church in Beaver City and confirmed at the Lutheran Church in Pleasant Dale in 1936.  She received her education from Pleasant Dale Public Schools and graduated with the class of 1938.  Following graduation, she pursued higher education at the Lincoln Business School in Lincoln, Nebraska.

On August 12, 1942, she was united in marriage to Ivan Christian Borgman in the lobby of the WCTU Dormatory at the Lincoln Business School.  They were blessed with six children: Ronald Ivan, Barbara Adele, La Lonnie Lee, Chris Deanne, Jeri Ruth and Michael James.  The family made their home in several communities throughout Nebraska including:  Milford, Denton, Huntley, Edison, and Oxford, until settling to Beaver City, where Adeline was employed by the Beaver City ASCS office.  In 1973, they relocated to Hartington and Coleridge, Nebraska areas, where she worked at the ASCS office until her retirement in 1985, when they returned to Beaver City.  In 2005, they began to make their home in Lincoln at the Waterford Assisted Living Center and later returned to Beaver City.  Ivan preceded her in death on August 21, 2008.

As past-times Adeline enjoyed sewing and playing the piano.  She loved cooking and canning, but most importantly, the time spent with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren was treasured.  Throughout the years they enjoyed attending the First Christian Church in Beaver City and the Edison Christian Church.

Besides her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Carol Storz in infancy; son-in-law, Gary Gibson; brother, Edward Pennington and his wife, Alice and sister, Donna Martin and her husband, Earl "Bud" Martin.

Adeline leaves to celebrate her life; her six children:  Ronald Borgman and his wife, Gloria of Spearfish, South Dakota, Barbara Bay and her husband, Riley of Kearney, Nebraska, La Lonnie Marschel and her husband, Rick of Woodland Park, Colorado, Chris Chesterman and her husband, Dennis of Beaver City, Jeri Gibson of Lincoln and Michael Borgman of Beatrice, Nebraska; 14 grandchildren; 2 step-grandchildren; 1 foster grandson; numerous great-grandchildren; step great-grandchildren; foster great-grandchildren; 1 great-great granddaughter; two sisters:  Phyllis Beaty and her husband, Byron of Englewood, Colorado and June Boerrigter and her husband, Dale of Escondido, California; along with a many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

There will be no visitation, the family is honoring Adeline's wish for cremation.

A memorial has been established in Adeline's honor and kindly suggested to the Edison Christian Church.

Expressions of caring and kindness can be sent the family at www.nelsonbauerfh.com

The Bauer-Torrey & Mach Funeral Home in Alma is in charge of the arrangements.