HENRY GEORGE “HANK” BORCHERS, PASSED AWAY AT HIS HOME IN MILO, ALBERTA FEBRUARY 5, 2001 AT THE AGE OF 73 YEARS.
HANK WAS BORN JANUARY 19, 1928 AT CALLAWAY, MINNESOTA ONE OF TEN CHILDREN OF PETER AND FRANCES BORCHERS. THE FAMILY MOVED TO SCANDIA IN NOVEMBER 1930 WHERE HANK ATTENDED SCHOOL. HE LOVED TO PLAY BASEBALL AND HOCKEY AND WAS AN EXCELLENT ATHLETE. HANK BEGAN WORKING WITH HIS FATHER ON THE FARM. HE CUSTOM COMBINED FOR A FEW YEARS AND LATER ON CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATING HEAVY EQUIPMENT. IN 1959 HE BEGAN WORKING ON THE PIPELINE WHICH HE CONTINUED TO DO UNTIL HE RETIRED IN 1992 WHEN HANK MOVED TO MILO FIRST ON A FARM AND MOST RECENTLY INTO TOWN.
HANK LOVED LIFE AND LIVED IT TO THE FULLEST. HE ENJOYED MEETING WITH FRIENDS AT THE LOCAL WATERING HOLE, FISHING, FARM ANIMALS AND THE FARM LIFE. HE WAS AN ARDEN MEMBER OF THE TEAMSTERS UNION IN CANADA AS WELL AS IN THE UNITED STATES.
DURING HIS LIFE HANK SHARED HIS LIFE WITH MANY PEOPLE INCLUDING HIS EXWIFE HELEN WHO TOGETHER RAISED A DAUGHTER CONNIE (ALLAN) SCHWARTZ OF EDMONTON, A SON CLIFF (LINDA) OF COCHRANE, THEIR CHILDREN COREY, CALIE SCHWARTZ, CHAD AND CODY BORCHERS. HANK ALSO SHARED HIS LIFE WITH SHIRLEY AND TOGETHER THEY RAISED WANDA, SHANNON, ARLENE AND GEORGE, HANK WAS ALSO SURVIVED BY TWO BROTHERS PETER BORCHERS OF SEATTLE AND ARTHUR (DELORIS) OF CALIFORNIA, A SISTER WANDA (GRANT) JENSEN OF CARDSTON, FOUR SISTERS-IN-LAW MARY AND IRENE BOTH OF CAMROSE, RUTH AND ROSEMARIE OF CALIFORNIA, HE ALSO LIVED WITH SHANNON AND LATER TILLIE WHO PREDECEASED HIM, ALONG WITH FOUR BROTHERS WALT, HERMAN, CARL AND BOB, TWO SISTERS LILLI (CLARENCE) JOHNSON AND HELEN (RAY) LEDENE AND HIS PARENTS.
A REFLECTION OF LIFE FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD FRIDAY FEBRUARY 9, 2001 AT 11 A.M AT MILO COMMUNITY HALL WITH ROB MOORE D.M. OFFICIATING.
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, TRIBUTES IN HANK’S MEMORY COULD BE MADE DIRECTLY TO THE VULCAN ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BOX 175, VULCAN, TOL 2B0.
ARRANGEMENTS IN CARE OF VULCAN FUNERAL HOME, DIRECTORS. TELEPHONE 1-403-485-2633. E-MAIL CONDOLENCES TO vulcanfuneralhome@hotmail.com.