Borkowski, Alta Mae Walker (1918 – 2012)

BORKOWSKI, NIELSEN, WALKER, CLAUSSEN, WEST, FELDMAN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 9/19/2013 at 19:09:54

Name of deceased: Alta Mae Walker Borkowski (nee West)

Aged: 94 yrs, 6 mo, 20 days

Residence: Manilla Manor Nursing Home in Manilla, IA

Born: April 4, 1918 in Irwin, IA

Died: Oct. 24, 2012; Manilla Manor Nursing Home in Manilla, IA

Funeral services: Monday, Oct. 29, 2012; United Methodist Church in Irwin, IA; Rev. Leila Blackburn officiated. Burial was held at Oak Hill Cemetery in Irwin, IA.

Survived by: Daughter, Nadine (spouse,Marlin) Nielsen of Henderson, NV; son, Westley (spouse, Jo Ann) Walker of Defiance, IA; 7 step-children; 2 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; 4 great-great grandchildren; 4 nieces; other relatives and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Chauncy and Victoria (nee Claussen) West; husbands, Robert Walker (deceased Sep. 1979) and Jack Borkowski (deceased May 10, 2001); brother, Frank West; great-granddaughter, Abby Feldman

Education: attended school and graduated from Manilla High School in Manilla, IA.

Religious affiliation: member, Irwin (IA) United Methodist Church and the Methodist Woman’s Circle

Military service: n/a

Marriages: (1) Robert Walker; Dec. 15, 1940; United Methodist Church, Denison, IA (2) Jack Borkowski; 1985; Elk Point, SD

Employment: Alta was a cook at the Senior Center in Irwin, IA and worked as a teacher’s aide and chaperone for senior trips at the Irwin-Kirkman-Manilla school.

Hobbies/Interests: Alta loved to cook (pies being a specialty) and entertain friends and family. She enjoyed her 5 card clubs, square dances, shopping and loved to travel. Alta liked to be independent but was still very family-oriented.

Alta had spent the last several years living with her daughter, Nadine and son-in-law Marlin Nielsen, in Las Vegas, NV, where she very much enjoyed the warmth of the weather, sunshine and being involved in many activities. In May of 2012, she became a resident at the Manilla Manor Nursing Home in Manilla, IA when she was diagnosed with rapidly progressive dementia.

Sources: pauleyjones.com