Harvey G. Borchers. 96, Beaverton, Ore., formerly of Luverne, died Friday, March 8, 2002, in Beaverton.
Services are Saturday, March 16, at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Beaverton.
Harvey Borchers was born to Henry and Nina (Ott) Borchers on March 16, 1905, in Luverne. After receiving his teaching credential from Western Union College in Le Mars, Iowa, he began his career in education.
He met his future wife, Sara Miles, Helena, Mont., while working in Yellowstone Park, and they were married in 1934. In 1942 after teaching in Helena and Plains, Mont., he moved his family to Portland, Ore., and worked as a draftsman in the mold loft at Oregon Shipyard. He later resumed his teaching career with the Portland Public Schools, retiring in 1970 from Grant High School where he was a counselor and drafting teacher.
In his retirement he pursued interests in woodworking, travel and gardening. He was active in the Portland Men's Garden Club and a volunteer for Meals On Wheels. He was an avid sports fan.
Survivors include four daughters, Barbara (Dave) Geiger, Beaverton, Bette (George) Rhodaback, Portland, Marilyn (John) Rice, San Diego, Calif., and Gale (Barry) Laing, Bend, Ore.; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Helen (Isaac) Friesen, Edinburg, Texas.
Mr. Borchers was preceded in death by his wife, Sara, in August 2001, two brothers and one sister.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to Meals On Wheels (P.O. Box 86040 Portland, OR 97286).