Steven James Borski, 43, town of Stockton, died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, at his home, following a battle with cancer.
A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Fancher.
Visitation will be at Pisarski Funeral Home in Stevens Point from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, with a rosary at 7 p.m., and again from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday. A procession will leave the funeral home Saturday morning and lead family and friends to the Funeral Mass, circling the family farm.
A memorial will be established at a later date. Donations can be made at Pisarski Funeral Home.
Mr. Borski was born March 28, 1969, in Stevens Point, a son of Ronald and Germaine (Rzentkowski) Borski. He was raised on the family farm in the town of Stockton. He was a 1987 graduate of Amherst High School where he was a member and president of the Future Farmers of America, as well as a member of the football and wrestling teams. He was also an active member in the General Pipers 4-H Club.
He entered the U.S. Marine Corps on Oct. 6, 1987. He spent time in the Middle East during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. He was honorably discharged on Oct. 5, 1991, at the rank of E-5 sergeant. He was awarded the National Defense Service Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Southwest Asia Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Meritorious Mast and both the Expert Rifle and Expert Pistol Marksmanship Badges.
Upon his return to central Wisconsin from the Marine Corps, Mr. Borski entered into a farming partnership with his father. He also began a 20-year employment at the Portage County Highway Department as a heavy equipment operator, snowplow driver and relief foreman.
He was married to Amber Weronke on July 18, 2009.
He was an active member of Central Wisconsin Marine Corps League 350 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Survivors include his wife; four daughters, Shannon, Avery, Aubrey and Autumn; his parents, Amherst; two brothers, Brian, Dallas, Texas, and Jason, Plover; two sisters, Lori, Plover, and Leigh Ann (Lee) Lehman, Amherst; his grandmother, Jean Borski, Stevens Point; his parents-in-law, William Jr. and Leann (Edseth) Weronke, Stevens Point; and his best friend, Dave Reit, Amherst.
He was also preceded in death by two infant daughters, Gracie and Danielle.
