Submitted by: Dan Rich
Clem M. Borton
Oct. 22, 1899 - Feb. 5, 1994
LAKEVILLE - Clem M. Borton, 94, of
Miller's Merry Manor, Walkerton, formerly of 202 S. Lake St.,
died at 8:30 p.m. Saturday in the nursing home. Mr. Borton
retired in 1961 after being self-employed for 30 years in the
concrete block construction industry. He was born Oct. 22, 1899,
in South Bend and was a lifelong area resident.
On Oct. 5, 1918, in Lakeville, he married
Mabel Platz. She died in 1963. He is survived by two
daughters, Celia Konopinski of Lakeville and Ruth Wharton
of Plymouth; a son, Walter of South Bend; 14 grandchildren; 21
great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in
Palmer Funeral Home. Burial will be in Porter-Rae Cemetery, North
Liberty. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral
home.