Obituary of Chris Borth

A funeral service for Chris Borth, age 47, of Milford, will be held Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at 11:00AM at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Milford.  Visitation will be on Tuesday, December 3rd from 5:00-7:00PM at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Milford.

Christopher Mark Borth, the son of Robert and Doris (Rustad) Borth was born December 22, 1971 in Fargo, North Dakota. After graduating high school, he received his Associate’s Degree in welding.

He lived in various places including Fargo, North Dakota, Duluth, Minnesota, Minot, North Dakota and Sheldon, Iowa, before moving to Milford, Iowa in 2007. He has been in a loving relationship with Linda Kind for the past seven years. In that time together, Chris found out he had cancer and battled it for four years.

Chris was a member of the Lutheran ELCA Church. He loved camping, canoeing, kayaking and enjoyed being around people. Chris was a jeweler and collected stones from around the world, making them into rings and necklaces. He loved to collect comics and items from Star Wars and Marvel.

Chris passed away on November 26, 2019 at the Spencer Hospital at the age of forty-seven.

He is survived by his mother Doris Borth; brother, Michael Borth; sister, Lisa Danielson and loving partner, Linda Kind.

Chris was preceded in death by his father, Robert Borth; grandparents, Reuben and Emily Borth and Oscar and Martha Rustad.