Joseph Michael Borden, age 74, passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2022 at Aurora Medical Center in Kenosha.

Born on June 17, 1947 in Kenosha, he was the son of the late Joseph and Stella (Stulgaitis) Borden. He grew up attending local schools and graduated from St. Joseph High School. He later attended Spencerian College.

On July 11, 1987, Joseph was united in marriage to Susan Rothermel.

For over twenty years, he worked for American Motors Corporation and completed his time there as Material Handling Supervisor. He transitioned into working for the Kenosha County Detention Center and retired as a Corrections Officer.

Joseph will be missed by his wife, Susan; his children, Don (Amy) Borden and Amber Elizabeth; his grandchildren, Blake, Zachary, Matthew, Evan, Ben, Nicholas, Charles, Alexandra, Amanda, and his great-grandchildren; his sisters, Karen (Vic) Palma, Sandy (Joe) Aragona.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his daughter, Natalie (Borden) Edman, and his brother, Stanley Borden.

Service Info

Funeral services honoring Joseph’s life will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 13, 2022 at the Piasecki Funeral Home.

Inurnment will be held privately.

A gathering of relatives and friends will be held on Thursday, January 13, 2022 from 4:00 p.m. until the time of the service at the funeral home. The gathering and service may be viewed via livestream on Thursday, January 13, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. on the following link facebook.com/PiaseckiFuneralHome/live/. You do not need Facebook to watch.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions made to the Kenosha Sportfishing and Conservation Association, www.kenoshasportfishing.com would be appreciated by the family.