Clair Borseth

Clair Borseth, age 84, of Decorah, IA, died on March 11, 2019, at the Good Samaritan Society in West Union, IA. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, March 16, 2019 at the Madison Lutheran Church, 2658 Madison Road, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Jeff Hansen presiding. Burial will be in the church cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. until the time of service on Saturday at the Church.  Clair Elmer Borseth was born on July 9, 1934 the son of Clarence and Christina (Myran) Borseth in Decorah, IA. Clair graduated from Decorah High School before joining the Army where he served from 1957 to 1959 in Alaska. He married Lavon Lenth on March 27, 1960 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Postville, IA. Clair worked a variety of jobs throughout the years including: selling Watkins Products, selling water softeners and salt and was a service man for People’s Natural Gas. He enjoyed playing cards and talking to people. Clair loved spending time with friends and family. Clair is survived by his son: Randy (Becky Price) Borseth, Decorah, IA. Brothers-in-law: Verland (Ellen) Lenth, Waukon, IA; Eldon (Carol) Lenth, Elgin, IA and Dale (Sue) Lenth, Castalia, IA. Clair was preceded in death by his wife: Lavon in 2012. Parents: Clarence and Christina (Myran) Borseth. Siblings: Martha (Orville) Ness, Edith Klotzbach, Cecil Borseth and Robert (Ruth) Borseth. Father and mother-in-law: Edwin and Ethel (Weller) Lenth. Sisters-in-law: Sharon (Kenneth) Bigler and Karilyn Lenth. Brother-in-law: Dayton Lenth.