Cedric N. Borgstrom

Cedric N. Borgstrom, 88 year old resident of Little Falls, MN passed away Sunday, June 17, 2012 at the St. Cloud Hospital. A Memorial Service will be held at 12:00 P.M (Noon) on Monday, June 25, 2012 at Shelley Funeral Chapel in Little Falls with Father Nicholas Landsberger officiating. Burial will be at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery north of Little Falls. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Monday at the Shelley Funeral Chapel in Little Falls. Military Rites will be conducted by Little Falls American Legion Post #46, VFW Post #1112 and Minnesota State Honor Guard. Cedric Norman Borgstrom was born April 17, 1924 in Scandia Valley Township, Morrison County, Minnesota to the late Richard and Della (Hershey) Borgstrom. Cedric lived on the family farm until he was 18. He graduated as salutatorian from Motley High School in 1942 and enlisted in the US Navy where he served on a Yard Patrol Boat in the South Pacific in World War II and was discharged in 1946.Cedric returned to Little Falls after the war where he managed the Falls, Ripley and Drive-In theatres and met his bride-to-be, Lorraine Rebischke. He became a Deputy Sheriff for Morrison County in 1946, his first experience in law enforcement. Cedric attended Rookie School for the Minnesota State Patrol in 1953 and married Lorraine on August 10, 1953 at the Parish House of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Little Falls. The couple made their home in several different areas; Brainerd, Baxter and Little Falls over the next 59 years. Cedric became a Trooper in the State Patrol in 1955 and served until his retirement in 1983. He was an active member of the Executive Board of the Minnesota State Patrol Troopers Association for most of his career (and beyond his retirement) as Secretary-Treasurer of the MSPTA. He then became the manager of the Patrol’s “Minnesota Trooper” magazine in 1993 until he finally retired in 2007. Cedric enjoyed working at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery that opened at Camp Ripley in 1993. He was a life-time member of the Little Falls American Legion Post #46 and the VFW Post #1112. Cedric was a quiet, private, honest, generous, hard-working, loving man who always enjoyed a good joke. He will be missed by all who knew him. Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Lorraine (Rebischke) Borgstrom of Little Falls, MN; son, Steve Borgstrom & wife, Annie and granddaughter, Alexa of Brooklyn Park, MN; granddaughter, Ashley Olson & husband, Riley of Blaine, MN; sister, Raye Gillson of Motley, MN; brothers-in-law, Wayne Rebischke & wife, Karen of Buffalo, MN and Dick Rebischke of Nevis, MN; many nieces and nephews.

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Cedric N. Borgstrom

April 17, 1924 - June 17, 2012