Business executive.
Born at Saratev, Russia on 8 December 1901, son of Johann Heinrich Borger and Katherine Sophia Bernhardt (1878-1944), he came to Winnipeg with his parents in 1902. He and his father established a construction company in 1919 and, in 1936, he became President of Henry Borger and Sons Limited (later Borland Construction). At the time of his death he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Borger Industries Limited, a Winnipeg-based business specializing in heavy construction and land development across western Canada.
On 29 July 1922, he married Barbara Leibrock (1900-1999) at Winnipeg and they had seven children: John Henry Borger (1923-1924), Donald William Borger (1925-2004), Ralph James Borger (1930-2011), Alan Andrew Borger, Gerald David Borger (1935-2023), John Henry Borger (1943-2008), and Barbara Borger (wife of ? Graham). He was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer.
He died on 10 January 1976 and was buried in the Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens.
Marriage registration [Henry Borger, Barbara Lebrock], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Birth registration [John Henry Borger], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Death registration [John Henry Borger], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 13 January 1976, page 33.
Obituary [Barbara Borger], Winnipeg Free Press, 7 July 1999, page 38.
Obituary [Donald William Borger], Winnipeg Free Press, 13 March 2004.
Obituary [John Henry Borger], Winnipeg Free Press, 21 July 2008.
Obituary [Ralph James Borger], Winnipeg Free Press, 19 July 2011.
Obituary [Gerald David Borger], Winnipeg Free Press, 22 March 2023.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 6 June 2024
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