Herbert "Buck" Borden

HERBERT "BUCK" BORDEN PALISADES, ID -- Herbert John “Buck” Borden, 65, of Palisades, Idaho, passed away June 5, 2005, from a short illness of cancer. He was born October 5, 1939, at Pittsfield, Massachusetts, to Eugene Merril Borden and Angela Noella Fulker Borden. He was the oldest of five children. He attended Catholic Elementary School and graduated from Pittsfield High School. He married Charlene Bradford August 1, 1959. Soon after, they moved to Orange County, California, where he went into the dry cleaning business. Three children were born to this union, Craig, Wendy, and Brian. Buck and Charlene were divorced in 1987. Buck sold his business and retired, moving to Arizona and vacationing in Idaho. This is where he met Nellie Ellis Brown. They were married at Ely, Nevada on March 1, 1995. They have spent the last ten years between their homes in Palisades Creek, Idaho, during the summer months, and Martinez Lake, Arizona, in the winter months. Buck loved to spend his time in the outdoors, fishing, hunting, and snomobiling. He was a member of the Snow-Roamers Club in Palisades. He also loved 4-wheeling in the mountains near their home. During the winter months in Arizona, Buck and Nellie loved to go bass fishing on the Colorado River and take jeep trips in the desert. Surviving are his wife, Nellie Borden of Palisades; two sons, Craig (Amy) Borden of Placientia, CA and Brian (LaRaye) Borden of Orange, California; one daughter, Wendy Borden of Temecula, CA; four grandchildren, Ryan, Brianna, Christopher, and Isaiah; his mother, Angela Borden Muncie of Sun City, CA; a sister, Angela (Tom) Lynch of Pebble Beach, FL; three brothers, Armond (Nadine) Borden of Port Charlotte, FL; Eugene (Sharon) Borden of Bradenton, FL, Charles (Judy) Borden of North Fork, CA; his step children, Rex (Karen) Ellis of Pocatello, ID, Cheryl (Dennis) Fisher of Boise, ID, Debra (Val) Harris of Smoot, WY, Dee Ann (John) Sloan of Jackson Hole, WY, Jan (Steve) Zeri of Rock Springs, WY, Emma (Rick) Hulse of Idaho Falls, Robert (Annette) Brown of Ririe, and Rodney (Beth) Brown of Idaho Falls, ID. He was preceded in death by his father. Funeral Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 11, 2005, at the Wood Chapel of the Pines, 273 North Ridge, Idaho Falls, with Rex Ellis officiating. The family will visit with friends for one hour prior to the services at Wood Funeral Home. Arrangements are under the direction of Wood Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to either the American Cancer Society, 2676 Vista Avenue, Boise, ID 83705, or the Swan Valley EMT's, Irwin, ID 83428.