WEBSTER - Norma A. (Mailea) Borski, 84, died Saturday, February 29, 2020 in Harrington Healthcare at Hubbard after being stricken ill at home.
She leaves her husband of 61 years, Thomas J. Borski, Sr.; 3 sons, Thomas J. Borski, Jr. and his wife Nancy of Millbury, Edward J. Borski, and Raymond A. Borski and his wife Laurie, all of North Grosvenordale, CT; a daughter, Brenda J. Noonan and her husband Michael, also of N. Grosvenordale, CT; 8 grandchildren, Jason, James, Elizabeth, Caitlin, Chad and Eric Borski, and Jeffrey and Shawn Noonan; a great-grandson, Jonathon Noonan; nieces and nephews. Another son, Richard A. Borski, died in 1992.
She was born and raised in Leicester, the youngest child of James and Madge (Griggs) Mailea and graduated from Leicester High School in 1953. She also completed studies at Salter Secretarial School in Worcester.
She was a Korean War veteran, serving with the Women’s Army Corps in Japan.
Mrs. Borski first worked as a secretary at Chicago Dressed Beef in Worcester and it was there she met her husband Thomas. After raising her family, she was a bookkeeper at Hallmark Optical and then at Webster Electrical, both in Webster. She retired in 1993.
Norma loved living on Webster Lake for the last 50 years. She was an avid reader and excelled at needlework, crocheting and quilting.
Funeral services will be held privately. Donations in her name may be made to the Gladys E. Kelly Public Library, 2 Lake Street, Webster, MA 01570. Arrangements are under the direction of Scanlon Funeral Service, 38 East Main Street, Webster.