Elaine Borko, Homemaker, Yankees Fan

By Lyndsay Borko

Elaine Borko, 81, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on November 13, 2009 after a brief battle with lymphoma. At the time of her passing, she was the matriarch of the Borko clan, being called “Auntie” by many relatives, as well as going by “Mom” and “Nana.”

She was born in Brooklyn to Frances and Morris Bubly, and had an older sister named Shirley, whom she was very close to. As a child and teenager, she moved around frequently until settling in Emerson, NJ with her husband Leonard, whom she married in November 1948, and was her rock and the light of her life. The pair was blessed with a daughter, Sheila, in March 1952. She lived as a homemaker, spending time being a wife and a mother, which she loved to do, as well as caring for her sister’s children, who lived close by. When she was not spending time with her family, she could be found at the beauty parlor, playing Mahjong, crocheting blankets, or watching her favorite baseball team, the New York Yankees.

She is predeceased by her husband, who passed away in 1985. Upon his death, she relocated from Emerson, NJ to Pomona, NY to be closer to her daughter. For the last six years of her life, she lived with her daughter and granddaughter, both whom she adored. Elaine was always a good sport, and attended any and all events her daughter and granddaughter invited her to.

From wearing pink hot pants, to jumping on stage to sing karaoke, to dancing while taking out the garbage, you never knew what to expect from her. She is survived by her devoted daughter Sheila, and her beloved granddaughter Lyndsay. She will be missed by all who knew her. In lieu of flowers, her family asks that donations be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Connecticut/Westchester Hudson Valley Region.