Mr. Fredrick " LeRoy" Borer, 84 of Rochester passed away at 4:47 PM on Thursday, October 31 , 2019 at Woodlawn Hospital.

On June 25 , 1935, LeRoy was born in Wauseon, Ohio.  He was a treasured son of  Frederick and Dorthiel Valentine Borer.

In Angola, LeRoy and Mary Alice Butler were married on April 10 , 1954. They shared 58 years together.  From their union came two daughters and three sons.  The family tree continued to grow with the added blessings of two more generations.

With a passion for agriculture, LeRoy was a lifelong farmer.  He was primarily a  crop farmer annually planting corn, beans and wheat, while turning the dirt, planting with John Deere equipment.  His favorite was his general purpose A.  The auctions at Polk Brothers and Yoder & Frey were  a stopping place to check out the farm implements. His collection of unique pedal tractors was treasured.  He enjoyed the speed of the Daytona 500 and the more local Angola Speedway. Country music concerts at the Buck Lake Ranch was a great way to relax. While on the road, the Iowa I-80 Truckstop was the stop for a great meal and comradery. An annual trip to the Threshers Convention in June was  close to his birthday and always enjoyed. LeRoy loved to watch Mike and Frank make deals on the American Pickers TV show.

Left to cherish LeRoy's memory are two daughters: Joyce Dominique and husband Marty of Angola, and Janice Hawk Giesler and husband Russell of Leiters Ford;  three sons: Dave Borer and wife Mary of Fayette, OH, Don Borer and companion Patricia Burke of Monterey, John Borer and wife Michelle of Morenci, MI; 21 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; four sisters: Carol Gillen of Lima OH, Sara Sinex of Phoenix, AZ, Julie Kuney and husband Larry of Maumee, OH, Marcia Regan and husband Greg of Lyons, OH; a brother, Philip Borer and wife Laura of Summerfield, FL; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Preceding LeRoy in death are his parents, wife, brother-in-law James Gillen and son-in-law Randy Hawk.

A celebration of the life of  Mr. Fredrick "LeRoy" Borer will be at 11:00 AM, Monday, November 4 , 2019 in the Good Family Funeral Home, 1200 West 18 ^th St., Rochester. Pastor Bob Metzger will officiate.  Friends may visit with the family from 5-7 PM on Sunday, November 3 , 2019 and one hour prior to the service in the funeral home on Monday .   Interment will be in the Leiters Ford IOOF Cemetery.   Memorials may be made to Rochester High School Future Farmers of America, 1 Zebra Lane, Rochester, IN 46975