Obituary of Catherine I. Bordman

Catherine I. Connelly Bordman, 83, of Maplewood died on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 in the Green Hill Retirement Community, West Orange. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral service at The Jacob A. Holle Funeral Home, 2122 Millburn Ave., Maplewood, on Saturday, April 17, at 11 a.m. Interment is private. Visitation will be held on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. For more information or to send condolences, please visit jacobhollefuneralhome.com. Born in Boston, Mass., Mrs. Bordman lived in Maplewood for many years. She was a children's librarian at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School for the Morristown Board of Education for many years before retiring. She was a member of the Peace Action Organization in Maplewood, a political activist and a lover of the arts. She received her B.A. degree from Northeastern University and a master's degree in library science at Rutgers University. She was the beloved wife of the late Abe Bordman; devoted mother of Martha and Anthony Bordman; devoted grandmother of Sophia and Olivia Karwowski, Samantha, Joshua, and Dylan Bordman; dear sister of Mary Springer, Ann Stanton and Rev. Joseph Connelly. In lieu of flowers, donations to Doctors Without Borders USA, P.O. Box 5030, Hagerstown, Md. 21741 would be appreciated.