ALBERTA GRAHAM
July 02, 1938 - May 31, 2023
Obituary
Alberta Louise Graham, age 84, passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2023, at the Jack and Engrid Meng Hospice Residence in De Pere, WI. She was born July 2, 1938, in Columbia, South Carolina, daughter of the late Albert P. Graham and Helen Louis Hanson Graham. She spent most of her life in Neenah, WI, as did her forbearers since 1843.
Alberta has a daughter, Cynthia Borgen, Pulaski, WI; a son, Robert Borgen, Naperville, IL; and two grandsons.
Alberta went through the Neenah Public Schools and the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh, graduating with a BS in Upper Elementary Education and an MA in Curriculum and Instruction with a specialty in Reading. She took advantage of coursework at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, Arizona University, University of Wisconsin – Green Bay, and the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point. Alberta attended national and state education conventions and was a life-long learner.
Alberta taught in Waukesha, WI; Elmbrook, WI; and Neenah, WI, teaching grades 1, 3, 4 and 5, and reading. She was past regent of the Neenah-Menasha Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, co-president of the Winnebago County Retired Educator's Association, past-president of the Epsilon Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, served 2 terms as secretary of the Neenah Education Association, served 2 terms as president of the Fox Valley Reading Council, and past-president of the Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce-Ambassadors. Alberta was a member of the American Association of Women – Oshkosh Branch, WCREA and the Wisconsin Retired Educators' Association.
Alberta will be cremated and her remains buried on the Mansur historical plot at Oak Hill Cemetery in Neenah. There will be no service held. In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to the Dr. Michael P. Ford Scholarship she set up through the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh Foundation, 800 Algoma Blvd, Oshkosh, WI 54901