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John C. Borneman, AncestryDNA Updated Ethnicity Estimates, Revised Aug 2023: England & Northwestern Europe 33% Germanic Europe 29% Sweden & Denmark 12% Scotland 11% Wales 8% Eastern Europe & Russia 4% Norway 2% Levant 1% John C. Borneman, AncestryDNA Updated Ethnicity Estimates, Revised June 2022: England & Northwestern Europe 38% Germanic Europe 28% Sweden & Denmark (Norman or Viking) 14% Wales 7% Scotland 7% Eastern Europe & Russia 4% Norway 2% (Viking) John C. Borneman, AncestryDNA Updated Ethnicity Estimates: England, Wales & Northwestern Europe 50% Germanic Europe 40% Ireland and Scotland 10% Migrations Pennsylvania, Ohio & Indiana Settlers Pennsylvania Highlands Settlers No Longer in Estimate Iberian Peninsula 11% Scandinavia 5% Europe South 3% Born in Elkhart Indiana on February 6, 1930, John Borneman passed away on May 9, 2020 at the age of 90. He was known to be a man who loved his community. Even as he approached his ninetieth year, John Borneman could be found walking the Ventura Pier and his beloved hills on the Ventura Botanical Garden trails. His face showed his love of the environment as he walked, always wearing his binoculars, carrying his walking stick, and a wide brim hat to protect from the sun. It was his delight to greet friends, always with an encouraging word, a reminder that the day was beautiful, and perhaps a joke or two. John received his BA in Music from Indiana University in 1953, spending his summers doing Summer StockTheater. Just prior to the signing of the Korean Armistice, John began serving in the U.S. Army, becoming a Corporal with the 6th Armored Division at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, until 1955. Afterwards, he sang with Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians for several years, touring the United States, and performing regularly in Las Vegas. A gifted tenor and performer, John moved to California and became a founding member of the original barbershop quartet, The Dapper Dans of Disneyland. While in this quartet he had the joy meeting and working with Walt Disney in the early days of Disneyland, and of entertaining families with his wonderful music. John married Linda Scardigli Borneman on March 18, 1961, and together they had two children: Robert of Ventura, and Kathryn (who passed away in 2010), and a step-daughter, Merry Kindred of Portland Oregon. With a deep love of the environment, he began doing volunteer work with the Audubon Society. This soon became his full-time career as a Condor Specialist with the Audubon Society. While working with the Audubon Society, John played a vital role in the project to save the great California Condor, frequently trekking miles into the Ventura County backcountry to study their habitat and help make the decisions necessary to protect this endangered species. When he was not in the field, John regularly presented educational programs to Ventura County school children, always bringing along his nine-foot California Condor named Gertrude. Entirely made of felt, Gertrude’s wingspan filled a classroom and always brought gasps of amazement from the children. After his retirement from the Audubon Society, John worked as a tour guide and naturalist, traveling the world from Finland to the Galapagos, and specializing in the Pacific Northwest and the travels of Lewis and Clark. John’s love of nature and his understanding of it was contagious and impacted all those who had the joy of touring with him. Following the death of his wife Linda Borneman, John’s decades’ long friendship with Linda O’Neill renewed and grew and they became partners, sharing an avid love of birding and travel as for the last eleven years of his life. John was a beloved member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church of Ventura, where he sang in the choir and regularly worked in their soup kitchen. He was known and loved for his wonderful sense of humor, his great gifts as a storyteller, his sense of mediation and encouragement, and his undying love of the environment. He is survived by his son Robert Borneman of Ventura, his step-daughter Merry Kindred of Portland, Oregon, and his partner and friend Linda O’Neill of Foster Park. Those wishing to make a donation in his memory may do so by contacting the Ventura Botanical Garden, on line at https://www.venturabotanicalgardens.com/donate.html or by a check in his honor sent to the Ventura Botanical Garden, P.O. Box 3127, Ventura CA 93006-3127. Original version: Born in Elkhart Indiana on February 6, 1930, John Chester Borneman passed away of a non-Covid related illness on May 9, 2020 at the age of 90. He was known to be a man who loved his community. Even as he approached his ninetieth year, John Borneman could be found walking the Ventura Pier and his beloved hills on the Ventura Botanical Garden trails. His face showed his love of the environment as he walked, always wearing his binoculars, carrying his walking stick, and a wide brim hat to protect from the sun. It was his delight to greet friends, always with an encouraging word, a reminder that the day was beautiful, and perhaps a joke or two. After receiving his BA in Music from Indiana University, John spent his summers doing Summer Stock Theater, then sang with Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians for several years, touring the United States and performing regularly in Las Vegas. John married Linda Borneman on March 18, 1961, and together they had two children Robert of Ventura and Kathryn, who passed away in 2010, and a step-daughter, Merry Kindred of Portland Oregon. A gifted tenor and performer, John moved his family to California and became a founding member of the original barbershop quartet, The Dapper Dans of Disneyland where he had the joy meeting and working with Walt Disney in the early days of Disneyland, and of entertaining families with his wonderful music. With a deep love of the environment, he began doing volunteer work with the Audubon Society. This soon became his full time career as a Condor Specialist with the Audubon Society. While working with the Audubon Society, John played a vital role in the project to save the great California Condor, frequently trekking miles into the Ventura County backcountry to study their habitat and help make the decisions necessary to protect this endangered species. When he was not in the field, John regularly presented educational programs to Ventura County school children, always bringing along his nine-foot California Condor named Gertrude. Entirely made of felt, Gertrude’s wingspan filled a classroom and always brought gasps of amazement from the children. After his retirement from the Audubon Society, John worked as a tour guide and naturalist, traveling the world from Finland to the Galapagos, and specializing in the Pacific Northwest and the travels of Lewis and Clark. John’s love of nature and his understanding of it was contagious and impacted all those who had the joy of touring with him. Following the death of his wife Linda Borneman, John met and developed a deep friendship with Linda O’Neill who became his partner and shared with him an avid love of birding and travel as they shared the last eleven years of his life. John was a beloved member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church of Ventura, where he sang in the choir and regularly worked in their soup kitchen. He was known and loved for his wonderful sense of humor, his great gifts as a storyteller, his sense of mediation and encouragement, and his undying love of the environment. He is survived by his son Robert Borneman of Ventura, his step-daughter Merry Kindred of Portland Oregon and his partner and friend Linda O’Neill of Foster Park. He was deeply loved and will be greatly missed by his friends and family. Jamestown descendant Likely Mayflower descendant of William Bradford, Governor of the Plymouth Colony John Chester Borneman BIRTH 6 Feb 1930 Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana, USA DEATH 9 May 2020 (aged 90) Ventura, Ventura County, California, USA BURIAL Cremated MEMORIAL ID 141797475
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