Eileen Sagurton Borden, Longtime Rumson Teacher, Dies At 71

Courtesy of Thompson Memorial Home:

Eileen Sagurton Borden of Red Bank passed away on Thursday, September 20, 2018 surrounded by her family at Jersey Shore University Medical Center. She was 71.

Eileen was born in Long Branch, NJ and raised in Fair Haven. Eileen was a graduate of St. James Grammar School, Red Bank Catholic High School (1965) and Monmouth College (1969).

Eileen was a teacher in the Rumson School District for 38 years. From a young age, she had a passion to teach and fulfilled this by instilling a drive in her students to read and write with confidence. She always had a special "storybook" with unique life stories for her students to relate to and remember.

Eileen is predeceased by her parents, Francis J. and Mary L. Sagurton.

She is survived by her loving and caring husband, Jack Borden; her son, Joseph F. Frenchick; her sisters, Mary Ann Durr (William T.) of Middletown, Rita Herman of Rumson and Frances Seaman of Boca Raton, FL and 8 nieces and nephews.

Besides teaching, many of her many enjoyments were cruises to the Caribbean and Bermuda. She was an avid reader and compulsive about the daily crossword puzzles. Her ability to "concoct" a recipe to her liking was phenomenal.

A Memorial Service will be held at St. James R.C. Church, 94 Broad St, Red Bank at 10 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 24. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or the National Kidney Foundation. Thompson Memorial Home in Red Bank has been entrusted with the arrangements.

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