Kathleen Ann (Porath) Borer Oelke was born on July 16, 1930, in Coon Township, Varina, Iowa to Kenneth and Veronica (O'Brien) Porath. Kathleen received her education from Mountain Lake Public Schools. On August 29, 1948, Kathleen was united in marriage to Merl Borer at the Methodist Church in Jackson, Minnesota. This marriage was blessed with four children, Patricia, James, Rodney, and Steven. After their marriage they farmed in the Bergen area for several years. Kathleen worked at several jobs throughout her life. She worked at Fingerhut, Sperry Univac as an inspector and as a waitress. Merl passed away on February 18, 1985. On May 22, 1993, Kathleen was united in marriage to Darald Oelke at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Lakefield. He passed away three months later. After his death, Kathleen continued living in Windom and in 2005 she moved to Eventide Suites in Mountain Lake until moving to the Good Samaritan Society-Sogge Memorial in Windom. She lived there until June of 2012 when she moved to Crossroads Care Center in Worthington, Minnesota to be closer to her daughter. She passed away there on March 27, 2013 at the age of 82. Kathleen was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Windom where she was a member of Circles and enjoyed Friendly Fellowship. She was also a member of the Windom Hospital Auxiliary, Windom VFW Auxiliary, Gray Ladies at the Sogge Home, and the 5th Avenue Birthday Club since 1956. Kathleen treasured her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. There was always room for "one" more to stay with her. She loved red roses, but also all flowers. Her life was spent working and helping others, visiting, giving rides, and family events until Alzheimer's disabled her. She is survived by four children, Patricia Bretzman and her husband, Fredrick, of Worthington; James Borer and his wife, Cynthia, of Windom; Rodney Borer and his wife, Phyllis, of Little Rock, Iowa; and Steven Borer and his wife, Eva, of Bingham Lake; 12 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren; four brothers, Lowell Porath of Mountain Lake; Donald Porath and his wife, Diane, of Cottage Grove; Deland Porath and his wife, Diana, of Perham; and Leland Porath and his wife, Karen, of New Brighton; one sister, Virginia Tew of Alexandria, VA; one sister-in-law, Diane Porath of Inver Grove Heights; one brother-in-law, Sedrick Borsgard of Windom and many nieces, nephews, and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her parents; step-mother, Norine (Rassler) Porath; two husbands, Merl Borer and Darald Oelke; one granddaughter, Melissa Borer; one brother, Ronald Porath; one sister, Mary Lou Porath; two sisters-in-law, Margaret Porath and Arlene Borsgard and one brother-in-law, Richard Tew. Blessed be the memory of Kathleen Borer Oelke.