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Borchers, Raymond Lester, 101, Lincoln, passed away Aug. 17, 2017.
Survived by son Marc (Barbara) of Tampa, FL, daughter Sonja Breen of Pueblo, CO, son Philip (Deborah) of Pueblo CO, grandson Nathaniel (Crystal) of Portland, OR, and great grandchildren, Lincoln and Denley. Preceded in death by wife, Margaret Borg-Breen. Raymond was born April 13, 1916, on a farm near Juniata, Nebraska, to Henry and Mary (Jacobitz) Borchers. He graduated from Kenesaw High School in 1933, the University of Nebraska Kearney in 1938, and the University of Iowa College of Medicine in 1942 with a doctorate in biochemistry. He taught at Creighton Medical School from 1942 to 1945 and rose to full professorship at the University of Nebraska Lincoln from 1945 to 1981. During his career he conducted extensive research on the protein content of soybeans, supervised numerous graduate students, and chaired the Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition.
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