| Lisa Beth Brisker Bordenick |
As originally published on Thursday, October 13 2011
Mrs. Lisa Beth Brisker Bordenick, 70, of Frederick, died on Wednesday,
October 12, 2011, at Kline Hospice House, Mt. Airy. She was the wife of
Bernard “Bernie” Bordenick for 50 years. Born on September 13, 1941 in
Washington D. C., she was the daughter of the late Louis and Sarah Brisker.
She graduated when she was 16 from Theodore Roosevelt High School in
DC where she was a member of the National Honor Society. In 1960 she went
to the final rounds of both the Miss Prince George’s County and Miss District of
Columbia beauty contests. She received a BS degree in Elementary Education,
with honors, when she was 20 from the University of Maryland, College Park.
She sang in the University of MD Glee Club and was in the Delta Phi Epsilon
Sorority. She also received an MS degree in Elementary Education with honors
also from the University of MD.
She taught computer classes, all grades, at the Newport School in
Kensington, MD for 16 years. She also taught religious school (Hebrew and
Jewish studies) for 36 years at Washington Hebrew Congregation where she was
an original member of the Volunteer Choir and was also part of the first Adult B’
enai Mitzvah program at that congregation.
When she and Bernie moved to Frederick in 2001 she taught computers at
St. John Regional Catholic School and at the Friends Meeting School. She was a
charter member and on the first Board of Trustees of Congregation Kol Ami of
Frederick and was also the first Chairperson of the Religious Education
Committee. She also taught at the religious school and tutored at Kol Ami.
Recently she taught a course on Jewish holidays at the Institute for Learning in
Retirement at Frederick Community College. She was a founding member and
secretary of Interfaith and was an active member of the Season for Nonviolence
program at the Unity Church of Frederick.
She was an avid reader of books, and particularly enjoyed reading biog-
raphies and books by mystery writer, Agatha Christie and other female mystery
writers. She also enjoyed books about biblical archeology.
She was an avid world traveler and had visited the Czech Republic, Hungary,
Spain, Gilbraltar, Morocco, Jordan, Egypt, Venezuela, Curacao, Canada,
Germany, China, Japan, Hong Kong, Formosa, and Israel (six times).
She was the mother of Stephanie ( James) Mizell, Bruce (Cynthia)
Bordenick and Brian (Jennifer) Bordenick. She was the grandmother of Krista
and Jordan Mizell, Zachary and Spencer Bordenick, and Benjamin and Sophia
Bordenick.
Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 14, at the Stauffer
Funeral Home, P. A., 1621 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick. Interment will follow
in Garden of Remembrance Memorial Park, Clarksburg, MD.
The family will receive friends one hour prior to services from 10:00 a.m.
until 11:00 a.m.
In lieu of flowers the family asks that contributions in Lisa’s name be made
to the charity of your choice.
The family will receive friends at Stephanie Mizell’s home on Friday
following interment through 6:00 p.m. and on Sunday from 3-8 p.m. with a
service at 7:00 p.m.
Online condolences may be expressed to the family at:
www.staufferfuneral.com
Mrs. Lisa Beth Brisker Bordenick, 70, of Frederick, died on Wednesday,
October 12, 2011, at Kline Hospice House, Mt. Airy. She was the wife of
Bernard “Bernie” Bordenick for 50 years. Born on September 13, 1941 in
Washington D. C., she was the daughter of the late Louis and Sarah Brisker.
She graduated when she was 16 from Theodore Roosevelt High School in
DC where she was a member of the National Honor Society. In 1960 she went
to the final rounds of both the Miss Prince George’s County and Miss District of
Columbia beauty contests. She received a BS degree in Elementary Education,
with honors, when she was 20 from the University of Maryland, College Park.
She sang in the University of MD Glee Club and was in the Delta Phi Epsilon
Sorority. She also received an MS degree in Elementary Education with honors
also from the University of MD.
She taught computer classes, all grades, at the Newport School in
Kensington, MD for 16 years. She also taught religious school (Hebrew and
Jewish studies) for 36 years at Washington Hebrew Congregation where she was
an original member of the Volunteer Choir and was also part of the first Adult B’
enai Mitzvah program at that congregation.
When she and Bernie moved to Frederick in 2001 she taught computers at
St. John Regional Catholic School and at the Friends Meeting School. She was a
charter member and on the first Board of Trustees of Congregation Kol Ami of
Frederick and was also the first Chairperson of the Religious Education
Committee. She also taught at the religious school and tutored at Kol Ami.
Recently she taught a course on Jewish holidays at the Institute for Learning in
Retirement at Frederick Community College. She was a founding member and
secretary of Interfaith and was an active member of the Season for Nonviolence
program at the Unity Church of Frederick.
She was an avid reader of books, and particularly enjoyed reading biog-
raphies and books by mystery writer, Agatha Christie and other female mystery
writers. She also enjoyed books about biblical archeology.
She was an avid world traveler and had visited the Czech Republic, Hungary,
Spain, Gilbraltar, Morocco, Jordan, Egypt, Venezuela, Curacao, Canada,
Germany, China, Japan, Hong Kong, Formosa, and Israel (six times).
She was the mother of Stephanie ( James) Mizell, Bruce (Cynthia)
Bordenick and Brian (Jennifer) Bordenick. She was the grandmother of Krista
and Jordan Mizell, Zachary and Spencer Bordenick, and Benjamin and Sophia
Bordenick.
Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 14, at the Stauffer
Funeral Home, P. A., 1621 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick. Interment will follow
in Garden of Remembrance Memorial Park, Clarksburg, MD.
The family will receive friends one hour prior to services from 10:00 a.m.
until 11:00 a.m.
In lieu of flowers the family asks that contributions in Lisa’s name be made
to the charity of your choice.
The family will receive friends at Stephanie Mizell’s home on Friday
following interment through 6:00 p.m. and on Sunday from 3-8 p.m. with a
service at 7:00 p.m.
Online condolences may be expressed to the family at:
www.staufferfuneral.com
