Robert Elmer Boretsky

1960 - 2025

Robert Elmer Boretsky

1960-2025

San Tan Valley, AZ - Robert Elmer Boretsky passed away on August 03, 2025 in Apache Junction, Arizona.

Born in Port Washington, Wisconsin to Kenneth Maynard and Mary Jane Loretta (Nothem) Boretsky on March 14, 1960, He was the last child of four children. Bob has an older sister and two older brothers. He lived in Grafton Wisconsin until the family moved to Phoenix Arizona when he was 12.

Bob lived in several different places while attending junior high and eventually ended up in Snowflake Arizona where he attended and graduated high school in 1979. He liked to run and entered 5K races. While attending high school, Bob lettered in several track and field events. He held the school record in Discus.

After high school, Bob served an LDS mission in Montana. He worked in several fields including new construction, hospitality, manufacturing, auto mechanic, airline mechanic NDT, furniture restoration, and several positions at Salt Lake Community College.

Bob and Judy were married in June of 1985 and later sealed in the Mesa Temple. He attended classes at Mesa Community College with an emphasis in Communication. Bob wanted to be near the mountains, to witness the changing seasons, so after 8 years in Arizona, Bob and Judy moved to Salt Lake City, Utah. He attended Salt Lake Community College pursuing a degree in Broadcasting. Bob and Judy later divorced in 2023.

He loved the mountains. The change of seasons from summer to fall delighted him the most. From his home in Murray, he had a wonderful view of the Wasatch mountains as they turned colors before the snow began to fall. Bob liked to tinker and took things apart. He was interested in how things worked and were put together.

Some of his favorite hobbies included fishing on the lake with family, hiking, volunteering as a hugger for Special Olympics, attending drag car races at Phoenix Raceway Avondale, music, and spending time with friends. He loved to go to the movies and the theatre as well as car shows.

Bob is preceded in death by his father, Kenneth Maynard Boretsky, his mother, Mary Jane Loretta Powers, his step-father, Hobart Alderson Powers Jr., and his brother, Daniel Alphonse Boretsky.

He is survived by his brother, Richard James (Sydney) Boretsky, nephew, Cody James (Kristi) Boretsky, their children Cale, Kambri & Kaya, nephew, Shawn Richard Boretsky, sister, Catherine Clara (Reid) Bjerkin, niece, Elise Bjerkin, her children Emma & Azalea, nephew, Matthew (Stephanie) Boretsky, their children Joshua, Riley & Mathias, niece, Leslie (Tony) Arambula, their son Matthew.

A graveside service will be held on September 27, 2025, 11:00 am at the Snowflake cemetery located in Snowflake Arizona. Bob will be interned along side his mother, step-father and brother.

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