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A memorial service for Michael A. "Mike" Borlaug will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Saude Evangelical Lutheran Church in rural Lawler, Iowa. Burial will be in Saude Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery.

Mr. Borlaug, 43, of Rochester, died Thursday (May 28, 2009) at his home.

He was born May 24, 1966, to Allen D. and Wanda (Knutson) Borlaug, in Decorah, Iowa. He was raised in rural Lawler and graduated from New Hampton (Iowa) High School. He attended the University of Iowa for four years.

Mr. Borlaug worked for Domino's Pizza in New Mexico, Hawaii, Wisconsin and Minnesota for more than 20 years. He also worked at Menards in Rochester and enjoyed sports.

He is survived by his father and stepmother, Allen and LuAnn Borlaug of Lawler; a brother, Marc (Julie) Borlaug of Flint, Mich.; two sisters, Michelle Anderson of Bloomington, Ind., and Alyssa Borlaug of Rochester; two stepbrothers, David (Sarah) Magner of Decorah, Iowa, and Michael (Kate) Magner of Denver; and his maternal grandparents, G.H. "Bud" and Vera Knutson of Fredericksburg, Iowa. He was preceded in death by his mother, Wanda Knutson; and his paternal grandparents.