06/27/2026
Our condolences go out to the whole family and friends of the Bordona’s. 🤍
Bob Bordona, beloved husband, father, grandfather, friend, and devoted member of the greater Oakdale area community, passed away peacefully on June 10th, 2026, at the age of 89, in his home in Oakdale.
Bob and Phyllis founded Bordonas Oakdale Furniture TV & Appliance Inc. in 1965. This was a second location for the Bordona family business, which Miguel Bordona started in 1931 in Riverbank, CA, with his father, Julian, and family. Bob selected Oakdale for the family's second location because the Hershey corporation was opening a factory, which he thought would make Oakdale boom. Bob's greatest achievements were measured not in awards or titles, but in the lives he enriched in the greater Oakdale community. Whether it was his perfect attendance for 35 years with the Oakdale Kiwanis club, coaching soccer, serving as an usher at Church of the Brethren, donating gifts and money to thousands of local events, or helping countless OHS seniors receive college scholarships. Bob and Phyllis were honored this year with the Oakdale Lifetime Achievement Award on February 27th by the Oakdale Chamber of Commerce. Bob loved to golf and cherished the Oakdale Golf and Country Club and his golf buddies for over 55 years. Bob and Phyllis would join the La Verne College annual river raft trip in Montana. In Montana, Bob discovered fly fishing and kayaking. He would teach his son Ron and his grandson Robert how to fly-fish and set up guided fly-fishing trips on the Madison River.
Though deeply missed, Bob's smile and positivity will be the greatest testament to his life. He was always smiling because he got to serve God, family, and his customers every day. Bob Bordona is the G.O.A.T. (greatest of all time) to his beloved family, friends, and treasured employees.
Ron and the Bordona's team will continue Bob's legacy of treating customers like his father, Mike, did before him. Bob always said it best, "Take care of your customers like they’re your family, and they will take care of us in return."
