Dolores Marie Borel

Please join our family in giving thanks to God for the life well-lived by Dolores Borel, a wife of sixty-nine years, a mother of five, grandmother of 24, and a great grandmother of 35.  An authentic Southerner who sipped her tea at 3 PM with whoever dropped in. She was a true lady of grace and compassion, her example always pointed to the love of Christ and of one another.  We look forward to her intercessory prayers from Heaven.

Dolores Marie Dufresne Borel, 88, of Lake Charles, LA died on Friday, December 20, 2019 in her daughter’s residence.

Mrs. Borel was born May 13, 1931 in Wallace, LA and lived most of her life in Lake Charles, LA.  She was a longtime member of Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church and active with 4-H when her children were younger.  She and her husband, Jerry enjoyed dancing and traveling.  She was a gifted seamstress, excellent cook and enjoyed all crafts and crocheting, but her true passion in life was for her family.

Mrs. Borel is survived by her husband of sixty-nine years, Jerry Edwin Borel; children, Linda Polo and husband Arty of Slidell, Patricia Savoie and husband Kent of Sulphur, Kathy Kohrs and husband Rick of Hickory, NC, Janet Hoover and husband Danny of Baton Rouge, LA, and Stephen Borel and wife Sonja of Jarreau, LA; twenty-three grandchildren; thirty-five great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers; four sisters; and a grandson, Adam Hoover.

Her Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, December 23, 2019 at St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church.  Monsignor Jace Eskind will officiate.  Burial will follow in Consolata Cemetery.  Visitation will be at the church from 9:00 AM until the start of the service, with a Rosary at 10:30 AM.

The family would like to express a special word of thanks to Notre Dame Hospice and to Slidell Memorial Hospital for the excellent care given.