Phyllis Ann (Henriksen) BOREL

BOREL, HENRIKSEN, DETTMAN, MCPHAIL, LEE, SORENSEN

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 11/28/2009 at 20:41:38

Phyllis Borel, 83, of Clarion, passed away Thursday, November 12, 2009 at Careage of Clarion. Funeral services were held Monday, November 16 at First Lutheran Church, Clarion with Pastor Gary Boen officiating. Burial was held at Evergreen Cemetery, Clarion.

Phyllis Ann Henriksen was born in Clarion on February 23, 1926, the daughter of Laurence and Christene (Larsen) Henriksen. She attended Clarion Schools and graduated in the class of 1944. During her senior year in high school, Phyllis was a telephone operator at the Clarion office. After high school, she attended American Institute of Business in Des Moines and worked one year at Wright Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. In 1945, she returned to Mason City and worked as a telephone operator and later as supervisor. On October 8, 1946, she married Ralph Borel. Starting in 1948, they made their home farming south of Clarion. Their three children were raised on the farm. In 1994, Ralph and Phyllis moved into a Clarion condominium. All family was very important to Phyllis and she loved entertaining. Phyllis was an active member of First Lutheran Church, Ceres Circle since 1948, Hospital Auxiliary, and Meals on Wheels program. She enjoyed gardening, indoor plants, and especially baking and cooking.

Phyllis is survived by her husband, Ralph; three children: Jane Dettman (William) of Clarion, Michael J. Borel (Joan) of Alamo, California, and James C. Borel (Marcia) of West Chester, Pennsylvania; six grandchildren; one sister: Helen McPhail of Lake Oswego, Oregon; one brother: John Henriksen (Doris) of East Moline, Illinois, and one sister-in-law: Mary Ellen Henriksen of Floyds Knob, Indiana; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters: Agnes Lee and Joanna Sorensen; and one brother: Larry Henriksen.

Wright County Monitor, Clarion, Iowa
November 2009