Funeral Services for Pastor Les, 67, of Jefferson will be 10:30 am Saturday, November 29, 2008 at the Central Christian Church in Jefferson.  Interment will be at a later date in Morgantown, West Virginia.  Visitation will be after 12:00 pm Friday, November 28, 2008 at Slininger-Rossow Funeral Home in Jefferson with the family present to greet friends from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

Les Borsay died on November 23, 2008 at Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson, Iowa.

Leslie Laszlo Borsay was born on June 27, 1941, the son of Laszlo Aaron Borsay and Elizabeth Ivacson.  He and his family endured the bombing of Budapest, Hungary in WWII during the Nazi occupation.  After the war, during the occupation of the Russians, his family was able to escape to Delhi, Ontario, Canada.  They moved to Springdale, Pennsylvania in 1956.  He greatly valued his Hungarian roots and loved his boyhood in Canada, but he proudly became a citizen of the United States of America in December of 1962.  He was always actively involved in the political process and was able to cast an absentee ballot for the November 2008 election.
           
He graduated from Springdale High School in Pennsylvania in 1959.  He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh, and also had advanced degrees from Princeton Theological Seminary and the University of Chicago.  He continued to have a lifelong love of learning surrounding himself with many beloved books.

He married Karen Vandall of Volga, South Dakota on March 9, 2006 and they resided in Jefferson, Iowa.

Les loved serving the Lord and he felt he had a calling to be a pastor.  His life’s true passion was to preach the word of God to many.  He truly was a shepherd to his many flocks.  He served churches in Whiting, Indiana; Warren, Ohio; Marion, Indiana; Omaha, Nebraska; Wenatchee, Washington; Waterloo, Iowa; Earlham, Iowa; and Redfield, Iowa.  He was most recently the pastor of Central Christian Church in Jefferson until fall of 2008 when ill health lead to his retirement.  He loved his congregation very much.

He is survived by his wife Karen; sons Leslie Borsay (Tina) and granddaughter Violet of Eagle Rock, CA; Peter Borsay (Amy) of Holly Ridge, NC; Aaron Borsay of Lynchburg, VA; Andrew Borsay of Lynchburg, VA; and Alex Borsay of Waterloo, IA; daughter Kyrie Borsay and grandchildren Nick Borsay and Olivia Borsay of Waterloo, IA; stepsons Toby Vandall of Alexandria, VA and Tim Vandall of Vermillion, SD; stepdaughter Marybeth Vandall (Steven Kleinsasser) of Brookings, SD; brothers Pastor Ben Borsay (Kathy) of Findley, Ohio and RE. Daniel Borsay (Jutka) of McKeesport, PA; and sisters Helen Almasy (Rudy) of Morgantown, WV, and Judy Khair (Wahab) of Morgantown, WV.