A funeral Mass for Helen P. Carpenter will be 10:30AM Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Rochester with the Rev. Msgr. Gerald A. Mahon officiating.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the Mass. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery at Hugo, Minnesota.

Mrs. Carpenter, 94, a resident of Charter House, passed away in the Supportive Care Unit there Thursday, November 15, 2012.

Helen Pauline was born on June 7, 1918 in Saint Paul, Minnesota to Carl and Evelyn Haedge.  She was a graduate of St. Joseph Academy High School and St. Catherine's College in St. Paul.  On September 9, 1942, she married Marcel F. Carpenter at the Church of the Little Flower in St. Paul.  The couple moved to Rochester in 1960.  Mr. Carpenter is a local businessman.

She is survived by her husband Marcel; two daughters, Mary (Bill) Kistler of Chillicothe, OH, Sue (John) McHale of Council Bluffs, IA and one son, Ken (Mary Ann) Carpenter of Tucson, AZ; 15 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a son George, one brother and one sister.

Helen was an avid golfer and bridge player, and she enjoyed extensive traveling.  Along with her husband she has been an active member of the Rochester Golf and Country Club for many years.

Memorials are suggested to the Lourdes Foundation.

Macken Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.  On-line condolences are welcome at www.mackenfuneralhome.com.