The funeral Mass for Helen M. Dee will be held at 11:00am Monday, August 24, 2015 at Resurrection Catholic Church in Rochester with the Rev. Shawn Haremza officiating.

A visitation will be held Sunday, August 23, from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm at the River Park Chapel of the Macken Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at church on Monday.  Burial will be at St. Bridget's Cemetery in Simpson.

Helen Marie Dee, 86 of Rochester, died Wednesday August 12, 2015 at River Bend Senior Living Care.

Helen was born June 25, 1929 in Rochester to Phillip and Agnes (Fitzpatrick) Cassidy and was a graduate of Lourdes High School in 1947.  On February 11, 1950 she married John J. Dee at St. Johns Catholic Church in Rochester.  Mr. Dee died March 30, 2015.  After her marriage she worked for Mayo Clinic and later became a homemaker when they started a family. When her children started school she went back to Mayo Clinic, retiring  after 20 years.  She enjoyed cooking , baking and fishing.  Helen and John also enjoyed wintering in Texas for 26 years.

Helen is survived by a daughter, Linda Dee of Rosemount; four sons, Mike (Pat) Dee of West Concord, Joseph (Linda) Dee of Rochester, Tim (Mary) Dee of Wabasha and Jerry (Karen) Dee of Byron; nine grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and two great- great- grandsons. Two sister-in-laws Bernice Dee and Delores Applen also survives.

She is preceded in death by her husband and brother, George Cassidy.

The family would like to thank Dr. Denise M. Dupras of Mayo Clinic, all the staff at River Bend and to Mayo Hospice for their loving care they gave to our mother.  Memorials are suggested to Mayo Hospice.

Online condolences are welcome at mackenfuneralhome.com.