The Memorial Mass for Helen Marie Frear will be 11:00am Friday, April 26, 2013 at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Rochester with the Rev. Paul Nelson officiating.  Helen's wish was to be cremated and her ashes will be interred at Calvary Cemetery.

Helen, 83, died Tuesday April 23, 2013 at Golden Living East Care Center in Rochester.

She was born January 13, 1930 in Rochester to Joseph and Helen (Gallivan) Daly.  Helen graduated from Lourdes High School and later the College of St. Theresa of Winona.  On November 14, 1953, she married O.W. Scott Frear  at St. Johns Catholic Church in Rochester.  Following her marriage they moved to Philadelphia PA and then to Janesville, WI for a short time before returning to Rochester where her husband worked for IBM.  Mr.  Frear died March 26, 1982.

Mrs. Frear was a retired Mayo Clinic employee.  She enjoyed going to the casino, spending time with her dogs and loving her grandchildren.  She was an avid Minnesota Vikings fan.

Surviving are her children Joseph (Cheryl) Frear of Waseca,  Michael (Tim Cronin) Frear of Minneapolis, David(Yvette) Frear of Burnsville,  Mary (Richard) Welsh of Tonganoxie, Kansas, Patricia Livingood (Charles Grabko) of Rochester, and Scott Frear of Texarkana,Texas; grandchildren Jason, Benjamin, and Megan Frear, Nicole DeWitz, Melissa Sutton, Michelle and Molly Welsh, Erika and Caitlin Frear, Cody Livingood, Chad Bjorkman, and Matthew Grabko.  She is also survived by a brother, Joe (Lugene) Daly of Rochester.

Helen was preceded in death by her husband, brother James and sister in law Judy Daly.

Visitation will be from 9:00am up until the time of the service, Friday at St Pius Church.

Memorials are preferred to the family.