Marcel F. Carpenter

A funeral Mass for Marcel Carpenter will be at 10:30AM, Thursday, March 21, 2013 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Rochester with the Rev. Msgr. Gerald Mahon.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the Mass at St. John's.  Military Honors will be provided by American Legion Post 92 at the church following the service.  Burial will be at St. John's Cemetery at Hugo, Minnesota.

Marcel F. Carpenter, 97 of Rochester, died Sunday, March 17, 2013 at his residence at Charter House.

He was born April 8, 1915 in Hugo, Minnesota to Agnes and William Carpenter.  He married Helen P. Haedge on September 9, 1942 in St. Paul.  During WWII he served as a US Navy Aviator and later in the Korean War.

Marcel was an entrepreneur in St. Paul and moved to Rochester in 1960.  He owned various businesses and served the Rochester community in many charitable organizations for over fifty years.

He is survived by his son, Ken (Mary Ann) Carpenter of Tucson, AZ; daughters, Mary (Bill) Kistler of Chillicothe, OH and Sue (John) McHale of Council Bluffs, IA; 15 grandchildren, 16

great-grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen who passed away on November 15, 2012 and a son, George Carpenter.

Marcel and Helen enjoyed golf at the Rochester Country Club, playing bridge and attending symphonies.  They spent many winters at their home in Rio Verde AZ.

Memorials are suggested to the Lourdes Foundation or Mayo Clinic Research for Parkinson's or Alzheimer's disease.

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