Helen was born on December 13, 1939 in Lawrenceville, IL, to the late John George McDonald and Rosa Frances Curry Hopewell.
Helen is survived by her husband, Neil L Bealer, daughters Karen J Sauer and Deanna L Reynolds, grandchildren Kristen L Sauer, Sarah J Unnerstall (Cameron), and Emma G Reynolds, step-grandchildren Jason W Sauer and Megan C Sauer, two great-grandchildren, and her brother George E McDonald of Olney, IL.
Helen was preceded in death by her parents, John and Rosa McDonald, and sister Patricia A Lancaster of Moscow Mills, MO.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 7, 2026 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home in Winter Garden, FL. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to The Mike Conley Hospice House in Clermont, FL.
