A Memorial Gathering for Marlyce O'Brien will be held from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at Byron Funeral Home.  Burial will be at Grandview Memorial Gardens in Rochester at a later date.

Marlyce Mae O'Brien, 82, of Byron, passed away on Friday, June 22, 2018 at Mayo Clinic, St. Marys Campus, surrounded by her loving family.

Marlyce was born on November 21, 1935, in Byron, MN, to Ernest and Esther (Bush) Hagen.  She graduated from Byron High School in 1953 and later that same year she married Bernie O'Brien in Kasson.  She was employed for a time at Waters Conley in Rochester, eventually completing her nursing degree in 1969.  Marlyce worked for Mayo Clinic, retiring in 1993.

She enjoyed fishing, watching the Minnesota Twins, reading and spending time with family, friends and Bella her beloved chihuahua.

Marlyce is survived her husband Bernie; a son, Scott (Peggy) O'Brien of Mantorville; a daughter, Lorrie O'Brien of Mechanicsville, VA; seven grandchildren, Marcie, Jenny, Sally, Alex, Kandice, Brooke and Adam and 10 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Randall Thomas O'Brien; and a brother, Thomas Hagen.