Helen (Garvey) O’Meara, a dedicated daughter of Dorchester and a longtime resident of Hingham passed away March 26, 2023 in her home with her family.

She was the daughter of the late Thomas M. Garvey and her namesake Helen Gertrude Garvey. She was predeceased by her siblings John A. Garvey, Margaret M. Garvey, Mary C. Findley, Thomas F. Garvey, Anne E. Cifrino and Regina T. Garvey. She was the wife of the late Robert B. O’Meara. She is survived by her son Gregory R. O’Meara and her daughter-in-law Mary Jane O’Meara as well as the McConaghy and Ferrara families of Barrington and Warren, Rhode Island, respectively. She also leaves numerous nieces and nephews and their progeny.

She attended the oldest public elementary school in the United States, the Mather School in Dorchester, graduated from Dorchester High in 1939 at age 15, graduated from Regis College in 1943 at age 19 and Boston College School of Social Work in 1945 at age 21.

She was very involved with the Girl Scout Troop from St. Ambrose Parish in Dorchester when she was younger. Enjoyed her summers at Nabnasset Pond in Westford at a family cottage. She was the waterfront safety director for Sunset Point Camp run by Boston Catholic Charities in Hull in 1943.

Upon graduation from Boston College School of Social Work, she started her career in Providence, RI taking the commuter rail daily from Boston to Providence. Her main occupation was as a trained psychiatric social worker at various social service agencies and the Massachusetts court system. She retired as the Chief Psychiatric Social Worker for the Boston Juvenile Court Clinic.

Along the way she had various volunteer positions, in the 1960s she was appointed by Governor John Volpe to a Commission to reorganize state government, later she sat on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine and she volunteered at the Metropolitan Tribunal, which is the Ecclesiastical Court for the Archdiocese of Boston.

Former member of the Hingham Yacht Club and the Hingham Garden. She was an ardent reader she was the member of two book clubs in Hingham for many years.

Visiting hours will be held at Helen’s home on Wednesday March 29, 2023, from 2 PM until 8 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday March 30 at the Resurrection Church, 1057 Main St. Hingham at 10:00 AM. Burial will be at the Milton Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, she has requested donations be made to the Mary Jane O’Meara Scholarship Fund, Women in Transportation Seminar Boston (WTS), c/o HNTB Corporation, 31 St, James Avenue, Suite 300, Boston, MA 02116, attention Anna Barry. This is a scholarship administered by the WTS Boston and funds are given to women seeking an advance degree in a transportation related field.