Leonard Joseph Rooney, 19181997 (aged 78 years)

Name
Leonard Joseph /Rooney/
Given names
Leonard Joseph
Surname
Rooney
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Death
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March 17, 1997 (4 days after death)
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Leonard Joseph ROONEY
Name of addressee: Leonard Joseph ROONEY
Family with parents
father
18621938
Birth: October 29, 1862 42 39 Wakefield Township, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada
Death: November 14, 1938Raymond Township, Stearns County, Minnesota
mother
18771962
Birth: June 7, 1877Neustadt, Silesia, Prussia
Death: February 6, 1962Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minnesota
Marriage MarriageApril 5, 1899Raymond Township, Stearns County, Minnesota
11 months
elder brother
19001952
Birth: March 4, 1900 37 22 Raymond Township, Stearns County, Minnesota
Death: April 27, 1952Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minnesota
20 months
elder brother
19011957
Birth: October 12, 1901 38 24 Raymond Township, Stearns County, Minnesota
Death: November 22, 1957Pasco, Washington
1 year
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19021955
Birth: October 16, 1902 39 25 Raymond Township, Stearns County, Minnesota
Death: August 7, 1955Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
22 months
elder brother
19041987
Birth: July 29, 1904 41 27 Raymond Township, Stearns County, Minnesota
Death: December 21, 1987Belgrade, Stearns County, Minnesota
21 months
elder sister
19061996
Birth: May 3, 1906 43 28 Raymond Township, Stearns County, Minnesota
Death: July 31, 1996Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota
2 years
elder sister
19081999
Birth: September 2, 1908 45 31 Raymond Township, Stearns County, Minnesota
Death: September 23, 1999Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota
22 months
elder brother
19101984
Birth: June 18, 1910 47 33 Raymond Township, Stearns County, Minnesota
Death: November 7, 1984Salem, Marion County, Oregon
23 months
elder brother
19121985
Birth: May 10, 1912 49 34 Raymond Township, Stearns County, Minnesota
Death: February 23, 1985Raymond Township, Stearns County, Minnesota
2 years
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19141980
Birth: August 22, 1914 51 37 Raymond Township, Stearns County, Minnesota
Death: June 26, 1980Raymond Township, Stearns County, Minnesota
2 years
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19161982
Birth: August 13, 1916 53 39 Raymond Township, Stearns County, Minnesota
Death: December 9, 1982Raymond Township, Stearns County, Minnesota
19 months
himself
19181997
Birth: March 19, 1918 55 40 Raymond Township, Stearns County, Minnesota
Death: March 13, 1997Glenwood, Pope County, Minnesota
2 years
younger sister
19201987
Birth: April 29, 1920 57 42 Raymond Township, Stearns County, Minnesota
Death: May 6, 1987Clackamas County, Oregon
Family with Viola Anna Lokowitch
himself
19181997
Birth: March 19, 1918 55 40 Raymond Township, Stearns County, Minnesota
Death: March 13, 1997Glenwood, Pope County, Minnesota
wife
19202010
Birth: December 31, 1920Pierz, Morrison County, Minnesota
Death: August 20, 2010Glenwood, Pope County, Minnesota
son
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19552014
Birth: August 24, 1955 37 34 Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
Death: September 7, 2014Brooten, Pope County, Minnesota
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Shared note

Leonard was born in Raymond township in Stearns county, baptized and confirmed in Padua, MN, attended grade school in Padua and high school in Brooten, MN and married Viola in Sedan, MN in 1945. They moved to Portland, OR in 1952, where Leonard worked in the ESCO Foundry Plant. They moved back to MN in 1955, farming until retiring in 1992. They lived in an apartment inBrooten, MN and later moved to Sedan, MN.
Leonard was the Bangor township treasurer, a church trustee for many years and sang in the choir.

Obituary:

Leonard J. Rooney, age 78, of Sedan, died Thursday morning at the Glacial Ridge Hospital, Glenwood.

Leonard was born in Raymond Township, Stearns County, on March 19, 1918, of the parents William and Helena (Riedel) Rooney. He was baptized and confirmed at Padua. He attended grade school at Padua and high school in Brooten. He married Viola Lokowitch on November 6, 1945, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, officiated by Father Adolph Schmidt. In 1952, they moved to Portland, Oregon, where Leonard worked in the ESCO Foundry Plant. They moved back to Minnesota in 1955, farming until retiring in 1992. They lived in an apartment in Brooten until moving into Sedan in late December.

Leonard was the Bangor Township treasurer, a church trustee for many years and sang in the choir. He enjoyed being with and spending time with his grandchildren. He also enjoyed walking in the pasture and playing cards with his family.

Leonard is survived by his wife, Viola of Sedan, five sons, Ronald (Donna) of Emily, Thomas (Ruth) of Palo Verde, CA, Daniel of Rulo, NE, Timothy of Montrose, and Anthony (Sandra) of Sedan; three daughters, Carol Rooney of Brooten, Marilynn (Steven) Lysen of Benson, and Jean Rooney of Byron; 14 grandchildren, Andy, Stefanie, Jason, Dwayne, Weldon, Scott, Rusty, Kristi, Karla, John, Patrick, Jason, Amy and Nathan; six great-grandchildren, Nick, Donovan, Kyle, Brian, Sara and Alex; and sister, Agnes Steinhoff of St. Cloud.

He was preceded in death by his parents; eight brothers, Edmund, Joe, Felix, Walter, Emmett, Leo, Robert and Howard; two sisters, Mary Ahles and Marvel Majerus.