John "Jack" Rooney Jr.

ROONEY
JOHN, JR. "JACK"
Age 83, of Beaver, PA, died on June 12, 2002 in Fairfax, VA. Jack was born on January 3, 1919 in Beaver Falls, PA. He was the son of the late John Rooney and Philamena Weiskopf Rooney and brother of the late Elizabeth Leonard Rooney. Jack was a graduate of Beaver Falls High School and Duquesne University. He served in WWII, Pacific theatre, as a U.S. naval aviator Lt. (jg). After the war, Jack worked as a successful furniture manufacturers representative for over fifty years. He was a member of the Beaver Valley Country Club for forty-six years, where he served as President in 1975. Jack Rooney was preceded in death by his son, John Rooney, III. He is survived by hs wife of thirty-seven years, Jeanne D'Innocenzo Rooney; son, Patrick Rooney and his wife, Julia; daughter, Joanna Brosnan and her husband, Stephen; and three grandchildren, John and Elizabeth Rooney and William Brosnan. Friends will be received Friday, June 14, 7-9pm at the J.T. ANDERSON FUNERAL HOME, 205 College Ave., Beaver, PA. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11am Saturday, June 15 at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Beaver, with Monsignor William M. Ogrodowski as celebrant. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be sent in Jack Rooney's name to McGuire Memorial Home, 2119 Mercer Rd., New Brighton, PA 15066.
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