Michael Rooney-1013 Obituary

Date: 27 Nov 1925
Location: Prince Edward Island, Canada

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Transcribe Michael Rooney Obit The Charlottetown Guardian - 11/27/1925

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rooney

“Blessed are the dead who die in

the Lord.”

Truly may it be said that this

happy couple died in the Lord. As

they we e commending their souls

to him in prayer when they were

making that final step from Time

to Eternity. During their eighty

years and more of life they lived

in intimate union with the Master

and when His jangel summoned

them to eternal rest they were

found prepared for His Divine call.

Seldom is a happy christian

home called upon to sacrifice two

of its members within one week yet

such was the heavy toll extracted

from the household of Francis

Rooney Orwell Cove, when death

claimed his father on November

11th and his mother on the 16th of

the same month.

Mr. Rooney was born in the Coun-

ty Fermanagh. Ireland eighty-

three years ago. In 1847 he migrat-

ed to this province and settled at

Iona with his parents and the oth-

er members of the family. At the

age of twenty-two, he married Mary

McKenna a native of Iona and only

two years his Junior.

Together they solved the prob-

lems of life and in the midst of

poverty and hardship through

prayer and sacrifice they succeed-

ed in caring for and instructing the

fifteen children entrusted them by

Providence. Forty Three years of

their life drama was enacted at Io-

na. and the remaining eighteen

years were spent at Orwell Cove.

It was in 1907 that they succeeded:

purchasing from Donald McLeod

that beautiful 130 acres farm on

which their youngest sons now re-

side. A few years after this pur-

chase, when the burdens of life

were becoming difficult to bear

they decided to divide the proper-

ty equally between their sons.

John and Francis choosing to

spend their evening of life with

the latter. But this decision to re-

linquish care and responsibility.

Did not cause them to cease their

labors; on the contrary they re-

mained active. And assisted willing-

ly and generously in all the farm

and household occupation until a

week prior to their death.

They were a deeply religious cou-

ple very kind neighbors and al-

ways very keenly interested in the

welfare of the home and the com-

munity.

: Mr. Rooney was quiet, unassum-

ing, and always the same in ad-

versity as in prosperity. Nothing

seemed to worry him. Mrs. Rooney

was more active in disposition, and

quickly seized upon every opportun-

ity lending to turn her husband’s

and her own talents to profit Well

may their friends say that they

were a wonderful couple, well

matched by Providence to share

the burdens of life together.

In their last illness they were at-

tended by their genial friend Dr.

J. F. Martin. Belfast; Rev. P. S.

Duffy, pastor of Iona and their

grandson Rev. M. J. Rooney attend-

ed to their spiritual needs.

: Despite all that willing hands and

loving hearts could do to prolong

their earthly sojourn. The dreaded

malady, pneumonia gained the vic-

tory over age in each case and

death ensued.

Upwards of 100 carriages joined

the funeral procession accompany-

ing each of their mortal remains to

St. Michael’s Church and Cemetery

at Iona. Rev. M. J. Rooney assisted

by Rev. P. S. Duffy and Rev. P. D

McGuigan, Vernon River, celebrat-

ed the funeral service over Mrs.

Rooney on Sunday afternoon No-

vember 15th.

: Another grandson, Rev William-  :McCabe acting pastor at Seven

Mile Rev Changed the solumn high

mass of Requiem at the funeral of

his grandmother on November 18th

He was assisted by Rev Joseph

Rooney Morell as deacon. Rev M.

J Rooney as sub-deacon and Rev.

P.D. McGuegn as master of cere-

monies Rev P.S. Duffy assisted

the choir. After the mass the de-

ceased was laid to rest beside her

husband, there to await the un?

Of soul and body on resurrection

morn. May they rest in peace.

The pall bearers for each of the

funerals were Joseph McCabe. N.

G. McPherson, D. J. Nicholson,

James Morrisey, William McLeod

and James McKenna.

: Besides a host of other relatives

and friends the deceased leave to

morn. Five sons, four daughters,

almost seventy grand-children and

thirty great-grand children. The

sons are Michael and Joseph. Bos-

ton Mass. Charles Sault Ste. Ma-

rie, Ont, John and Francis at

home. The daughters are Mrs. John

J. Haggarty, Bridgeport, Conn

And Mrs Joseph Daugherty, Vernon

P.E.I. Six of their children pre-

deceased them.

: Phillip Rooney, Cherry Valley, is

a brother, while Mrs. Rose Sulli’

van, Cardigan and Mrs Thomas

Shea. Glenfinnan, are sisters of the

late Mr. Rooney. Peter McKenna

Newtown Cross, Patrick McKenna

Vernon. Mrs. Catherine Sullivan

Vernon and Mrs Phillip Rooney,

cherry Valley, are brothers and

sisters of Mrs. Rooney.

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