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man‎Bert Nichols "Bert" Rooney‏‎, son of Hugh M Rooney and Winifred Sophia "Winnie" Rooney‏.
Born ‎23 May 1889 Bangor, Pope County, Minnesota, died ‎29 Nov 1957 Brooten, Stearns County, Minnesota Event Description: St. Donatus Catholic Cemetery, Brooten‎, age 68 years, buried Brooten, Stearns County, Minnesota
Burial: St Donatus cemetery, Brooten, MN.

Married ‎4 Feb 1913 Belgrade, Stearns County, Minnesota, age 23 years (married 44 years) to:

womanLouise Kathryn Sandvig‏, age by marriage 20 years
Born ‎6 Dec 1892 Pope County, Minnesota, died ‎22 May 1976 Belgrade, Stearns County, Minnesota Event Description: St. Donatus Catholic Cemetery, Brooten‎, age 83 years

Children:

1.
manLester Nichols Rooney‏
Born ‎19 Nov 1913 Brooten, Stearns County, Minnesota, died ‎24 May 1978 Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota Event Description: St. Donatus Catholic Cemetery, Brooten‎, age 64 years, buried Brooten, Stearns County, Minnesota
Lester Rooney was a veteran of WWII.

2.
womanMildred Kathryn "Babe" Rooney‏
Born ‎17 Jan 1915 Brooten, Stearns County, Minnesota, died ‎19 Mar 1986 Paynesville, Stearns County, Minnesota Event Description: Saint Francis de Sales Cemetery, Belgrade MN‎, age 71 years, buried ‎22 Mar 1986 Belgrade, Stearns County, Minnesota
Died at Paynesville Community Hospital.
Funeral: St Francis de Sales Catholic Church, Belgrade, MN.
Burial in parish cemetery.

3.
manJames Allen Rooney‏
Born ‎22 Oct 1918 Brooten, Stearns County, Minnesota, died ‎11 Apr 1971 Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota Event Description: St. Donatus Catholic Cemetery, Brooten‎, age 52 years, buried ‎14 Apr 1971 Brooten, Stearns County, Minnesota
Died at the University of Minnesota Hospitals, Minneapolis,MN.
Funeral: St Paul's church.
Burial: St Donatus cemetery.

4.
manHarvey Donald "Swede" Rooney‏
Born ‎3 Apr 1921 Brooten, Stearns County, Minnesota, died ‎22 Oct 1984 Cold Spring, Stearns County, Minnesota Event Description: Saint Anthony Cemetery, Regal, Kandiyohi Co.‎, age 63 years, buried ‎25 Oct 1984 Regal, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota
(Medical):Baptismal sponsors: Arthur Rooney, Alice Rooney.
Baptismal sponsors: Arthur Rooney, Alice Rooney.
Harvey was employed by the Belgrade Creamery for 23 years be foreworking for Koronis Mills Turkey Farm in Hawick. He was avetera n of the U. S. Army and a member of the Belgrade VFW.

5.
man‎Harry Lorrine Rooney‏‎
Born ‎3 Jan 1927 Brooten, Stearns County, Minnesota, died ‎1 Jun 1976 Belgrade, Stearns County, Minnesota Event Description: St. Donatus Catholic Cemetery, Brooten‎, age 49 years, buried ‎4 Jun 1976 Brooten, Stearns County, Minnesota
Baptismal sponsors: Joe Egan, Mrs Joe Egan.

6.
womanDoris Margaret Rooney‏
Born ‎16 Mar 1929 Sedan, Pope County, Minnesota, died ‎6 Apr 1995 Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota‎, age 66 years, buried ‎10 Apr 1995 Glenwood, Pope County, Minnesota
Baptismal sponsors: John T Rooney, Ethel Redmond.
Douglas Co Hosp.

7.
womanHazel Laura Rooney‏
Born ‎22 Aug 1932 Pope County, Minnesota, died ‎11 Mar 2022 Willmar, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota‎, age 89 years
Youngest child of Bert and Louise (Sandvig) Rooney. She was confirmed in the Catholic faith at St. Donatus Church in Brooten, MN. She was a member of the Brooten School drum and bugle corps until her graduation in 1950. She worked as a telephone operator for Thornburg Telephone Co., and for three years at Haywood Pharmacy of Belgrade. She married Donald Wesley Clark in 1954. Living south of Degraff, MN, they built a successful operation in dairy and grain farming. They moved to the family farm in Kerkhoven Township in 1957, and lived there until 2017. They were awarded the Swift Co. Soil Conservation District Outstanding Farmer Award in 1958 and 2001. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Council of Catholic Women, and an adult leader for Hayes Willing Workers 4-H. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Donald; son, Kevin "Casey" Clark; and siblings. Surviving are her children, Keith (Bit) Clark of Olathe, KS, Kim Clark of Murdock, MN Kaye (Thomas) Dooley of Spicer, MN, Kyle (Jackie) Clark of Murdock,MN, Kris Clark of Glenwood, MN, and Kirsten (Kyle) Kopacek of Lake Park, MN; 12 grandchildren, Dr. Anne (Bracey) Lerner, Justin (Kirstin) Anderson, Joshua (Kristi) Dooley, Brittany Dooley, Chelsa (Jon) Lien, Ali (Andrew) Bouta, Aaron Clark, Benjamin Clark, Karter Kopacek, Kaitlyn (Jon) Kopacek, Kaden Kopacek, and Karson Kopacek; and eight great-grandchildren, Tommy White, Marcus, Mason, Maddox and Mara Lien, Sophia, Conrad, and Clayton Bouta.